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Fire control on battleships were (3000lb) analog computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_I_Fire_Control_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_I_Fire_
by LispSporks22 3y ago
Fire control on battleships were (3000lb) analog computers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_I_Fire_Control_Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_I_Fire_Control_Computer fascinating stuff.
- digdugdirk 3y agoI absolutely love the intricate machining work on systems like these. The precision required to prevent any inaccuracy due to tolerance stack up is insane. I haven't been able to find a detailed breakdown of this one, but would love to know what the internals look like.