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This particular unit weighed 3150LBS, was built in Feb 1946, took 7 people to operate and all data was input by hand cranks. Photo credit OP, Gunnery Plotting Room USS Brumby FF-1044 mid 1980's.

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[-] ptz@dubvee.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm not sure if this is the same fire control computer or not (looks very similar), but here's a video explaining the general principles of how those worked:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1i-dnAH9Y4

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