Kerrison predictor

noun

Etymology

Designed by Major A. V. Kerrison at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, in the late 1930s.

Definitions

  1. An early automated anti-aircraft fire-control system, capable of aiming a gun at an…

    An early automated anti-aircraft fire-control system, capable of aiming a gun at an aircraft based on simple inputs such as observed speed and the angle to the target.

The neighborhood

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