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plotting board — A large vertical or horizontal board upon which the position, the track, and other information of one’s own and hostile aircraft are shown with respect to coordinates or reference points. Plots of aircraft tracks on a plotting board … Aviation dictionary
plotting board — noun : a device for showing graphically the position of a stationary target or the periodic positions of a moving target with reference to the battery or batteries in artillery firing * * * 1. Navig. a transparent table on a ship, used as a… … Useful english dictionary
air surveillance plotting board — oro erdvės stebėjimo lenta statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Smulkaus mastelio atitinkamos vietovės oro erdvės gynybos žemėlapis su koordinatiniu tinklu. Jis braižomas skrydžių valdymo centre. Žemėlapyje pažymimas visų draugiškų ir priešo… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — A maritime radar with Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) capability can create tracks using radar contacts. The system can calculate the tracked object s course, speed and closest point of approach (CPA), thereby knowing if there is a danger of… … Wikipedia
Secret Board of Shadowy Figures — Infobox Government agency agency name = Secret Board of Shadowy Figures nativename = nativename a = nativename r = logo = logo width = 215px logo caption = The Secret Board of Shadowy Figures s apparent headquarters seal width = seal caption =… … Wikipedia
Starfire (board wargame) — Starfire is a board wargame (a 4X, eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate) simulating space warfare and empire building in the 23rd century, created by Stephen V. Cole in 1979.tarfire editionsThe Starfire game is currently published by the… … Wikipedia
Corrected firing data — was a term used in the U.S. Coast Artillery to refer to firing data (range and azimuth to the target) that had been corrected[1] for various non standard conditions. This could include corrections to range and corrections to azimuth or deflection … Wikipedia
Coast Artillery fire control system — A conceptual diagram of the flow of fire control data in the Coast Artillery (in 1940). The set forward point of the target was generated by using the plotting board (1). This position was then corrected for factors affecting range and azimuth… … Wikipedia
12-inch coast defense mortar — The coast defense mortar was a massive weapon of 12 inch caliber emplaced during the 1890s and early 1900s to defend U.S. harbors from seaborne attack. In 1886 when the Endicott Board set forth its plan for upgrading the coast defenses of the… … Wikipedia
Rangekeeper — Rangekeepers were electromechanical fire control computers used primarily during the early part of the 20th century. They were sophisticated analog computers whose development reached its zenith following World War II, specifically the Computer… … Wikipedia
