In the field firing procedure, which component is used to apply the announced deflection to the azimuth?

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In the field firing procedure, which component is used to apply the announced deflection to the azimuth?

Announced deflection is a horizontal adjustment to the gun’s aim, and the device that applies that adjustment to the azimuth is the azimuth counter. It takes the commanded deflection and moves the gun’s traverse, rotating the gun left or right to bring the azimuth dial to the new value. Elevation gear, by contrast, handles vertical angle; the trajectory computer computes the ballistic solution; and the target marker identifies the target area, but none of them actually apply the horizontal deflection to the azimuth like the azimuth counter does.

Announced deflection is a horizontal adjustment to the gun’s aim, and the device that applies that adjustment to the azimuth is the azimuth counter. It takes the commanded deflection and moves the gun’s traverse, rotating the gun left or right to bring the azimuth dial to the new value. Elevation gear, by contrast, handles vertical angle; the trajectory computer computes the ballistic solution; and the target marker identifies the target area, but none of them actually apply the horizontal deflection to the azimuth like the azimuth counter does.

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