The statement 'Upon receipt of a fire mission, the Gunner repeats the announced Deflection and applies it to the Azimuth Counter' is which of the following?

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The statement 'Upon receipt of a fire mission, the Gunner repeats the announced Deflection and applies it to the Azimuth Counter' is which of the following?

When a fire mission arrives, the gun crew first confirms the bearing by repeating the announced deflection to ensure both sides are synchronized. After confirming, the gunner sets the gun to that bearing by adjusting the azimuth on the traverse/azimuth dial so the bore points at the target. The deflection is not entered into the Azimuth Counter itself; the counter is a readout of current azimuth, while the input action happens on the azimuth setting. Therefore, the statement is not correct because it assigns the input of the deflection to the Azimuth Counter rather than to the azimuth setting on the gun.

When a fire mission arrives, the gun crew first confirms the bearing by repeating the announced deflection to ensure both sides are synchronized. After confirming, the gunner sets the gun to that bearing by adjusting the azimuth on the traverse/azimuth dial so the bore points at the target. The deflection is not entered into the Azimuth Counter itself; the counter is a readout of current azimuth, while the input action happens on the azimuth setting. Therefore, the statement is not correct because it assigns the input of the deflection to the Azimuth Counter rather than to the azimuth setting on the gun.

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