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[[File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate94.jpg| | <gallery widths=400 heights=300 align=center caption="RYPA Mark I"> | ||
File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate93.jpg|Mark II w/ [[British Lightweight Director Firing System]] | |||
File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate94.jpg|Mark II w/ [[Barr and Stroud Rangefinders|Barr and Stroud Rangefinder]] | |||
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{{UKManGun1920III|pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94}} | {{UKManGun1920III|pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94}} | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 11 October 2018
The RYPA (Roll, Yaw, Pitch, Alteration of Course Instructional Platform) was a British instruction and practice platform that could support Rangefinder and various Gunnery Director equipment. Similar to a cockpit simulator, it could rotate the equipment placed on it about various rotational axes to simulate the motion of a ship under way.
Mark I Model
- RYPA Mark I
Mark II Model
- RYPA Mark I
Mark II w/ British Lightweight Director Firing System
Mark II w/ Barr and Stroud Rangefinder
See Also
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