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'''Danger Zone Fire Control''' was a system to prevent guns of one turret from firing when doing so would damage other guns or fixed structures on the ship. It was similar in purpose to the earlier [[Kilroy Danger Signal]], but more assertive in its function, in that it actually locked the firing pistol triggers of the endangering turret. The system was designed so that if power failed, the pistols would lock. The pistol triggers had a switch which could override the locking function.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 61.</ref> | '''Danger Zone Fire Control''' was a system to prevent guns of one turret from firing when doing so would damage other guns or fixed structures on the ship. It was similar in purpose to the earlier [[Kilroy Danger Signal]], but more assertive in its function, in that it actually locked the firing pistol triggers of the endangering turret. The system was designed so that if power failed, the pistols would lock. The pistol triggers had a switch which could override the locking function.<ref>''Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914'', p. 61.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:00, 19 April 2012
Sample Installation[1]
Danger Zone Fire Control was a system to prevent guns of one turret from firing when doing so would damage other guns or fixed structures on the ship. It was similar in purpose to the earlier Kilroy Danger Signal, but more assertive in its function, in that it actually locked the firing pistol triggers of the endangering turret. The system was designed so that if power failed, the pistols would lock. The pistol triggers had a switch which could override the locking function.[2]
It also lit up red indicators when firing was dangerous or when power was removed from the system. It was first fitted in the Iron Duke class.[3]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
