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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. | + | '''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.{{HFCI1914|p. 61}} |
| − | 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 (1912)|''Iron Duke'' class]]. | + | 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 (1912)|''Iron Duke'' class]].{{HFCI1914|pp. 59-61}} |
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 26 September 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
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914, Plate 92.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. p. 61.
- ↑ Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. pp. 59-61.
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.
