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Revision as of 15:36, 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
Footnotes
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery (Volume III) for His Majesty's Fleet, 1920. pp. 59-61.
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery (Volume III) for His Majesty's Fleet, 1920. pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94.
