Fire Control demonstration II

A pond-test of the new fire control computer in HMS Hood. It shows the guns rotating together, adjusting to different range settings, and tracking a target as it sails by.

For more information, please visit:

Club website:
http://www.westernwarshipcombat.com/

RC Naval Combat website:
http://rcnavalcombat.com/

Strike Models website:
http://www.strikemodels.com/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• big
• gun
• model
• warship
• combat
• fire
• control
• computer
• robot
• robotic

[arizonamcentire]

i'm a fire controlman in the navy, it's a lot more fun on a real ship, cool vid though.

[kotori87]

@arizonamcentire It certainly is. I recently enlisted, as an nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard submarines. It is very fun!

[beastyboy342]

i need a starter ship any suggestons?

[kotori87]

@beastyboy342 I would suggest either a torpedo-cruiser (small, fast light cruiser armed with torpedoes) or a WWII "treaty" battleship of about 35,000 tons. The former if you're joining an existing club, the latter if you're starting a new one.

[mom352]

how do you select which cannon to shoot

[kotori87]

@mom352 Each turret is a single cannon, so all barrels fire together no matter what. In general, all the forward cannons are chained together, and all the rear cannons are chained together. When you move the trigger forward, all the front guns fire, and when you move the trigger back, all the rear cannons fire.

[o3941]

@kotori87 So THAT's were you have been! I've been missing your videos as of late.

[beastyboy342]

@kotori87 thanks

[kotori87]

@mom352 If you look on the full-size ship, you'll see some fin-like thingies sticking down in the back, that support the inboard two propshafts. Those are called skegs.

[mom352]

I forgot what skegs are