"Kerrison predictor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kerrison predictors [plural]
Etymology: Designed by Major A. V. Kerrison at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, in the late 1930s. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kerrison predictor (plural Kerrison predictors)
  1. (military, historical) An early automated anti-aircraft fire-control system, capable of aiming a gun at an aircraft based on simple inputs such as observed speed and the angle to the target. Wikipedia link: Kerrison Predictor Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Kerrison_predictor-en-noun-729h7PZ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, military, politics, war

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