"deflection change" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deflection changes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deflection change (plural deflection changes)
  1. (weaponry) A change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. A deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target. Categories (topical): Weapons

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