"deflection change" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deflection changes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deflection change (plural deflection changes)
  1. 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. Deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.
    Sense id: en-deflection_change-en-noun-4Vb7k8uv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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