Gyro gunsight
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gyro-gunsight-178-9108295
title:
Gyro gunsight
text:
A gyro gunsight (G.G.S.) is a modification of the non-magnifying reflector sight in which target lead and bullet drop are calculated automatically. The first examples were developed in Britain just before the Second World War for use during aerial combat, and more advanced models were common on Allied aircraft by the end of the war. The amount of lead required to hit a target is a function of the rate of turn of the attacking aircraft and the range to the target. The former is measured using a g
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gunsight in which target lead and bullet drop are calculated automatically
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_gunsight
date created:
2005-12-17T19:02:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T20:04:26Z
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