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Kerrison predictor
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English
Kerrison Predictor
Etymology
Designed by Major A. V. Kerrison at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, in the late 1930s.
Noun
en 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.
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