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Originally Posted by DWBOX2000
I Regarding man power, how did they know what switch did what?
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Originally Posted by Zeke
Launched 1943. No computers to run those.
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My first ship was Battleship Wisconsin, Iowa class. The Missouri is in Hawaii, the Iowa in San Pedro, New Jersey in Camden and Wisconsin is in Portsmouth. All are open for tours. I strongly recommend visiting one, or all. I was aboard all while they were active in the late ‘80s.
I was a Fire controlman and manned the main battery ballistic computer that was from the 1940s. It was incredibly accurate. Once on target, we could launch 16” projectiles all day and land within the area of a tennis court.
Main plot had a wall of those barrel switches, we knew where every one went and why. We ran drills constantly to reinforce the where’s and when’s they get turned.