Difference between revisions of "Vickers Fire Control Instruments"
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==Dial Instruments== | ==Dial Instruments== | ||
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| + | * HFCI Plate 6 diagram circuit | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 7 range tx | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 8 combined range and def rx | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 9 check fire switch | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 10 Cross-connecting gear | ||
Vickers dial instruments were step-by-step devices. The range and deflection transmitters had tell-tale receivers built into them to indicate the value, and a single handle by which to drive the value through its range. | Vickers dial instruments were step-by-step devices. The range and deflection transmitters had tell-tale receivers built into them to indicate the value, and a single handle by which to drive the value through its range. | ||
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===Mark I Instruments=== | ===Mark I Instruments=== | ||
:[[Vickers Mark I Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | :[[Vickers Mark I Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | ||
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| + | * HFCI Plate 11 Mark I FTP diagram | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 12 Mark I FTP tx | ||
===Mark II Instruments=== | ===Mark II Instruments=== | ||
:[[Vickers Mark II Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | :[[Vickers Mark II Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | ||
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| + | * HFCI Plate 13 Mark II FTP diagram | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 14 Mark II FTP tx+rx | ||
===Mark III Instruments=== | ===Mark III Instruments=== | ||
:[[Vickers Mark III Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | :[[Vickers Mark III Fire Control Instruments|Main article]] | ||
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| + | * HFCI Plate 15 Mark III FTP | ||
| + | * HFCI Plate 16 Mark III FTP details | ||
===Mark III* Instruments=== | ===Mark III* Instruments=== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*{{BibUKARTS1903}} | *{{BibUKARTS1903}} | ||
*{{BibUKARTS1904}} | *{{BibUKARTS1904}} | ||
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*{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1909}} | *{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1909}} | ||
*{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | *{{BibUKHandbookFireControlInstruments1914}} | ||
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[[Category:Fire Control]] | [[Category:Fire Control]] | ||
[[Category:Shipboard Equipment]] | [[Category:Shipboard Equipment]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 2 March 2011
Vickers manufactured a variety of Step-by-Step Fire Control Instruments and bells for shipboard communication. The Royal Navy tested and deployed Vickers instruments in a number of ships, eventually favouring their F.T.P. instruments for use in keeping sights set to the proper range and deflection.
Dial Instruments
TODO:
- HFCI Plate 6 diagram circuit
- HFCI Plate 7 range tx
- HFCI Plate 8 combined range and def rx
- HFCI Plate 9 check fire switch
- HFCI Plate 10 Cross-connecting gear
Vickers dial instruments were step-by-step devices. The range and deflection transmitters had tell-tale receivers built into them to indicate the value, and a single handle by which to drive the value through its range.
There were no separate order instruments, but the transmitters featured a 3 position "check fire switch" could be set to "Control Fire" or "Check Fire" to cause the receivers to expose a red or a white disc, respectively. The intermediate position of this switch was labelled "Off" and removed power from the attached instruments entirely.
F.T.P. Instruments
Mark I Instruments
TODO:
- HFCI Plate 11 Mark I FTP diagram
- HFCI Plate 12 Mark I FTP tx
Mark II Instruments
TODO:
- HFCI Plate 13 Mark II FTP diagram
- HFCI Plate 14 Mark II FTP tx+rx
Mark III Instruments
TODO:
- HFCI Plate 15 Mark III FTP
- HFCI Plate 16 Mark III FTP details
Mark III* Instruments
Mark IV* Instruments
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Template:BibUKARTS1903
- Template:BibUKARTS1904
- Template:BibUKARTS1906
- Template:BibUKTorpedoDrillBook1905
- Template:BibUKTorpedoDrillBook1908
- Template:BibUKTorpedoDrillBook1912
- Template:BibUKTorpedoDrillBook1914
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1910). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1909. Copy No. 173 is Ja 345a at Admiralty Library, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1914). Handbook for Fire Control Instruments, 1914. G. 01627/14. C.B. 1030. Copy 1235 at The National Archives. ADM 186/191.
