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World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Coast Artillery Instrumentation, Battery Plotting Room Switch

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Coast Artillery Fire Control - Target and Projectile Coincidence

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Battery Plotting Room Switch (Wall Mounted). This instrument was instituted for counter bombardment batteries like Oliver Hill equipped with magslip transmission. Range and bearing inputs could be obtained from the miniature range, the battery coordinate converter or two depression range finders in the Battery Observation Post. This Switch enabled the Battery Commander to transmit firing data to the elevation and traverse receivers at the guns via the fire direction table.

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cwa-org-32-54-645

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This entry is based on research, documentation and technical drawings prepared by John Mercer during many years as a leading member of the Rottnest Island Military Restoration Committee and the Defence Heritage Interpretation Plan Group.

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