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1Plotting (non-fiction) — Infobox Book name = Plotting: How to Have a Brain Child image caption = author = Jack Woodford subject = Plots (drama, fiction) genre = publisher = Carlyle House pub date = 1939 media type = pages = isbn = oclc = 1488302 preceded by = Trial and… …
2Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — A maritime radar with Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) capability can create tracks using radar contacts. The system can calculate the tracked object s course, speed and closest point of approach (CPA), thereby knowing if there is a danger of… …
3Mini-automatic radar plotting aid — This article is about the radar plotting aid. For the PMA aircraft parts trade association see Modification and Replacement Parts Association. Mini automatic radar plotting aid (or MARPA) is a radar feature for target tracking and collision… …
4Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid — (or MARPA) is a radar feature for target tracking and collision avoidance. Targets must be manually selected, but are then tracked automatically, including range, bearing, target speed, target direction (course), CPA (closest point of approach),… …
5tracking — i. The process of following the movements of an object. This may be done by keeping the reticle of an optical system or a radar beam on the object, plotting its bearing and distance at frequent intervals, or a combination of the two. See track… …
6Ship gun fire-control system — Mk 37 Director c1944 with Mk 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mk 22 orange peel Ship gun fire control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical …
7Royal Observer Corps — Ensign Active 1925–1996 Country …
8Armament of the Iowa class battleship — The armament of the engaged the Imperial Japanese Navy battlecruiser Kirishima at a range of convert|18500|yd|m| 2 at night.cite book | last = Mindell | first = David | title = Between Human and Machine | publisher = Johns Hopkins | date = 2002 | …
9German resistance — Not to be confused with Werwolf. Memorial plaque to resistance members and wreath at the Bendlerblock, Berlin The German resistance (Widerstand) was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to Adolf Hitler or the National Socialist… …
10Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
