The solution was automation, in the form of a mechanical computer, the Kerrison Predictor. Operators kept it pointed at the target, and the Predictor then calculated the proper aim point automatically and displayed it as a pointer mounted on the gun. The gun operators simply followed the pointer and loaded the shells. The Kerrison was fairly simple, but it pointed the way to future generations that incorporated radar, first for ranging and later for tracking. Similar predictor systems were introduced by Germany during the war, also adding radar ranging as the war progressed. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the name of the mechanical computer that used automation? ANS1 the Kerrison Predictor QSN2 What did the Predictor calculate after it was pointed at a target? ANS2 the proper aim point automatically QSN3 How did the Predictor display the information needed? ANS3 as a pointer mounted on the gun QSN4 What two things did the operators of the gun have to do? ANS4 followed the pointer and loaded the shells QSN5 What other country designed similar systems to the Predictor? ANS5 Germany