"Erenlng Post" Photo. NEW MOBILE UNITS AT FORT DORSET^— (1) A Vickers predictor, a complicated instrument tohichnpredicts the position of, a target aeroplane in space and works out mechanically the correct fuse-length and the deflections, both lateral and vertical, of the aircraft. (2) Six-wheeled lorry and the latest pattern anti-aircraft gun mounted on a trailer. (3) A 300,000,000-candlepower searchlight for night "spotting." (4) A detachment manning one of the new anti-aircraft guns. (5) A height-finder. (6) Sound-locator, used in conjunction with the searchlight. (7) Six-wheeled lorry and trailer for conveying the predictor, which iveighs about 6001b. (8) Some of the horses trained at Fort Dorset for drawing guncarriages and other military equipment.
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Evening Post, Issue 12, 14 July 1936, Page 7
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112"Erenlng Post" Photo. NEW MOBILE UNITS AT FORT DORSET^—(1) A Vickers predictor, a complicated instrument tohichnpredicts the position of, a target aeroplane in space and works out mechanically the correct fuse-length and the deflections, both lateral and vertical, of the aircraft. (2) Six-wheeled lorry and the latest pattern anti-aircraft gun mounted on a trailer. (3) A 300,000,000-candlepower searchlight for night "spotting." (4) A detachment manning one of the new anti-aircraft guns. (5) A height-finder. (6) Sound-locator, used in conjunction with the searchlight. (7) Six-wheeled lorry and trailer for conveying the predictor, which iveighs about 6001b. (8) Some of the horses trained at Fort Dorset for drawing guncarriages and other military equipment. Evening Post, Issue 12, 14 July 1936, Page 7
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