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| − | The '''RYPA''' (Roll, Yaw, Pitch, Alteration of Course Instructional Platform) was a British instruction and practice platform that could support [[Rangefinder]] and various [[Gunnery Director]] equipment. Similar to a cockpit simulator, it could rotate the equipment placed on it about various rotational axes to simulate the motion of a ship under way. | + | The '''RYPA''' (Roll, Yaw, Pitch, Alteration of Course Instructional Platform) was a British instruction and practice platform that could support [[Rangefinder]] and various [[Gunnery Director]] equipment. Similar to a cockpit simulator, it could rotate the equipment placed on it about various rotational axes to simulate the motion of a ship under way. |
==Mark I Model== | ==Mark I Model== | ||
| − | {{UKManGun1920III|pp. 59-61 | + | <gallery widths=300 align=center mode=nolines caption="RYPA Mark I"> |
| + | File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate91.jpg | ||
| + | File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate92.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | {{UKManGun1920III|pp. 59-61}} | ||
==Mark II Model== | ==Mark II Model== | ||
| + | [[File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate93.jpg|thumb|400px|RYPA Mark II bearing [[British Lightweight Director Firing System]]]] | ||
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| + | [[File:ManGun1920Vol3 Plate94.jpg|thumb|400px|RYPA Mark II bearing a [[Barr and Stroud Rangefinders|Barr and Stroud Rangefinder]]]] | ||
{{UKManGun1920III|pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94}} | {{UKManGun1920III|pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94}} | ||
Revision as of 14:16, 11 October 2018
The RYPA (Roll, Yaw, Pitch, Alteration of Course Instructional Platform) was a British instruction and practice platform that could support Rangefinder and various Gunnery Director equipment. Similar to a cockpit simulator, it could rotate the equipment placed on it about various rotational axes to simulate the motion of a ship under way.
Mark I Model
- RYPA Mark I
Mark II Model
RYPA Mark II bearing British Lightweight Director Firing System
RYPA Mark II bearing a Barr and Stroud Rangefinder
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery (Volume III) for His Majesty's Fleet, 1920. pp. 59-61.
- ↑ Manual of Gunnery (Volume III) for His Majesty's Fleet, 1920. pp. 61-62, Plates 93, 94.
