Director (military)A director, also called an auxiliary predictor, is a mechanical or electronic computer that continuously calculates trigonometric firing solutions for use against a moving target, and transmits targeting data to direct the weapon firing crew. For warships of the 20th century, the director is part of the fire control system; it passes information to the computer that calculates range and elevation for the guns.
RangekeeperRangekeepers were electromechanical fire control computers used primarily during the early part of the 20th century. They were sophisticated analog computers whose development reached its zenith following World War II, specifically the Computer Mk 47 in the Mk 68 Gun Fire Control system. During World War II, rangekeepers directed gunfire on land, sea, and in the air. While rangekeepers were widely deployed, the most sophisticated rangekeepers were mounted on warships to direct the fire of long-range guns.
Gun data computerThe gun data computer was a series of artillery computers used by the U.S. Army for coastal artillery, field artillery and anti-aircraft artillery applications. For antiaircraft applications they were used in conjunction with a director computer. M1: This was used by seacoast artillery for major-caliber seacoast guns. It computed continuous firing data for a battery of two guns that were separated by not more than . It utilised the same type of input data furnished by a range section with the then-current (1940) types of position-finding and fire-control equipment.
Système de conduite de tirthumb|Consoles de tir des torpilles sur le sous-marin-musée . Un système de conduite de tir est un réseau de composants, la plupart du temps un radar de conduite de tir, un calculateur de solutions de tir et un ordinateur compilant les données de l'arme, destiné à assister un système d'arme à toucher sa cible. Il effectue la même tâche qu'un artilleur humain visant avec son arme, mais le fait plus rapidement et avec une plus grande précision.
Calculateur analogiquethumb|L'Elwat, un calculateur analogique polonais fabriqué entre 1967 et 1969 ; les éléments visibles sont, de gauche à droite, un voltmètre, un téléscripteur, un oscilloscope et l'ordinateur à proprement parler. Un calculateur analogique est une application particulière des méthodes analogiques consistant à remplacer l'étude d'un système physique donné par celle d'un autre système physique régi par les mêmes équations. Pour que cela présente un intérêt, le système « analogue » doit être facile à construire, les mesures aisées et moins coûteuses que sur le système réel.
