deflection change

noun

A change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. A deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.

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Meanings

noundeflection change (plural deflection changes)

plural deflection changes

  1. engineeringA change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. A deflection change does not include the deflection difference which allows for the difference in positions of the various guns firing at the same target.
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Chicago

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