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ARTILLERY CONTROL CONSOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Artillery
  • Informatics
CONT

The [artillery control console (ACC)] is the primary point of interface between man and machine in the [tactical fire (TACFIRE) direction system], providing the [fire direction officer (FDO)] with a real-time entry and query capability to the computer in user language. The basic elements of the ACC are an alphanumeric typewriter keyboard and two cathode ray tubes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Artillerie de campagne
  • Informatique
CONT

Le [pupitre opérationnel (PO)] est, dans le système TACFIRE [tactical fire direction system], l'organe essentiel de communication entre l'homme et la machine; il donne au [directeur des feux (DF)] la possibilité de dialoguer en temps réel avec le calculateur, sans passer par l'intermédiaire d'un langage machine. Les éléments essentiels du PO sont un clavier de machine à écrire à caractères alpha-numériques et deux écrans cathodiques.

Spanish

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