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Dutch stabilization work fed the Royal Navy's Hazemeyer mounts

The Dutch developed three-axis stabilization before and during the war, and British engineers studied captured or transferred systems.

Anti-Aircraft WarfareFire ControlHazemeyerNaval TechnologyRoyal NavyRoyal Netherlands Navy
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Question

Did any navy develop three-axis stabilization for fire control before or during the Second World War?

Short answer

Yes, the Dutch, and their systems influenced the Royal Navy's early Hazemeyer stabilized mountings.

Notes

The Dutch navy pursued three-axis stabilization. British engineers dismantled and examined Dutch equipment after it became available to them. The Royal Navy's early Hazemeyer stabilized mountings drew on that work. This was wartime technology transfer from a smaller navy into British anti-aircraft fire-control development.