What would a British naval transistor in 1942 mean for small-ship fire control?
Short answerIt would greatly improve accuracy and radar, potentially giving the Royal Navy electronics resembling 1960s or 1970s capability.
NotesCompact reliable electronics would make fire-control equipment more accurate and improve radar performance on small hulls. The resulting advantage would be extraordinary, effectively bringing much later electronic capability into the Second World War. This amounts to a broad technological leap across several systems.