Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Mark 37 Fire Control

US director system combining optical and radar tracking for 5-inch dual-purpose guns.

Also searchable as Mark 37 Fire Control System.

Related time notes

  1. USN Destroyers Fletcher to Gearings
    15:29Single gun mounts and Fletcher crew working spaceNotable Point
  2. 14 Acts and 7 Classes - the story of the USN Interwar Destroyers
    1:49:08Sims paired Mark 37 fire control with an experimental machinery layoutChapter
  3. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:09:12The Royal Navy receives hundreds of Gearing-class destroyers in 1940Q&A
  4. 40mm AA in WWII: Pom-Pom or Bofors? how did the two systems compare in theory and practice?
    2:53:34How capable was radar-assisted Pom-Pom fire control?Q&A
  5. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:09:25HMS Delhi's American 5-inch/38 conversionNotable Point
  6. Battle of Empress Augusta Bay(1943): The First Radar Battle?
    1:50:45Radar contact and the opening torpedo attacksChapter
  7. Shipbuilding through the 1880s-1950s
    2:53:42Small components that delayed major warshipsNotable Point
  8. 50th Live Special: Thank You
    1:11:25HMS Delhi introduced the Royal Navy to Mk 37 fire controlNotable Point
  9. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 2: Battle Class (+Stanley Goodall)
    3:40Stanley Goodall carries forward the large-destroyer ideaChapter
  10. An Introduction to “Back Pocket Cruisers” Part 2: Battle Class (+Stanley Goodall)
    14:58Radar, power, and fire control aboard the classNotable Point
  11. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    12:03The unrealised anti-aircraft cruiser refitChapter
  12. An Introduction to the "D" Class Cruisers Part 2 of 2
    24:15Delhi's conversion and Despatch at MulberryNotable Point