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What exactly is a US Navy MK. 8 GYROSCOPIC Gunsight?

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6th November 2024, 16:50

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Re: What exactly is a US Navy MK. 8 GYROSCOPIC Gunsight?

The Mark 8 was the standard Navy WWII sight, used on such types as the Hellcat, Corsair, Helldiver and Avenger. Later in the War it began to be replaced, at least in the fighters, by the Mark 23 lead computing sight.

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