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There are two different approaches to gun stabilisation (both of them relying on gyro sensors, I think). The first and original type has the entire gun mounting on a tilting platform on board ship; this was used in WW2-era naval systems (usually multi-barrel), like the Bofors twin, and the Breda 20 mm and 37 mm twin mountings. This was cumbersome and required a lot of power because the entire mounting had be moved about. The modern approach is to leave the mounting attached to the ship, and adjust the gun training and elevation to compensate for ship movement.

[QUOTE="Tony Williams, post: 401822, member: 9666"] There are two different approaches to gun stabilisation (both of them relying on gyro sensors, I think). The first and original type has the entire gun mounting on a tilting platform on board ship; this was used in WW2-era naval systems (usually multi-barrel), like the Bofors twin, and the Breda 20 mm and 37 mm twin mountings. This was cumbersome and required a lot of power because the entire mounting had be moved about. The modern approach is to leave the mounting attached to the ship, and adjust the gun training and elevation to compensate for ship movement. [/QUOTE]

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