Gyro Compass
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A Gyro Compass uses the stability of a gyro to maintain a sense of direction in a manner similar to a Magnetic Compass.
Although gyro compasses were fairly new technology in the World War I era, they proved valuable in Fire Control applications and to act as navigational compasses in conditions where a magnetic compass would be grossly influenced, as in a submarine.
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