Talk:AFOH/@comment-24642271-20160824042947/@comment-14850713-20160826152807

Actually a gun director is not the same nor is it as advanced as a fire-control radar. Gun directors send the visual measurements on a scope observing the fall of a shot to a fire control computer, which takes into account correction factors like wind speed, density, etc., gun directors to rapidly compute for a firing solution. Thus, unlike radar, gun directors can only be used for visual engagements.

The domes on the Tirpitz are gun directors for the secondary anti-ship batteries to defend against torpedo boats, not aircraf. Unlike the U.S. Navy, the German Navy didn't use dual-purpose guns and used a different set of guns for AA protection.