Keywords: 80-G-10700: USS Memphis (CL 13), Fire Control, a Fuse-Setter, 1942. The fuse-setter is used on star shell which are used for night engagements. The fuse-setter sets in seconds the time from which a star shell leaves the gun before it explodes and releases a powerful parachute flare. When this flare floats down beyond an enemy ship, it makes an ideal silhouette for aiming. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/25). 80-G-10700: USS Memphis (CL 13), Fire Control, a Fuse-Setter, 1942. The fuse-setter is used on star shell which are used for night engagements. The fuse-setter sets in seconds the time from which a star shell leaves the gun before it explodes and releases a powerful parachute flare. When this flare floats down beyond an enemy ship, it makes an ideal silhouette for aiming. U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/11/25). |