bombsight
/bom-sahyt/US // ˈbɒmˌsaɪt //UK // (ˈbɒmˌsaɪt) //
炸弹眼,炸弹视线,炸弹,轰炸机
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n.名词 noun
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Military.
- : an instrument for aiming bombs at a target, especially a device that can assume complete control of the aircraft during a bombing run, can automatically compensate for speed, winds, etc., and can guide the release of bombs for maximum accuracy in striking the target.
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Examples
The raids resulted in large aircraft losses and highlighted defects in the Norden bombsight — it was complex to operate and, being dependent on visual target sighting, ineffective in bad weather.
Britain’s Bomber Command was, however, unimpressed by the Norden bombsight and, after its own failed attempts to hit industrial and port targets, skeptical about precision bombing.
Neither, staring through his bombsight, could bombardier Umphress.
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