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(vii) Automatic Gun
The 4.5" Mark 8 fully automatic general purpose
gun has entered service in the Type 42 destroyer and the
Type 21 frigate, following successful evaluation trials
in HMS Bristol.
(viii) Action Data Information Systems
All new warships, and some ships as they refit,
are being provided with computer-based action data
information systems, to provide high speed correlation
and analysis of data for tactical purposes.
(ix)
Inertial Navigation System
An improved inertial navigation system, developed
for submarines and the new cruisers, is in production.
(x)
Communications
Better long-range satellite communications terminals
are being installed in ships.
ARMY COMBAT FORCES
EUROPEAN THEATRE GROUND FORCES
British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
12. The British Army of the Rhine remains a key element of the United Kingdom contribution to NATO. The combat
element of BAOR is First (British) Corps
(1(BR) Corps) of three divisions of two brigades each and a number of
other supporting formations and units. The Corps forms an integral part of
the Allied Northern Army Group and, together with the Corps of our
German, Dutch and Belgian Allies, covers a vital and vulnerable
sector of the Central Region Front. 1 (BR) Corps, a highly
professional formation, is equipped with a modern and sophisticated
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