This article makes it out like gunning computers as a whole were some kind of new and revolutionary technology - while it&#x27;s a feat of miniaturisation and lovely engineering, some of the earliest computers (either mechanical or electromechanical) were specifically for gunnery. Firing an artillery or naval shell 20 miles requires some pretty complex (well, if you&#x27;re in a firefight - it&#x27;s not that hard but it&#x27;s not &quot;oh let me think about that a moment&quot;) maths to compensate for aerodynamic effects, spin, and the Coriolis effect.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rangekeeper" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Rangekeeper</a> has a decent summary of the development of this tech.