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quadrant elevation

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quadrant elevation [′kwä·drənt ‚el·ə′vā·shən]
(ordnance)
Vertical angle between the base and the axis of the bore of a gun which exists just prior to firing.


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Computing an executive officer's (XO's) minimum quadrant elevation (Min QE) solution offers one possibility; however, this method is based on the ascending branch of the trajectory and does not account for considerations as the round travels the entire length of the trajectory.
 
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