Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 This indicator was installed on

This indicator was installed on the pilots instrument panel of US military aircraft designed with the Low Altitude Bombing System (LABS) used for "Toss-Bombing"

As the screw is turned

Mounted under the wing or on the fuselage

used in determining proper elevation and deflection (direction) when operating field artillery weapons

and then a small triangular index pointer which traverses the perimeter of the inner scale

Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 This indicator was installed onThis is a WWII era Direct Reading Magnetic Compass Type 98 "Kou" produced by the Tokyo Aero Indicator Company and used in aircraft of the Japanese Army, such as fighters Type 1 Oscar, Type 2 Nick, Type 3 Tony, Type 4 Frank, and Type 5 Ki 100, according to the Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum website. See photo of Tony instrument panel showing the location of this compass from a book by WWII Japanese Aircraft researcher Robert Mikesh. The Kou