Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 was commonly used by US

was commonly used by US Navy aircraft and was an earlier generation which was superceded by the AN-N6 (24v)

Mounted under the wing or on the fuselage

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

The first and longest indicated 100's of feet

Compass, Direct Reading Magnetic, Japanese Army Type 98 Kou F-82 was commonly used by USThis 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