Yeah, the Davis compass is a beast, and keeping that little gyro spinning straight in a combat sim takes a bit of old‑school gymnastics. First, I mount it on a vibration‑isolated platform—those spring‑loaded legs you see on old ship deck rigs, but with a modern rubber damper to catch the rumble of the tank. Then I add a tiny counterweight to balance the spin axis; that way the gyro feels less like it’s fighting gravity. The housing gets a thin layer of magnetic shielding to stop stray fields from nudging the needle. Finally, I run a small temperature‑controlled chamber—just a few degrees cooler than the surrounding air—so the bearing doesn’t heat up and lose its low‑friction advantage. It’s all about keeping the gyro as isolated as a vintage radio in a storm, and that’s where the brutal elegance lies. Digital computers may be slick, but they’ll never give you that raw, tactile spin you get from a real gyro.