For example, rather than speculate wildly as to the purpose of said device, we can read the description directly from Field Manual 6-50 “TACTICS, ... ID-2124 Howitzer Data Display ...

Mercury VesselView displays are made by Navico (Simrad/Lowrance), Yamaha and Volvo Penta use Garmin, and Suzuki uses Furuno. An MFD not specifically designed to communicate with the engine can still ...

If you need to display and update data on a regular basis with a minimum of difficulty, it's unlikely that you'll find anything better at handling that task than Status Board.