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Thanks for the info RNFanDan. I had seen that photo with just one of the barrels elevated, but thought it may have just been an anomally during construction (having absolutely no idea how you put together a gun that size). It's a shame the Japanese were so thorough in their destruction of naval reco...

Thanks for that tommy303,

I had suspected there would be SOMETHING apart from human intervention. But just was not 100% positive.

Have a good one!

I've just one more quick query (after the startlingly speedy response to my last one!). This one has also had me wondering for a while. It again relates to Yamato, but I've seen a similar set up on other ships. The foremost main battery, when aimed directly foreward with no elevation (or heaven forb...

Thank you Tommy303 and Northcape, That has pretty much confirmed what I suspected. Also, I just stumbled across a webpage with definitions by Tony DiGuilian. It suggests that the USN use "two gun/three gun" to describe arrangements where the guns are individually sleeved and thus able to e...

Morning all, I have a query in relation to turret terminology that's been nagging me for a while. I have come across the terms ‘triple turret’ and ‘triple gun’. They seem to be used interchangeably in a few sources and also appear to mean different things. For example I’ve seen triple gun being used...