How many sailors needed to shoot one 38cm shell ?

ap · Post by ap » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:07 am

From the observation deck to the firing, how many sailors where involved to shoot one 38cm shell ?

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:14 am

In Hood it took 70 men to operate one of the turrets, from the magazines to the breech of the gun. There were 20 men inside the turret, comanded by the Turret Captain.

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Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:11 am

I believe in Prinz Eugen it took about 72 men in total to operate a turret

marcelo_malara · Post by **marcelo_malara** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:43 pm

Add to this about 20 men in the Transmision Room and about 5 in the Director Control Tower.

Karl Heidenreich · Post by **Karl Heidenreich** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:40 pm

Hey, did you know that the 17 men in the Transmiting Room of Hood were the musicians of the ship´s band? Funny, ah?

RNfanDan · Post by **RNfanDan** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:43 pm

Karl Heidenreich wrote:Hey, did you know that the 17 men in the Transmiting Room of Hood were the musicians of the ship´s band? Funny, ah?

Who better, to control a complex series of actions, in proper timing and sequence?

marcelo_malara · Post by **marcelo_malara** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:01 am

Funny indeed, I believed they were full-time profesionals.

Bgile · Post by **Bgile** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:46 pm

marcelo_malara wrote:Funny indeed, I believed they were full-time profesionals.

Well, they undoubtedly were. It's just that they were available to play music on those many occasions when that was needed and the main guns weren't.