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battleships of World War II. The depiction of the guns in multiple positions demonstrates the principle of a "three gun" turret in which each gun can be independently raised or lowered as opposed to a "triple turret" where every gun is raised and lowered without the option for individual
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I find this to be an interesting picture of the 16 in 45 caliber guns used aboard the
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at Scapa Flow with her 16"/45 caliber guns trained out.
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Eye-catching, but needs some spots cleaning I think.
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