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Re: [FT]Variable Fire Arcs...

From: cgray <cgray@i...>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 10:27:46 -0800
Subject: Re: [FT]Variable Fire Arcs...

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>where a # is a gun platform. all these guns have 360 fire arcs. this
may
>look daft, but if the mount is just a reflector for a beam generator
>buried inside the hull, it's practical.
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several wet navy ships had these only 2 tall with smaller guns in the
top
turret it was a bit unweildy and with the advent of the big gun
dreadnought
not very useful any more but it was done

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