RE: FT fire arcs

I would tend to think that they don't have to be contiguous.  Historical
examples are the center turrets on dreadnaughts and early battleships to
increase broadside firepower.  It seems in-efficient, but I don't think
there is a rule against inefficiency.

--Binhan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noah V. Doyle [mailto:nvdoyle@insightbb.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 10:11 PM
> To: gzg-l@scotch.csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject: FT fire arcs
> 
> 
> Must multiple fire arcs of a weapon mount be contiguous? 
> Non-connected fire 
> arcs could be used to represent weapons that while 
> 'turreted', can only 
> pitch to point fore or aft (as opposed to pitch and yaw) - or could 
> simulate certain arcs of fire being masked by the 
> construction of the ship 
> itself.
> 
> Noah
>