"Cylinders On "B" Turret Of Andrea Doria Class BB's" Topic
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| Cuchulainn | 06 Oct 2014 4:55 p.m. PST |
I wonder if anybody knows what the cylindrical objects are on the B turrets of both Italian Andrea Doria class battleships? |
| Onomarchos | 06 Oct 2014 5:37 p.m. PST |
Maybe a fire director for the turret mounted AAA? |
| Finknottle | 06 Oct 2014 7:03 p.m. PST |
Breyer calls it a "cylindrical gunnery control instrument". It also allows the easy ID of the 2 ships. It is on the front of the turret in one ship. A before C. |
| Neroon | 06 Oct 2014 8:37 p.m. PST |
They are aux fire control, for local control of A and B turrets in the event of the main director being put out of action. The aux fire control for X and Y turrets is located on the after mast. |
| Cuchulainn | 06 Oct 2014 11:42 p.m. PST |
I never noticed it was positioned differently on both ships, it was worth asking the question just to learn that alone! Thanks to everyone for answering. :O) |
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