"Gneisenau's Augmented AA" Topic
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| Cuchulainn | 24 Dec 2014 6:58 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know how many quad 20mm's the Gneisenau had added to her before Cerberus? Scharnhorst had six, so you would think Gneisenau would have the same, so why can't I find a photo to prove this? Indeed looking at some images and artwork, I get the impression she may only have had one quad fitted on top of Bruno? Any help very much appreciated. |
| Klebert L Hall | 24 Dec 2014 8:02 a.m. PST |
The most accurate answer is "too few".
-Kle. |
| Cuchulainn | 24 Dec 2014 8:50 a.m. PST |
Oh I don't know about that Kle, the British got shot to bits attacking the German fleet on their run up the Channel. True the Luftwaffe did most of the damage, but I think the ships own AA give a reasonably good performance. |
| Paul B | 24 Dec 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
In "Axis Battleships" it states that after the British bombing raid on the ships in Brest (and so before the Channel Dash) extra 20mm guns were added- 13 on Scharnhorst and 14 on Gneisenau. Unfortunately it doesn't say how many were in quads. Hope this helps |
| myrm11 | 01 Jan 2015 3:23 p.m. PST |
Navypedia states some specific mounts single and quad in the modernisations section
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