Forward gun

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

A serious question:…….does the gun or the circular mount rotate to bring the barrel to bear?

Paul

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

just the gun, Paul.

there would be triangular webbed supports welded to the main cylindrical tube that the platform sits on to the platform on the ship, and the gun turned by geared gogs and a winding wheel.

neil.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Paul and Neil

I`ve  always thought they pushed the gun round manually…………..that`s the reason for the bars on the floor?…..to push against?

Thanks for your comments though

Bob

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

I think on the mk 2 six pounder, there was a wheel for moving,and compass pointer for more accurate aiming, but you are definately correct, bob about the treads on the plating for grip.

[Mike DavidsonParticipant @mikedavidson22772]

  Paul, When we fired the guns at the Frazer gun battery on our gunnery aquaint course, the gun whizzed roundvery quickly and those of us designated ammunition supply numbers,had to run round the mount with a clip of five rounds and pass them over the rail to the loader who pushed them into thetube going down to the breech, .All the time we were doing that, we had to jump out of the way of the discarded empty shell cases cascading from the eject mechanism. All the time this was going on, there was the fearsome din of the multiple barrels firing the shells, I can hear it now, nightmare! I can’t imagine what it would be like today with the Goalkeeper Vulcan guns and the short range automatic anti aircraft missiles

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

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