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An animated naval gun turret, based on a British 15 inch gun turret Mark 1. The figure represents a person 5' 8" high (172 cm). One cycle takes about 1 min. A series of interlocking doors prevents flash from the gunhouse from reaching the magazine.
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العربية: رسم متحرك يوضح دورة التحميل لمدفعية بحرية كبيرة. سلسلة من الأبواب المتشابكة تغلق وتفتح الطريق من مخزن المدفعية لمنع وميض من الانتقال في المسار إلى المخزن.
English: An animated naval gun turret, based on a British 15 inch gun turret Mark 1. The figure represents a person 5' 8" high (172 cm). Note that a series of interlocking doors prohibits a flash from coming down from the gunhouse to the magazine.

The red parts of the turret are armoured.

The blue parts of the turret are the revolving mass.
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  • Source: See for instance Hodges, P: "Big Gun: Battleship Main Armament 1860-1945", Brasseys, London, 1999
Author Emoscopes
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Other versions Image:Animated gun turret with labels.gif

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current13:15, 7 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:15, 7 April 2007700 × 600 (116 KB)Emoscopes (talk | contribs)rescale
13:06, 7 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:06, 7 April 2007685 × 599 (117 KB)Emoscopes (talk | contribs)rescale
12:30, 7 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 12:30, 7 April 2007777 × 680 (138 KB)Emoscopes (talk | contribs)Incorporating suggestions made at Featured Pictures Review.
23:33, 16 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 23:33, 16 March 2007780 × 637 (86 KB)Emoscopes (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=An animated naval gun turret, based on a British 15 inch turret Mark 1. |Source=self made |Date=~~~~~ |Author=~~~ |Permission=see below |other_versions= }} Category:Animations of machinery

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