From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dover did have Naval Guns! They were used to try, unsuccessfully, to sink
the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the two ships "Channel Dash" (Operation
Thunderbolt Cerberus) from Brest to the North Atlantic. They scored no hits
as it was foggy.
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi!
Some interesting things about big naval guns have come
to my attention recently. For example:
They didn't all elevate up to 45 degrees, thus denying
them maximum range.
They weren't all capable of firing flat, thus denying
them the ability to sink
From: Jeremy Peter Howells, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They didn't all elevate up to 45 degrees, thus denying
them maximum range.
Very dependent on when they were built. Early battleships
had very limited elevation, but then the guns were aimed
from within the turret so effective range was very
From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They didn't all elevate up to 45 degrees, thus denying
them maximum range.
Maximum range comes at about 29 degrees, not 45. In a vacuum it would
be 45, but we have the air to contend with.
--Jonathan Spencer, firearms examiner
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