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Right elevation diagram of 8 inch gun turret of Japanese Asama class cruiser.


Training gear can be worked by electric, hydraulic or hand power. There is provision for storage of 30 projectiles in the gunhouse. Cordite is supplied through a central trunk, protected by an armoured barbette.
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Plate XXI & Page 508 in "Artillery and Explosives" by Sir Andrew Noble (1832 - 1915), published by John Murray, London.


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