In our latest video we take a look at the massive 15 Inch Coastal Guns that protect the port of Mahon in Menorca. The guns, built by the British Vickers company, could fire an 860kg shell up to 35km.

A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim. A modern gun turret is generally a rotatable weapon mount that houses the crew or mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon and at the same time lets the weapon be aimed and fired in some degree ...

Feb 9, 2018 · These formidable new guns brought Fortalesa Isabel II’s armament up to date, enabling it to protect Mahon from any modern warship. The 15 inch (or 381mm) Vickers battery at the fort was positioned 70m above sea level and commanded the entrance to the harbour.

Dec 3, 2018 · There were six types of turrets used in the Maginot Line, in different sizes and styles. The turrets ranged from 1.98m in diameter for the machine-gun turret to 4m for the 75mm M1933 turret for two guns. The 135mm and 81mm housed curved fire mortars. The mixed-arms turret was a refurbished M1905 75mm gun turret left over from World War I.

Feb 15, 2018 · In our latest video we take a look at the massive 15 Inch Coastal Guns that protect the port of Mahon in Menorca. The guns, built by the British Vickers company, could fire an 860kg shell up to 35km.

Sep 21, 2017 · This fully illustrated study will examine the technical details of the French artillery turrets. It will show the evolution of the design of the guns and turrets used in the French forts...

Common use case for turret mounts are on armored vehicles. these can provide mounting points for machine guns that enable them to have a 360 degree field of fire from a protected position. Turrets can be motorized or manually rotated. MSG provides turret mounts for every application the client needs. What can you mount on MSG turret mounts

The original sixteen ships of the Mahan class, funded in 1934, were improved versions of the Farragut design in which the No. 3 5-inch gun was moved to the after deckhouse to make room for 12 torpedo tubes—one quadruple mount on the centerline between the stacks and one on each side abaft the second stack, for an 8-tube broadside.

Dec 1, 2012 · The primary function of a machine gun turret is to provide an automatic means for a gunner to track a target and operate the guns. All turrets consist of an enclosure, a turret control system, and means of mounting, sighting, feeding, and firing the guns. The locally-controlled turret is a rotatable structure in the form of a ball, dome, or ...

Jun 18, 2024 · There were a vast multitude of powered turrets used on US military aircraft in the Second World War. Typically, these turrets were as massive and complex as a small car, yet the vast majority have been lost to history.