They had an arc of fire of 360? meaning that they could rotate a full circle, able to fire at any given point.
32.
"Osage " s main armament consisted of two smoothbore Dahlgren guns mounted in a single turret that had an arc of fire of 300?
33.
"Neosho " s main armament consisted of two smoothbore Dahlgren guns mounted in a single turret that had an arc of fire of 300?
34.
In November 1944, the tops of " Nagato " s mainmast and funnel were removed to improve the arcs of fire for her anti-aircraft guns.
35.
Superfiring was not limited to only two turrets, for example the 5 " / 38 cal dual-purpose main armament having a nearly unobstructed arc of fire.
36.
Coles'design aim was to create a ship with the greatest possible all round arc of fire, as low in the water as possible to minimise the target.
37.
The two embrasures are at approximately 80?to each other giving an arc of fire of about 180?with no way to direct fire behind the pillbox.
38.
Their armament was not in turrets or barbettes, but arranged in a central broadside battery, with the four largest guns on sponsons to give larger arcs of fire.
39.
Dense vegetation can limit lines of sight and arcs of fire, but can also provide ample opportunity for camouflage and plenty of material with which to build fortifications.
40.
The winds remained unreliable, and " Victorious " took further damage for the next half-hour, the French ships remaining outside the arcs of fire from the British ship.
