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To: Southack
It had all of its anti-aircraft guns on the starboard side, too

Hmmmm, post 35 seems to show guns on the "other" starboard side - known sometimes as the port side. (Or is my naval parlance confused or are those guns not "anti-aircraft" guns?)

66 posted on 07/28/2006 6:31:07 AM PDT by TexasRedeye (Eschew obfuscation)
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To: TexasRedeye

They're starboard -- the ship is sailing toward you in the photo. It looks like they were designed to train in any direction, although firing the forward guns at a target directly astern would have made life interesting on the bridge.


67 posted on 07/28/2006 7:41:44 AM PDT by Gumlegs
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