Scale: 1/350

Set includes 4 turrets (2 with rangefinders, 2 without rangefinders) and 4 trunnions (no barrels).

Recommended for:
Blue Water Navy 1/350 scale USS Lexington CV-2, 1942- backdated to 1941 and earlier
Trumpeter 1/350 USS Lexington CV-2, 1942 - backdated to 1941 and earlier
Trumpeter 1/350 USS Saratoga CV-3 

Until late 1941, the Lexington-class aircraft carriers USS Lexington CV-2 and USS Saratoga CV-3 carried four twin 8"/55 caliber turrets.  The upper two turrets were fitted with rangefinders and protective hood ("ears").  The lower two turrets were not.
 
Install the 2 turrets with rangefinders in superfiring (elevated) positions.  Install the 2 turrets without rangefinders on the flight deck.

These turrets are not suitable for models of US Navy heavy cruisers of World War Two.  Those ships carried 8"/55 cal. turrets of a different design, available separately.

Features:
overall dimensions accurately scaled from official US Navy drawings
accurately shaped armored rangefinder hoods
six crew access doors with raised hinge, rain deflector and dog details
158 hex-head exterior bolts properly sized, numbered and positioned according to photos of the actual turrets
separate trunnion, slotted for your favorite brass barrels (barrels not included) to allow you to position the guns to any realistic elevation from -5 degrees to +40 degrees just like the real turret
turret-bottom breech well
turret-back shell ejector ports
heavy turret-bottom supporting structure per photos of the actual turrets

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