Scale: 1/96     (1/8 inch = 1 foot)

Includes 1 turret with trunnion (no barrels).

Recommended for:
Loyalhanna Dockyard 1/96 scale Arizona Class Battleship hull
Scale Shipyard 1/96 USS Arizona BB-39 hull 
 
This model represents a 14 inch/45 caliber Triple-gun Turret of Pennsylvania class battleship USS Arizona BB-39 as it appeared from 1929-1941.
 
This model turret was designed from Bureau of Ordnance drawing O.P. 1112 (2nd Revision) dated January 15, 1945 as well as drawings by Alan B. Chesley modified to match high-resolution photos of the actual turrets obtained from the National Archives.

Features:
scaled from US Navy O.P. 1112
detailed rangefinder hoods with closed viewports
detailed turret roof periscopes
correct number and position of barbette apron gusset plates
to-scale thickness of glacis
properly shaped gun openings
correctly shaped buckler (bloomer/blastbag) attachment collars on glacis
trunnion printed separately as one unit to permit the modeler to select any realistic elevation from -5 degrees to +30 degrees, just like the real guns and sleeve
trunnion accurately positioned within the gunhouse according to US Navy O.P. 1112 providing a correct center of rotation and distance to muzzle from the gunhouse
 
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