I believe the damaged Marine tank with the wooden armor was on Iwo Jima, not Okinawa. SOURCED FROM VOSPER MICROFICHE PRINT. This turret was larger and could fit the 76mm gun with much more comfort than the basic 75mm turret. RAF heavy bombers of World War II such as the During the World War II era, British turrets were largely self-contained units, manufactured by As almost a 1930s "updated" adaptation of the earlier Bristol F.2's concept, the UK introduced the concept of the "turret fighter", with aeroplanes such as the The concept came at a time when the standard armament of a fighter was only two machine guns and in the face of heavily armed bombers operating in formation, it was thought that a group of turret fighters would be able to concentrate their fire flexibly on the bombers; making beam, stern and rising attacks practicable. Elsewhere, armoured turrets, sometimes described a Ericsson later admitted that this was a serious flaw in the ship's design and that the pilot house should have been placed atop the turret.Something similar occurred in American armoured vehicle designs around the time of the Second World War, tanks sprouting 'superfiring' turrets including the Crick, Timothy (2012) Ramparts of Empire: The Fortifications of Sir William Jervois, Royal Engineer 1821–1897, University of Exeter Press, Nov 5, 2019 - Sure there was a Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombadier, Radio Operator....But Without Gunners No Way You'd Survive more than 5 missions. They then descended 22 feet into the turret until they could place the urn into a position where it would sink into the deepest part of the ship, where Lauren Bruner would once again join his old shipmates. Due to instability, fewer larger and heavier guns can be carried on a ship.Also, the casemates often sat near the waterline, … For other combat vehicles, the turrets are equipped with other weapons dependent on role. The same Turret was later used as the Nose Turret of the Manchester, Stirling & Lancaster bombers, making it the most numerous British Gun Turret of WW2. Cornwallhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-chieftan-tank-in-action-in-muddy-field-in-bude-cornwall-10823282.htmlTwo men, living history players in world war two British Navy uniform, manning twin Browning machine guns on the deck of P22 Rhine River gunship.https://www.alamy.com/two-men-living-history-players-in-world-war-two-british-navy-uniform-image152304883.htmlhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-north-american-b-25-mitchell-147768856.htmlPersonal photographs and memorabilia of fighting Americans during the Second World War. One early version of this turret featured two Oerlikon 20mm cannon and six M2 heavy machine guns. Still, the Thunderbolt showed some very interesting possibilities during its brief, but potent lifespan. one turret mounted higher than and firing over those in front of and below it). The Mk12 gun assembly weighs 3,990 lb (1,810 kg). Turret 4 was a HIGH turret, as opposed to Turret 5 which one entered off the main deck, through a hatch in center back of the turret, a LOW turret. The solution to that problem was an electric turret called the Elco Thunderbolt. B-24 Liberator heavy bomber nose art.https://www.alamy.com/personal-photographs-and-memorabilia-of-fighting-americans-during-the-second-world-war-b-24-liberator-heavy-bomber-nose-art-image240911800.htmlhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-avro-lancaster-world-war-2-british-heavy-bomber-14837927.htmlHistoric defensive British / English artillery / cannon gun from the period of the second world war / WW2 on Rock of Gibraltarhttps://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-historic-defensive-british-english-artillery-cannon-gun-from-the-period-34728112.htmlhttps://www.alamy.com/b-24-liberator-at-boeing-field-image353771846.htmlOil on the water's surface near gun turret three at the U.S.S.