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A question for ER. May 17, 2014 8:23 pm bowser

Hi.  You may know this.  It looks as if many shipboard anti-aircraft guns had two-man crews.  One powered a crank which controlled the barrel transversing, the other controlled the elevation.

Who actually fired the weapon?

  • That was all before my time--WWII stuff. by ER 2014-05-17 21:34:34
    • Thank you by bowser 2014-05-20 10:44:03
      • Port side view by ER 2014-05-18 08:06:02

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