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Old 05-24-10, 12:40 AM   #23
keltos01
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Originally Posted by Admiral8Q View Post
Interesting boat the T-class was I guess! I like how they put the deck gun up on the conning tower!
And they used it a lot on smaller ships that weren't worth a torpedo. And the DG crew was protected by the turret's armor and was sitting a bit higher than the deck so they had a better view, not a bad choice really.

Budget cuts in the interwar period left them without a real TDC though.. they had to "aim the boat" and at first had no stern tubes..

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