Go fer ya gun partner

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by CCIP

That's actually a myth. We had quite a discussion on the physics of that before. When the guns are fired, the ship moves sideways at most a fraction of a millimeter

Could this be the discussion ?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//arc.../t-113800.html

[Sailor Steve]

Yes, that would be it. I posted a link in that thread to the experts' reasons why movement is minimal, but just in case it can't be found.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm

Also, if you want to spend a lot of time (a big lot of time) finding out things (including why nuclear-powered aircraft carriers don't really go 50 knots, or 45, or even 40) have a look through their main page.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_tech.htm

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Aft guns appear to have fired first.

I don't think the fore most gun has even fired yet

I think you are right. In real life would all nine guns ever be fired exactly at the same time or would there be a ripple? i.e., Turret 1, turret 2, turret 3 right after another?

Can all three turrets be fired at the exact same time?

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Yes, that would be it. I posted a link in that thread to the experts' reasons why movement is minimal, but just in case it can't be found.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-022.htm

Also, if you want to spend a lot of time (a big lot of time) finding out things (including why nuclear-powered aircraft carriers don't really go 50 knots, or 45, or even 40) have a look through their main page.
http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/index_tech.htm

Navweps needs to be bookmarked by anyone interested in .. uh.. well.. naval weapons.

It is an awesome website!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I think you are right. In real life would all nine guns ever be fired exactly at the same time or would there be a ripple? i.e., Turret 1, turret 2, turret 3 right after another?

Can all three turrets be fired at the exact same time?

Yes they can. The guns in the turrets are automatically timed to fire a fraction of a second apart to prevent the shells from interfering with each other. Standard practice in most navies was to fire one barrel from each turret simultaneously, as this made it easier for the gunnery officer to see exactly where they were hitting.

Navweps needs to be bookmarked by anyone interested in .. uh.. well.. naval weapons.

It is an awesome website!

It used to be part of a much larger site called Warships1.com. The guy running it shut it down several years ago, but his partner kept his half going. The old site had hundreds of pictures and information on ships. Their discussion boards used to be a lot of fun. I haven't been there lately, so I can't say for certain what's going on these days.