[Help!]Where'd my deck gun go?

[Nisgeis]

Originally Posted by DrJonez

There isn't a quad 50 caliber mount on my sub, and swapping out the 3 50 cal gun that was there before for the 4 50 cal was what started this problem in the first place. What gun is this referring to?

The deck guns of World War II are designated by the size of bore and their length as a function of the bore/shell size, so a 4"/50 gun has a 4" shell and a barrel that is 4"*50 or 200" long. A 3"/50 is a 3" shell and has a barrel 150" (3" * 50) long and a 5"/25 has a 5" shell and a 125" (5" * 25) long barrel. It's an easy way to see the relative length of the barrel. You can easily tell that a 5"/25 is a much relatively shorter barrel than a 4"/50.