by Dan K » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:55 pm
Timmy, your language skills are always appreciated
Ledinot, my apologies for not being clear. As I said, my impression was that the directors seem to be open topped most of the time, at least for this class, though there are instances when they also seem to be covered, at least by canvas.
The Gran Prix Shuppan volume for cruisers shows an illustration of an enclosed director with three people crammed inside. An illustration from the carrier volume, below, shows it as both enclosed and open, which makes me think that perhaps the top of the enclosure was removable. I'm just not sure.
I've cropped some additonal photos of Shokaku after being damaged at Santa Cruz 1942, and at anchor at Yokosuka 1941. The (2) directors in first photo are at the very upper left, while the (2) directors in the second photo sit in the middle, with two triple 25mm mounts to either side. These do show some coverings, but, again, to me they look like simple canvas.
- Attachments
-
-
-
Timmy, your language skills are always appreciated :smallsmile:
Ledinot, my apologies for not being clear. As I said, my impression was that the directors seem to be open topped most of the time, at least for this class, though there are instances when they also seem to be covered, at least by canvas.
The Gran Prix Shuppan volume for cruisers shows an illustration of an enclosed director with three people crammed inside. An illustration from the carrier volume, below, shows it as both enclosed and open, which makes me think that perhaps the top of the enclosure was removable. I'm just not sure.
I've cropped some additonal photos of Shokaku after being damaged at Santa Cruz 1942, and at anchor at Yokosuka 1941. The (2) directors in first photo are at the very upper left, while the (2) directors in the second photo sit in the middle, with two triple 25mm mounts to either side. These do show some coverings, but, again, to me they look like simple canvas.