EJFoeth wrote:
Bill Livingston wrote:
Are you sure that first photo is X turret and not the earlier platform on B turret?
A turret rangefinder hoods are angled, B turret rear armor plate has two additional facets on the outer lower corners, the vents of B-turret are different, you can see the typical awning line plus spreader (attached to the vent), I cannot see any breakwaters that should be
very visible for B turret, the small bollards near the taller barbette, the jack staff has a small plate where the fog light was fitted, you can see the quarterdeck ladder's davits and there is also a boat moored at the stern (and that does not happen at the bow). So that is nine reasons to say:
really sure
Oh, and there is a platform on X-turret that is unique to that turret
Oh dear...! I just
knew I should never post at quarter to one on the morning when I'm tired!
I know
ALL of this stuff... yep, all nine points... and even thought it as I was writing my post... but I still carried on writing it regardless... just because that end framing, from that angle anyway, just looks completely different to all the other photos I have seen...
But I'm less tired today... so less oblivious to any facts that might get in the way of distorted thinking...
and I think I have worked out how to get this platform right... we will see...