Question: 5"/38 caliber gun

[lll_liang]

Curious what is the component at the bottom of this 5" turret's front in the picture. Thanks!

Mk dual 5inch

[Ian Roberts]

If you mean the small device on the lower front of the mount face, it's the training stop buffer -- designed to keep the mount from training past a certain point (usually to prevent firing into own ship superstructure).

[lll_liang]

That is my question. Thanks so much for the reply