beejay said:Hello jnyoun,
I hope this link helps you to understand the naming of gun mountings as fitted to "O" Class Destroyers:
http://hnsa.org/doc/br224/pl3.htm
Please persevere with the build - it is very good indeed
Hello B-Manic,
Good Morning Chief!
The letter 'Z' was never used in the R.N. to identify turrets or main armament mountings as this was used for a cruising state, Condition Zulu. Letters used were 'A', 'B', 'P', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y'.
Additionally the letters P and S in conjuction with a number, ie P1, P2, S1, S2 etc, were used to identify secondary armament mountings in some Battleships and Cruisers, but P and S indicated either location on the Port or Starboard side of the vessel.
The 4" AA mountings of a "Fiji" Class Cruiser illustrated in this link:
http://hnsa.org/doc/br224/pl1.htm
will show what I mean with P1 and S1 being the mountings furthest forward, port and starboard.
For a unique use of the letter 'Q', please see the attached link:-
http://hnsa.org/doc/br224/pl2.htm
Usually 'P' and 'Q' were used to identify midships turret fitted to many classes of WW1 Battleships and Battlecruisers.
In WW1 one R.N. Battleship had seven turrets,all on the centre-line, HMS AGINCOURT, the only one of her Class and days of the week were used to identify them - not letters!
Yours aye
beejay
Thanks beejay. Alpha, Bravo, and Yankee are also damage control conditions. In the Canadian Navy all equipment, off centre-line guns, power panels, etc are odd numbered on the Starboard side & even numbered on the Port side. This convention is explained in the 'Admiralty Manual of Seamanship (BR67-1 Ch1)'.
When I went through 'Cannon College' in the 70's we were taught that gun mount Z (not necessarily a turret) was a designation for a experimental or temporary, mission specific, fitted weapon.