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RE: thanx
Posted by: Dave McQueen ()
Date: December 04, 2000 06:44PM

<HTML>thanx again for all replies.

ok so i\'ve accepted that the guns were submersed when needs be and were instantly available for action\'but how???

metals and seawater don\'t mix well.
and guns and water especially don\'t.
the barrels being wet is not a problem\'and would probably contribute a colling action for the first few rounds fired.

water in the firing and trigger mechanisms still confuses me and also the guns general resistance to seawater corrosion.

thanx again



DUPRE wrote:
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Hy,

i founded a 37mm gun (i d\\\'not know if it is a gun of submarine or boat) in front of Saint-Jean-de-Luz (France). the top of the gun was again protected by a cap of strong cloth greased (in good state !); i think that a piece of wood was present behind the cloth to close and protect the orifice of the gun.

so long, Eric DUPRE</HTML>

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Subject Written By Posted
what happened to the anti air guns?? Dave McQueen 12/02/2000 05:35PM
RE: what happened to the anti air guns?? Fin Bonset 12/02/2000 08:23PM
My two cents.... Ben B. 12/02/2000 09:35PM
RE: My one cent....!~ Les 12/02/2000 09:53PM
thanx Dave McQueen 12/02/2000 10:02PM
RE: thanx Les 12/04/2000 04:57AM
RE: thanx DUPRE 12/04/2000 12:29PM
RE: thanx Craig McLean 12/04/2000 02:00PM
RE: thanx Dave McQueen 12/04/2000 06:44PM
RE: thanx joe brandt 12/04/2000 10:34PM
RE: thanx dave mcqueen 12/04/2000 10:37PM
RE: thanx Rainer Bruns 12/05/2000 03:42AM
RE: thanx Antonio Veiga 12/05/2000 08:20PM
What happened to guns Romulo P. Figueiredo 12/06/2000 01:29AM


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