Sentence examples for more turrets from inspiring English sources

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Originally part of Brazil's role in a South American naval arms race, she held the distinction of mounting more heavy guns (fourteen) and more turrets (seven) than any other dreadnought battleship constructed, in keeping with the Brazilians' requirement for an especially impressive design.

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The aircraft was to have a crew of five or more turret gunners, and a six-man relief crew.

She kicks a killing-machine to pieces, then grabs it to "discus that bitch at two more gun turrets".

In 1862 the castle was ravaged by fire, and city officials used the opportunity to rebuild it with higher towers and more stately turrets, thus giving it its "magic kingdom" appearance.

Morgan collaborated with her early mentor and teacher Maybeck on plans for an eight-story Bavarian Gothic-style castle with two great towers and more minor turrets, some 61 bedrooms proposed for Wyntoon's largest building project.

Huge fortress-cities lined the coast, complete with pool complexes and crenellated turrets more appropriate to Disneyland than the modern Middle East.

Note; plan is of Invincible-class battlecruisers; the Indefatigable-class has a third superstructure element with 'P' & 'Q' turrets more widely spaced.

The ship was accepted by the Navy on 16 April 1863 although she was not recommissioned until 29 June, the first warship with more than two turrets in history.

The more common "production" turret, sometimes called the "Henschel" turret, was simplified with a significantly thicker flat face, no shot trap (created by the curved face of the initial-type turret), and less-steeply sloped sides, which prevented the need for a bulge for the commander's cupola.

This further increased the length of the ships because the barrels of the upper turret did not protrude over the lower turret, requiring more space than a pair of superfiring turrets.

It seems more likely that Dreadnoughts turrets and guns merely received higher priority than those of the earlier ships.

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