British
4.7"/50 (12 cm) QF Mark XI
Sketch

Updated 20 May 2006


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4.7 inch twin Mark XX Mounting for QF Mark XI guns
Sketch by John Lambert and used here by his permission
Image from "Naval Weapons of World War Two" by John Campbell



1. Fuze receiver 25. Motor
2. Shell hoist control lever 26. Pump
3. Fuze setting machine 27. Operating cylinder for shell hoist
4. Ready use shells 28. Shell room
5. Tilting tray 29. Shell hoist loading tray
6. Trunnion bracket 30. Drip tray
7. Cordite hoist control lever 31. Magazine
8. Training receiver 32. Operating cylinder for cordite hoist
9. Training cut off gear 33. Cordite hoist
10. Hand and power lever 34. Air cylinder
11. Training clutch gear box 35. Hand operated cordite hoist
12. Training buffer stop 36. Air blast
13. Upper roller path 37. Turntable clip
14. Roller 38. Training housing stop
15. Lower roller path 39. Elevating arc
16. Training motor 40. Teleflex indicator
17. Shell hoist 41. Gun loading tray
18. Fixed pawl 42. Lookout platform
19. Moving pawl 43. Balance weight
20. Moving pawl POD 44. Lookout hood
21. Clutch lever - hand and power 45. Safety trainer's sight
22. Hand operated shell hoist 46. Intensifier
23. Oil tank 47. Recuperator
24. Strainer 48. Cordite hoist loading tray