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David Latuch
Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 22nd, 2014, 6:05 pm
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I have to do some research to determine the exact year of this rendition, but Colombamike places it ca. 1918-1923.

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 22nd, 2014, 7:10 pm
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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 22nd, 2014, 7:20 pm
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Thanks but the windows in the observation platforms are wrong . . . I correcting them as I write.

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 22nd, 2014, 7:23 pm
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My estimate is 1922/23, so giving the date 1923 cannot go wrong!

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 22nd, 2014, 7:26 pm
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bezobrazov wrote:
My estimate is 1922/23, so giving the date 1923 cannot go wrong!
1923 it is. Thanks Ari

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 29th, 2014, 9:10 pm
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After receiving some very good source work I decided to attemp the 1944 incarnation of the USS New Mexico. Please it's still a WIP. . . but potshots are allowed and encouraged.

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 30th, 2014, 4:23 am
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what's with the numbers on the turrets?
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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 30th, 2014, 8:09 am
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Deflection markings for determining the direction the turret is trained from other ships in the fleet to allow concentration of fire on a target.

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 30th, 2014, 8:11 am
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The numbers on the turret in the 1923 version are called declination marks and were used to aid following battleships in the line to aim their guns at the same target.

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Post subject: Re: USS New Mexico As Build 1918Posted: May 30th, 2014, 3:04 pm
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WWII44 wrote:
what's with the numbers on the turrets?
They count numbers of times that turret was visited by an Admiral. You might think the "23" (using that as an example) would count for "23" admirals visiting that specific turret - in fact, it means that two admirals visited that day and peed down the gun barrel three times. Fascinating what you learn from reading Friedman's US Battleships!

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