barbette
Sign in to savethumb|right| US Army 16-inch gun M1919 on barbette mount M1919; this was a high-angle mount with elevation to 65°. The photo was taken at Fort Duvall in 1928.
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- Use in fortifications
- Use in warships
- Use in bomber aircraft
- Notes
- References
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thumb|right| US Army 16-inch gun M1919 on barbette mount M1919; this was a high-angle mount with elevation to 65°. The photo was taken at Fort Duvall in 1928.
Barbettes are several types of gun emplacement in terrestrial fortifications or on naval ships.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “barbette” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.