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Old 01-02-2008, 14:21 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Blademaster View Post
How thick are those gun barrels? All the Shipwreck needs to do is to foul up the turret as to disable it from firing any shells.
The gun barrels are designed to withstand extraordinary pressures, from the inside. Nothing but a direct hit is going to hurt the barrels. As for fouling up the turret, I suppose it is plausible that a hit on the deck nearby could smash things up enough to make the turret stick. But I'd want Rusty's opinion on that, for sure. Even if that happens, elevation would not be disabled, so the guns might still be usable. You'd just have to aim the ship in the right direction. Which could be difficult.
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