USS ALaska Class

Discussion in 'Ship Comparison' started by Buddy, Jan 25, 2010.

  1. Anvil_x

    Anvil_x Well-Known Member

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    Nice, I assume that's a Treaty Boat, with the two 1.5 unit guns?

    So is the A turret gun facing forward with a slight offset, or is that just a weird camera angle?

    If you get the time, would you mind posting pictures of your Alaska in a thread over in "Stem to Stern"?
     
  2. Sethie

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    Turret a is moved by a servo.it goes prob 90 degrees to either side
     
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    OH!!!! Oh I see! I thought your rotating turret was C. But the A turret makes a lot of sense. How does the control interface function? do you just have them on a binary switch that toggles it to starboard or port?
     
  4. Sethie

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    I've put it on several different channels testing it but will have to run it on 3 way switch.id planned to make both front turrets rotate slaved together but b turrets height made it almost impossible to do without gears and pulleys bc it wanted to twist and not rotate

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  5. Anvil_x

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    Oh man, that'd be cool. I think Mark posted up a 3D printed gun cradle that might do what you need it to do.

    Have you considered getting a winch servo and running both turrets on a geared setup?
     
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  6. Sethie

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    I plan to order a pulley system for my wva and get both front turrets rotating together and am trying to c if I can mount to hull instead off deck
     
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