Scale: 1/500

Set includes 2 turrets with integrated barrels.

Recommended for:
Corsair Armada 1/700 scale USS Detroit CL-8  (1945)
Niko Model 1/700 scale USS Milwaukee CL-5  (1942)
Niko Model 1/700 scale USS Marblehead CL-12  (1942)

This model represents the typical World War Two appearance of the 6"/53 caliber Mark 16 twin-gun turret fit to the US Navy's Omaha class light cruisers:
USS Omaha CL-4
USS Milwaukee CL-5
USS Cincinnati CL-6
USS Raleigh CL-7
USS Detroit CL-8
USS Richmond CL-9
USS Concord CL-10
USS Trenton CL-11
USS Marblehead CL-12
USS Memphis CL-13
 
Features:
overall dimensions precisely scaled from US Navy O.P.1112 (2nd Rev.) "Gun Mount and Turret Catalog" drawings dated 15 January 1945
accurate shape
subtle, accurate, roof curvature with rivet head detail and detailed rooftop crew access hatch
detailed crew access doors with hinge and bolt head detail
exterior bolt heads and rivet heads properly positioned, sized and correctly placed according to high-resolution photos of the actual turrets obtained from the National Archives
accurate gun barrel shape and length
barrels integrated with the turret and do not move
detailed rooftop tank
detailed viewfinder shutters with dog plates and hinge details (shutters in the closed position)
 
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