Scale: 1/700
 
Set includes 6 mounts (turrets) for Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class destroyers as they appeared in World War Two, before the addition of external stiffeners.  This set is also suitable for Wind class icebreakers and Italian Navy Impetuoso class and Impavido class destroyers.  No barrels.

Recommended for:
Albatross Ltd. 1/700 scale USS Allen M. Sumner, DD-692
Albatross Ltd. 1/700 scale USS Gearing DD-710
Bureau of Small Warships 1/700 scale Allen M. Sumner Class Destroyer
Bureau of Small Warships 1/700 scale Gearing Class Destroyer
JAG Collective 1/700 scale Allen M. Sumner Class (FRAM II) 
JAG Collective 1/700 scale Gearing Class (FRAM II)
Jim Shirley Productions 1:700 scale Sumner Class (FRAM II)
MidShip Models 1/700 scale USS Gearing DD-710 (1944)
Pit-Road 1/700 scale USS Allen M. Sumner DD-692 
Pit-Road 1/700 scale USS Maddox DD-731
Pit-Road 1:700 scale USS Gearing DD-710
Pit-Road 1/700 scale USN CL Cleveland & USN DD Gearing
 
Features:
accurate dimensions scaled from official US Navy drawings and confirmed by photos and measurements taken from actual Twin Mounts
detailed armored viewfinder and rangefinder hoods
fixed trunnion with slots for brass barrels or kit barrels (barrels not included).  Elevation is set at +10 degrees
crew access hatches and maintenance hatches with hinge and bolt-head details
bolt-heads accurately sized, number and all in accurate locations
 
These models are scaled from official US Navy drawings.  These models are not 3D-printed copies of any plastic or resin model kit's parts therefore they may be sized and shaped differently.  Some adjustment to your kit's parts or other aftermarket products such as photo-etch may be necessary for best fit.

Assembly advice: insert brass barrels or your kit's barrels into their slots and fix the barrels in place using CA.  If your kit's or brass barrels are too large, carefully drill out the trunnion slots to fit.  If your barrels are too loose, use thick, gel-type gap-filling CA glue to help fill the gap.
 
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Among naval historians, the US Navy 5"/38 caliber gun is considered the best intermediate-caliber, dual purpose naval gun of World War II.  Lighter and squater than the earlier, heavier versions designed for battleships, aircraft carriers and cruisers, the "Mark 38" version of the twin mount was designed specifically for Sumner and Gearing class destroyers and other ships where weight was an important consideration.  This version also had differently shaped rangefinder hoods.