Talk:Pivot gun

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As for putting it under swivel gun. I think that would be wrong pivot guns mechanism was totally different than a swivel gun. Swivel guns all aspects of the guns aim both traverse and elevation was controled by the same single ball mount or swivel; a pivot gun had its elevation control in a seperate mechanism within the gun carriage and the pivot controled only traverse. Pivot guns could also be made in much heavier guns than swivel guns. A image that makes the difference very clear can be found here http://www.boat-links.com/Old-Navy/oldnavy-02B.html please note the track controling traverse. To merge the two would be analogous to merging leopards and cheatahs they are both spotted meating cats. But the actual ascpects of the two are very different.

The result is very nice. Thatcher131 01:49, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article was nominated for deletion on 17 February 2006. The result of the discussion was keep.

Punkmorten 15:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]