Ships of the Royal Navy . Rapid [Thornycrojt R class). 119. ViMlERA. 120 DESTROYERS V and «W classes, Emergency War Programmes, 1916-18 The system of super-firing guns, introduced into destroyer design in the Seymour class of Leader,was developed in these boats endowing them with a high gun command and concentration of fire whichmakes them unique amongst the worlds torpedo craft. It will be seen that the general principle of gundistribution corresponds with that of the gunned battleships and the Cardiff class of lightcruisers—, two positions fore and aft and one amidships ; that
Ships of the Royal Navy . Rapid [Thornycrojt R class). 119. ViMlERA. 120 DESTROYERS V and «W classes, Emergency War Programmes, 1916-18 The system of super-firing guns, introduced into destroyer design in the Seymour class of Leader,was developed in these boats endowing them with a high gun command and concentration of fire whichmakes them unique amongst the worlds torpedo craft. It will be seen that the general principle of gundistribution corresponds with that of the gunned battleships and the Cardiff class of lightcruisers—, two positions fore and aft and one amidships ; that this is the best possible spacing isgenerally conceded but it certainly seemed a drastic step to adopt it for destroyers and place weights atsuch a height above the water-fine. However, the V and W classes are an unqualified successand the most efficient destroyers afloat. Originally the V class had four tubes and were thus differ-entiated from the W s which have six, but ten of them have since had their twin positions convertedinto triples so that the
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