Those "Brookes/Garcia"-type 5-inch turrets - including on Long Beach, as shown - are abso-tively your standard, WWII-type, single-5" gun houses. (Does anybody know why they went to something different on the Midways?)

But you know what I really like, in those pics of yours, Donny, are the superb views of Mk56 directors (or something damn close to 'em) up on those towers (also on Long Beach). Where'd you get those pics, Don?

Cheers,

-Matty