Krupp. a Century's History of the Krupp Works, 1812-1912
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— The turntable supporting the two 26-cm guns in the fixed bow turret on board the 'Sachsen' were given the same arrangements as those applied to the turret mounts of the 'Preussen' class. The traversing of the turntable could be worked either by steam or by hand. These turret mounts also were fitted with the valve brake. Besides, the chassis got buffers composed of a column of Belleville discs, 191 instead of the India rubber buffers hitherto in use and which were composed of India rubber disc...s alternating with iron ones. These buffers served to attenuate the shock of recoil of the upper carriage or that of its return to battery by their elasticity. The spring buffer proved so efficient that from the middle of 1877, it definitively took the place ot the India rubber buffer. Krupp was led afterwards to improve the design of the pivot mounts which had its pivot placed forward in front of the middle of the chassis from the following reasons: England had opened the epoch of small gun boats, by the building of the ,Staunch' class, that carried in front one single cannon, a 9-inch, gun placed in a Montcrieff disappearing mount.
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