How might a large capital-ship autoloader control barrel heat and prevent ammunition cook-off?
Short answerForced-air cooling could operate during the roughly thirty-second loading cycle; water jackets appear less likely.
NotesLarge-caliber forces make heat and ammunition cook-off serious design concerns, but the firing cycle is still much slower than a machine gun's. A nominally fast capital-ship system fires about once every thirty seconds. That interval provides time for cooling measures during the loading cycle. Forced-air cooling is plausible, while water cooling appears less likely.