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How many main-battery turrets could a ship carry?

A tentative ten-turret limit combines six centerline positions and four wing turrets, with a warning that the arrangement would be a poor idea.

Question

What is a plausible maximum number of main-battery turrets?

Short answer

Probably ten: three centerline turrets forward, three aft, and four wing turrets, although that would not be a good design.

Notes

Ten turrets is offered as a possible upper limit. The proposed arrangement has six on the centerline, three forward and three aft, plus four wing turrets. The layout is judged a poor idea even if it can fit.