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Why multiple mounts reached smaller guns slowly

A compact technology answer identifies mechanism miniaturization as the obstacle to multi-gun small-caliber mounts.

Gun Mounts Miniaturisation Naval Gunnery Naval Technology

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Question

Why did twin and triple mountings take so long to appear for smaller naval guns?

Short answer

Miniaturizing the loading, training, and supporting machinery was difficult.

Notes

A smaller shell does not make every part of a powered multiple mounting proportionally easy to shrink. Designers still have to fit ammunition handling, recoil, training, and crew arrangements into a much tighter space. That packaging problem delayed practical twin and triple installations.