British Naval Weapons of World Conflict Two: The John Lambert Assortment Quantity III: Coastal Forces Weapons

John Lambert was a famend naval draughtsman, whose plans have been extremely valued for his or her accuracy and element by mannequin makers and fanatics. By the point of his demise in 2016, he had produced over 850 sheets of drawings, a lot of which have by no means been revealed. The preliminary volumes consider British naval weaponry utilized in World Conflict II, thus finishing the undertaking John Lambert was engaged on when he died. His curiosity was all the time centered on smaller warships and his weapons drawings are usually of open mountings–the type that current an actual problem to mannequin makers–rather than enclosed turret weapons, however he additionally produced drawings of torpedo tubes, underwater weapons, fire-control administrators and even some particular armament-related deck fittings.

The drawings are backed by introductory essays by Norman Friedman and a choice of pictures provides to the worth of the guide as visible reference.