Ships/Manticore

Manticore

Every single turret on the Manticore is mounted on the dorsal surface of the hull. Two batteries of two guns on the wings, two along the centre line, two on the "forehead" of the ship. This provides a wide forward firing arc, bringing all turrets to bear to anything in its path. To a target 45 degrees ahead, only the single rear turret has a chance of being obscured. The weakness, of course, is the inability to maintain fire against a target directly behind the destroyer. Another result is difficulty in tracking strike craft flying below the Manticore.