Each step engaged with its matching thread cut in the gun breech when inserted and rotated.

Size may be reduced because the non-elevating gun breech does not need to move up and down inside the upper turret.

III had been virtually destroyed and only the gun breech was salvageable.

Firstly it allows for a smaller turret volume, as no internal space is needed for the vertical movement of the gun breech.

This brought the gun breech into position, loaded the round and then returned the gun to the initial angle.

A subsequent test by the Navy of the overram scenario confirmed that an overram could have caused an explosion in the gun breech.

Their low turret roof stops the rising gun breech when the muzzle is depressed.

A metal fairing over the gun breeches created a "hump" that led to the name Camel.

He was aware of the main gun breech below his legs heaving back and spitting a smoky casing.

On firing, the gun breech recoiled into the driver's space, with the driver staying in position, in case the vehicle needed to move quickly.