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It doesn’t look like it. They did sometimes use a kind of turntable to allow regular cannons to easily change direction, but I don’t think the same was done with these.

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Maybe it’s because of the recoil?

Having the canon alligned with the track allows it to move with the recoil while having it slightly angled may make it derail 🤷‍♂️

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