 In the late 1940s, the French also planned to equip the battleship "Richelieu" with twelve of these mountings, but the project was cancelled due to credit shortage.They were mounted in pairs on an electrically powered tri-axial mounting, intended to compensate for the motion of the ship and maintain a lock onto the intended target.The mounting was not properly waterproofed as the mountings were open to the weather and sea swell, resulting in a high maintenance burden.