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The XI inch gun was not converted into a breech loader, for the reason that it is
mainly designed for use in our present cruising vessels as a shifting pivot gun for
spar decks, and there would be little if any advantage gained from rapidity of fire
...
The XI inch gun was not converted into a breech loader, for the reason that it is
mainly designed for use in our present cruising vessels as a shifting pivot gun for
spar decks, and there would be little if any advantage gained from rapidity of fire
...
Sivu 9
... but the slotted screw mechanism would seem to have advantages over it, for
these reasons: In small guns, by having folding handles, all the breech
mechanism can be concealed within the breech ; it is readily examined after
every fire, and, ...
... but the slotted screw mechanism would seem to have advantages over it, for
these reasons: In small guns, by having folding handles, all the breech
mechanism can be concealed within the breech ; it is readily examined after
every fire, and, ...
Sivu 11
They have had great trouble in keeping these gas checks from flying wild as the
projectiles leave the gun, their tendency to whirl to the left of the line of fire being
decidely objectionable. It seems strange that the gas check which is now of so ...
They have had great trouble in keeping these gas checks from flying wild as the
projectiles leave the gun, their tendency to whirl to the left of the line of fire being
decidely objectionable. It seems strange that the gas check which is now of so ...
Sivu 49
But that launch must be strong enough to hold its engines and boiler with steam
up before it is lowered, it must have steel protection for its men from musketry fire,
in the shape of turtle-back or shields; it must be able to use salt water, it must be ...
But that launch must be strong enough to hold its engines and boiler with steam
up before it is lowered, it must have steel protection for its men from musketry fire,
in the shape of turtle-back or shields; it must be able to use salt water, it must be ...
Sivu 62
I saw then what I could not have credited unless I had seen it: namely, canvas in
strips and knots as hard as bullets; wound up and knotted so that nothing but fire
could disentangle the snarls. But I am wandering very far from my text. I began ...
I saw then what I could not have credited unless I had seen it: namely, canvas in
strips and knots as hard as bullets; wound up and knotted so that nothing but fire
could disentangle the snarls. But I am wandering very far from my text. I began ...
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