United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Nide 16U.S. Naval Institute, 1890 |
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Sivu 35
... fire - damp generally ensued . Some interesting experiments were made with mixtures of coal - dust and dynamite . Three coals , con- taining respectively 40 , 27.86 and 23.60 per cent of volatile matter , mixed with equal weights of ...
... fire - damp generally ensued . Some interesting experiments were made with mixtures of coal - dust and dynamite . Three coals , con- taining respectively 40 , 27.86 and 23.60 per cent of volatile matter , mixed with equal weights of ...
Sivu 78
... fire , owing to their great speed , and nearly the whole strength of fire can be brought to bear as the guns are now distributed . Still , an oblique attack tends to induce the enemy to concentrate his fire upon the leading vessels ...
... fire , owing to their great speed , and nearly the whole strength of fire can be brought to bear as the guns are now distributed . Still , an oblique attack tends to induce the enemy to concentrate his fire upon the leading vessels ...
Sivu 591
... fire improves , so now he orders Director Firing , a system used extensively in the navy , and which I will endeavour to explain . The distance at which it is intended to deliver the fire being accurately known , the elevation due to ...
... fire improves , so now he orders Director Firing , a system used extensively in the navy , and which I will endeavour to explain . The distance at which it is intended to deliver the fire being accurately known , the elevation due to ...
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