The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-29


lures are only to lie found very few and far between
nor are the home establishments yet capable OF pro-
eys only One or TWO eSsnce They we're maac
BY Krupp OF Essen, IN Prussia are not OF solid steel
but on the contrary, are built up 81 many ny, moro
forged. aud resemble an Armstrong very much IN
thcr outward appearance. II we deduct the breech-
rounds OF service charges with prlsmatic powder
ana gays Ssr AGA ys9o 70 h ns d RnSsGs
Ia the way Or breech-loading for ordnance are
so great that we must not be surprised 10 ind
many different mean. q closing inc BACK l OF me
favorite in Russia is just now the Knapp improved
cyllndro- prlsmatic wedge with the broad well ring
prlsmatic wedge Glrupp) with steel cup and copper
ring gas check, the Kraimer double wedge tprusslan
osssss s. F S hgSst goes
on " Russia thai we think IT, wei, 70 Eiye more
columns OF the guns considered to be adopted Into
The service Of the greatest military empire In the
It must be borne in mind that the nomenclature
does not express The true weight OF the proecte In
this or any other continental system OF ARTILLERY.
The dimensions and weights ure here given In Eng
lish measurcs:--
MeusrAIS Gur.-Threc- FOUNDER Bronze with single
weS q shell Ss i T.
Ter this there
@ double as sss saa %
ssSrs is W their weights from bronze ss
w
IT. anS velocity: sas s: shsssD
wss ws Msass and Ss . s1o
a and
with ssryice charge 1850 H. With reduced charges Isl H.
Syss ron SIEGE OR aAnnIsoS sEnvIcn;-rwevs-
m msis 1sass 's r. :is charge sa
mon :ne ss O initial o ,soc,,y Loo r.
initial s9srf'
ss on an s s: ss win o% 1s
e & IT, malta scsy
VIZ r.ss: %ss S
Ssss 81 e.
4, ia Is ssSs
sSs t. Ss's @
Cast she'll g b. steel SHE'LL IS b.s Initial velociies,
Lisht inch ,Ise wo naqres prism..e
IRON ana md S'iS initial Sssey
1i5s Strengthened with rings cyndro prismatic
edge; weight I6 cwt Qrsi charge, 3 lbs initial
Eight and ahasnch steel,
.ss Ssf SSa
oprismatlc wsdss; weight sss ewt chsrse
g. bs hardened iron and steel Shells BOZ lbs n
sug H. OPP
i Ss sne 80 Ids ''s' SMELL ''' A''' velocity
nature is in exis ence, and one rather different,
eleven-inch, made purely for experiments.
for 80
wedge charge ID Cannon powder) common she'll 81 lb
Eishsseh ewo ns%se.s Siege and service,
e. lis
shell 1872 h. velocity unknown Steel with cylindropris
The mortars have not been very successful The
iron has not been thoroughly worked out.
Such is nsminally the list OF Russian rled artil.
lery bat the reader should guard himself from sup
posing that there are many OF tho heavier natures
In existence The frequent failure OF steel guns
adopting them to lag behind in the race to obtain
good heavy guns.
We have given the above particulars in detail, be-
cause they not to be found In any English BOOKS
nor have we met them In any language but Russian.
and we would direct attention to the following
First-That every Russian gun Is generally heavier
and decidedly more powerful than the correspond
ing piece In other European armies Thus our g.
FOUNDER would meet a horse artillery gun throwing
Would be confronted by a l4-poSnder. our 20.
FOUNDER by 27.pounder, and SO on, ana this with
proportion. The Russian so.called 8-pounder weighs
less than our ghtest 2O-pounder, yet throws a ~
ID. projectile No doubt eur practice would be bet
ter than theirs but battle targets not contracted
to O space OF six feet by six feet. We believe the
Russians are as right here as they wrong about
their steel heavy guns
Second-In all their heavy rined guns prismatic
powder is used, and by Its means alone lney are
able to exist Prismatic powder has now been
adopted by most Of the continental nations. 1t
enables them to their guns while getting very
good velocity out of them. There are no private
interests connected with prismatic powder That is
simply the reason why 1t has not before this been
adopted In England. Nobody has any Thing to make
by II, so nobody fathers II.
Thfrd-The Russian field artillery, like that OF the
Prusslans and Austrans carry proportion OF re-
duced charges for curved fire. We 40 not hesitate
to say that IN these days OF breechoaders ana
field works curved fire will hold position OF In
finltey greater importance than it has ever done
before.
Fo1uh-An entirely Russian popularity is the
way in which they carry their ammunition. Three
horses abreast draw twowheeled carriage, instead
OF team Of four horses drawing wagon, in most
countries. In hilly district with sunken roads this
would be great advantages: but Russia Is ceun.
try OF plains. Is 1t Just possible that these ammun
ton carriages may have been designed for service
In hiy countries which are not now RusslanH
F'Ulh-Russia is for The present dependent upon
KrupD OF Essen, IN Prussia, for The supply Of her
heapteSt guns.