, 1875-02-23
xcanon. Artil,criuta anaak Of s],n oa,

ful weapon. Artit!ersts speak Of slls coming
monater A. On sAninl gun Crowds assemble
At tho forge whenoyor one Of tho lingo cola Ia to
1e i!'ntnellca by ths new stcan-hnmmer at
Mooi"ich A1hchal. Even In tlte making uf tho
:'a-tou guns masses Of Iron Weighing - tons, nt
wolust!s heRs have 10 he LAID under tho LAM
lnef. Fur tla larger gun III fnczndescent lnasH
~ ~ tohh lsaH - be fetched ont OF tito lire, and
an!y hammered. The furnace laa tia capacity
OF eottage sl tho t,rga ~ which tho glowing
cynuhtf 10 lifted oSt Of It. burning bed weghH
m uo leas Than ~ tohs. X atc2m cratIo bears tho
wlole weight OF tong. aud coil. and everything
ni"It !, Ml'aGnt aesr'on. OF teh OF my kind.
phye tnose spcctatots who taho tlie trouble to DO
pieaent. otncr nations aro not likely to bo blind
70 tue Advantage Which accrues from tho
Isas "sfesgi.op " d gans exceptionally poverfu A.
made h.rng a diameter inchea greater ti,at
that of tho tube of tho Bi-.on gun, Tho,s tmbca
may 10 i''tendcl for lie lining of the Anerica,,
smooth.boro Euna. which are to lie converted in
70 r'i!as: rorsibIT thoy aro for tlao use Of tian
French Government, or Tor tho 1talia,,. At al}
events, altcli nlasses pf hlcui Aro being made.
ant, aro detained to piAJ aomo part In connection
with foreign artillery. 3loas certainty tho ar-
poaranco Of 110-ton mnzzlc-ioasiing gin
auoag foreign ar1nAmonts IL by uo sncaus q re-
moso contingency.
+" Hut what aro We prepared to do Assuredly
tho great ttcam-lla1nlner at N'oowich Arsenal
can accomplish aolnathing mora for III tl1an tho
nakEg Of Al Sl-ton gun, big ~ that undoubtoa-
y viii bc. with It's aote of IL inches ia diasncter,
and ~ 1eat iu lcngth firing projeotile weigh
Jug l,Go1 pounds. propelled by ;oo pounds. Of
rnwdsf. tho Eat,se "t tue weapon haing, 7 miles.
All this 70 very Iosmidabo, but 1t IL not ty any
lnca',a what eau bo donc. Wa may double tho
weight Of tho, gun, making Ii 1G0 toua,
having \ ca'ibre Of 20 inches, and =
boro Of at least 20 feet. This would
tren theu thero would te somc.hlug beyond,
and Why shou!d We stop sllurt of That which
1uunt be gained 1t Aoma period pr other. Lot
ua contemplate the further step At onca. Why
2 feet. TAa wciyht would be 275 tons. mo
charge Of powder would be 1000 pounds, tho
weight OF tue proicc.ito neatly I tous and
' ha.', AID the ra''go or Q msles3
3a.t'r 1L1 u nr,cos,ia not t hlsss areaa bu, pr.
would probably 30 q tritIe lcsb t!,an Glo0 por
sou. or atout E225, OJ3 for the entire picco. In
weight of pIojectlle a,tch d gun would be solnc-
tiiI!g more than & .pouudcr. rerhapA wIlcu
We Ind made such = weapon We might think wo
tile Of tho 1is-tol Eun would possibly ptuc-
trata feet with corresponding backing. 4. we
Showed aoMo titue ago. III. Collins Browne hAh
modelled a ship Which shall actually carry
tcct Of Ar1nor. This atinur would alto 10 EEe-
scnted At . atopo. 10 that our 5,000-poundcr
would hare its work to do. As for coBt there is
the consideration tlat Que Aucll gun mill Give re-
sutb such az number Of Hnsalfcr guns could nc
feet o. ar1aor. will carry four 8ltou guus cost
Ing Ia 900 each. ffer fou. guns, therefore. will
cost moro than ono 2id.tpn gun. Yet how Moilld
such reasel as sl.o 1ndc1lbio be able to stand
tho e., sttask of 80 tremendous weapon: Tile
5000 pound procc.l!os unless striking with con-
siderable 0bh4uity. would readily smash sAraugh
The thtckeAt part ol tho atmor. and two or tlree
ouch visitors, lIavinH bursting charge Of 500
pouuda o. poTdoE, Mish. dccile t.le fate OF the
ship. Surely tho senult would Ia cheap =. tle
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