The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-24
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n Most Washable Asiase, ~ Last seeursa
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| The ratativs irnpoytan.o ~ tb. c.rriaoo In
MODERN coast-aeisnce orunancen not Rener-
ally understood. Instead OF being the simple
sSs.su,' ooi ea.y uays 4" may now DC most
SxSravi,e ,sns. n nn.m1i. M .',n, u0wsr .
isvers' bss,ds. The ordInory con.,rns,,onoi
parts. since the lifting. the check OF the recoiL
hosting and the placing OF the charge, and
er,troro,ions ranul,a tnr.,i1.hia 80. sn y,
addition to carriages las been tn, anna rntIs
for raising the gun above the parapet for the
| purpose OF Hiring and then Withdrawing II to a
nS.,r srs sne,'o.e .. position a 10. loading
direct nTs onIv for ,sw sscoDd. N SISss ,ho
! defence an enormous advantage sinca thu
Jsnssr ., d,.noo,,t,u, sun ass, sin Ss,,, ,ne
uanRer Oh dlsmouhtinR the guns and killing
The invention Of disa,naorine c.r,,,,o.
49,. ~ VI oaLrlases
century ago in 1885, Col. de nussy Of our
army designed A carriage in which the onn
was rolled to the rear on eccentric wheels and
| lowered. After the close OF the civil war Major
ming Q, 'ne OnVed States Engineers invented
carriage on the cOunterpoiso principle,
which Is that the recoil Of the gun. in carrying
| .,,S,s 81 .uv"' oo,o" Wv p"'"pEt 10 Tue
sneneIeu loading position raises counter
ing in turn. carries the relonded Gun above Inc
$3.50, -. at TO- u,s kuu "ooNe lhe
! successfully tried with big l5-inch smooth
bore, which then constituted our chis, roItnnc,
In heavy guns About three years later. Col.
MoncrieI OF the British army also achieved
pracucel success with this same counter
p'i'o p'tuo'pIe' anu IN 700, oy the exercise
di.anro.ri,a oas.,sa'. IL,
- IL ou'eu =" guns up
70 me V'inch oil twelve tons Major
rineers wrItinu In laoo sno.L. -, an.
MoperIstr carriage. . io 10. sp y, .h,, ., ms
Fatholtne. Lavernock. Popton. Hubberstone,
Newhayen. Carlisle and Camden Hs d..cribs.
the carriage as giving excellent protection to
the gun and detach ment the laying being
psrformsd un1sr coyar h,,, 49,. ,h., q, ~
,s 49, S'.'' Nus no'VH t'a' ~ 10
somewhat complicated and unsuitable to new
type guns. Its weight Increasing rapidly with
,.,.S - .'ouu"' " possioS
,n"ppncaoie 10 larger Guns than the ls-ton
than opIv two orIs,inn axa,'n,a. =, Ws..,''
uha,a ~. Wv" q 49, ' eNa,ip pn u. NeWna'eh
mounted. Thus practically the principle was
restricted to guns not heavier than the 7-inch,
at Flatholme, In tho Severn defeuces where
the, emplaeeinents are fairly dispersed ana
However the rapid ipcrease q, ws,,ht and
cost In this mounting with larger guns led col
MOnorieff to plau hydro I'm p II tic
Ing mountings which ware constrncted NJ
Elswick and we're successfully APPLIED to i.
inch, S-inch a Finch. iO.inch, and even 1876
linen Lreech. loading riaes In the Tem6raipe
England took the lead In applyi no tha Jisano
pearinR principle to guns mountei on ship
board. In dlscussinp tnIs latter Major cinrI.
we'll says that OF ali methods OF mount nrs vel
proposed the Disappointing principIe offers The
greatest advantages, and, provided that the
MEG anical difiicuiti.s can ba oyarcom. tbis
method will receive A vide adontion Ths
gun laid under cover by n position nn5er vii
he vulnerable only Tor "A low senands hafcra
each round, Its exact position can only la
identiiled durinp The brief nerini Of rIsiiiiit~
There appaars 10 lie NO sntisiantorv moi. ~
attacking It." The alternative principle il the
BARTLETT" which cosfs Lass ami rannir.s IaaS
skill for its aTicjsDt maintenancs 'rhera Ia
some protection Tor the Gun detashment, nut
after all the gun is alwnys expoaaI tn beinI
dismounted 81 direct hit. ~ oo-@
Eight years ago nomn exporiment. vsra
carried out at Portland which shaved tbe
difficulty a ship would have in contendtn9
with q disappearing gun mounted on shore.
A dummy lO-inch breach Loader was mnnnt.i
on the natural surface Of the lufi worlins nm
shield n [ IN. urnunI eycI iv iha 90, 'IitInna