The sun., 1893-10-17
raB MONSTER GUYS xUsf 90.
Interestinr Itru- or the Years Record In
Naval Ordnance.

Qualtrough OF the navy peFhhps nothihg Is
more not.ceaoie 'n'n .he movement among III.
na'io"s W feu"ee l.e 'i"N,""' "'h e"'ipres , VI
.ne gums ,eu vh ooatu ''o', ,esseiS. i"e
'rfeo heN u"'no ~ e,,'pe p'unueu ~ Eus,ana
are 20 carry no guns Heo'ier t'hn q, 'he linen
cano'o. inuee" '"o 'v"o"n' .ul'ui"s ~ e'",
1pons, or n. a''nouEn sne Gus nuS ulsriure',en. ', o.
LOW ,ons' VI ,, ono.,," "IoIo .''"" ,''"t t VI
out 10 ~ 70 ~ -" W
,, ,Aveeu'ns ,.. ."o ,.t. ", ,"o .,
."i % '.,e ., , ~ 20 ~. .,u'
-" Nv. ."o ' n,.' a. ,
h",, w. -. 80 ~, vs. w ~, s, ,,''.
,m''I,.. III = a,'.,, ,r,a an. ~.
10, In ,.a " ,,,' i,,sh p,, IN ,an 10 Ia
=. ,.,, r.s,ani M sD,,,, =, ,,,as ,inn,'-.,.
a., ,, ,, t.,e.,,. ,,i,tst -.
.,is, a., 80 i,,, -, n.,, 81.
A. ~ =, A. Vi,,S,.,a - ~, Wv
rhssi.a,, H. ,,a,I.Io ~ s,i,, a.athar ,,ro,,,s
I.ai,. =, w.. - a'Hn n y. r.'' ,handn.I 'o"u
- ~ - ,'s. .,a,,, an;na io ~, go,
,aIi,ssa sxsii., ~ 90 80 4, 18th, -. aI'a,,.
~ ,a,,Is. ~ T.., ,,a n.u. =. 10 i,ah
,u,s ,.,,tn, ha,, ian,,h - .,rt: ,oot oaa ,
,rsisht of ~ tons are !, "a sa,d 70 ron,ocs ,ha
Ia ~ ';roh o,,n, nnr ,g,nt which ora onnsids
cred very unsatisfactory. The new gun. which
has lO2 grooves. throws q projectile Of o25
nounds wifi , novder charge OF 44O nonnds.
pouhcs WIN powuer e"a'so Vi ffo 'ouhuS.
and Is said to achieve the enormous initial
velocity Of 2,GOo feet per second Tho Brcnnus
nus three guns Oh 1h's 'ype wh.eh are ouiit Nv
Bruellc. Col de BanGe thinks that the maxi
;sh s.ai,.,s,, s.a,, En q, un ,ons ,,,,tr;o
i"eh "eish'hs i'o'ii ~ " w ,ons. Nue'i"
rection. having decided to order no guns ex-
,aoa,nr, IA, inohaa ,rd oynr In tb,s. tho
eeea.hs oa .nenes. anu % e'.n AZ ~ aIhS, e 'ns
Krupp. who furnishes them, will not guarantee
Inn.a ,,uns aaainst droonins
Apart from the objections based on the lia-
biity to droop which was shown in the British
luton guns anu on ihs'aoil'ty "here sucn
monster ordnance and its turrets are carried.
an ii,pof,an. eiement in Iasof oi snialie, tai
ores mas peeh the possi"iii'y ol fhanipuiatinE
,hom BY hand in Gas, case the meohanism @ ,! h should
De in!u.eu. ui Iivn ans '"u9o s'o ouI'
may iurther oe hoteu tnae our own ha'ai au-
. ~ hs Tons 'S,s. a the
naiana Is 10 nave as net neasres' guns
have the s is.inoh I Some ordnance nan ', officers.
however hold that in spite Of the increased
velocity and energy given by the use of smoke
less powders, arm9r has made so great gain
pr sas that it h is rather premature to INIT
guns to the i5-inch caiibre
by the authority in question relates to the |
length OF heavy guns. Other things being |
equal, the longer gun allows q more COM |
plste action OF the powder upon It. and the
consequence is that in all services the ten |
dency for years has been to increase length |
with the same bore In our own service this |
tendency has been quite marked In the case of |
the 6-inch gun. Last January ar Elswick. with |
sT nG GG5 nae pees seen
the muzzie, the very astonishing Initial ye- |
T Psr and W
llOO-pound projectile the velocity was 3.25l |
fh,f apta xvifb Il In n.h
gun 100 calihres in length gave an initial ve- |
osty Of 5010 feet HsnE4n q1mn
or a.. feet. consisting Of three sections
tim es with 50 pounds OF smok eiess powder and |
a W}-pound projectile and an initial Velocity
Of $500 feet per second is said 70 have been
teen tons. The French view of this i'm portant |
Tns q, snUs o, gun
been determined by The french amtnopities
a % S 5ss ii
m !asss suss
Xd1aneed aiter.sts wish to pfoceed to longer guns
aad force the design of vessels capable Of carrying
ssri, the design oSxuns to Lengths whice the vessels
e sns,h Of Is eaSre and
long for the new vessels.
Indeed It is obvious that for practical work
be the Length OF ths 81 saR ,6
~ I'm Tue can "a, the LOT or
u,nnitv ~, and ai anarsy ar Yu'' - 'o 'ne' VI
a. % totmrn - intaro.t bas hoo, +b. su,
% th ol n as peen ,ne NC
rias ~ ~ H. ontnn hattie sTin ihar
aiais a nt1 %, tuT sola,i ti IN t snp ~ hueo
tina Sic csrries nair Of 3 1.inch Krnnns
tIila I Se S pai od u a. IA ~, haupPs.
tonr tt2nrn Armsa[ohg rapla-ihre g. guns t In
TSa ferweSd nmn vas tired of Hfteen denraays
m and the after gun Mt twentv.nya Se,
'h % ny S,iv a. i ann5 IL q on 3i
o nresf coBensa3 Of stse n ca
nSes II bit on ~ uoptcaI ~ portion T f
thiL " nn ny ~ sionas rpa al 1nu M
ia fhoreh ~ sIonng nortion ond a @ poT.
~, uny at % aIayntion haiOn aIvan t,s n,,tb tT
y, ~ rrS 1 20 nort nrao W. ~ +hi
mrnnsa nra nat witbin the nort Tha ~, d ,mIs
tion poS hnri1ontaI siidas NOT nniv raodarp
vay @ vi srniI H nOrt nosaihIa Fnr xxx apa a.
hut tsn nermits hanvw hIow heine gfivsn nfe 20
,ha shIU, = ~ str,e3nsn wv" oetns SNen "
'''T T,in, ,tH ~ - .ht Tho ,a,d;no oor,.,o,
m so %na me n are
rjch via a. wnnnG Inns Snr i2nnmnGssrs AZ M -
'he 13nincb caIihra tba iolinch %e;ppp AZ