New-York tribune., 1906-11-09
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

! Washington. Nov S-That the Pinch gun now
/ in most of the fortifcations OF the
/ United States would not last through an engage
ment Of two hours the period that would elapse
! from the time the leading vessel OF feet would
come within range until the last vessel would pass
! beyond the range Of the guns. is the statement
made by Brigadier General William Crozer. chief
| OF ordnance. whose annual report made public
at the War Department to-day
General Crozier thinks 1t Is of the utmost i'm
portance that some method be devised whereby
the necessary gun power be obtained with less
expense than that involved in using the very high
veocties of projectiles employed, with the
| accompanying rapid wearing away Of the rifng
III such manner TO destroy the accuracy of
the gun after few rounds. The l2-inch gun will
last for about sixty rounds and. as the gun is
capable of firing for considerable interval a the
rate or forty-hve rounds an hour. II be seen
that the limit OF the life OF this gun could be
reached in less than an hour and half.
Similar statements be made with regard to
guns OF smaller cslibres, says the report although
as the calibre dminishss the admissible velocity
increases. By lowering the velocity OF the Pinch
projectile from $500 feet to 2250 feet second the
life Of the gun IS increased TO 200 rounds. The
penetration OF armor is reduced by the process
that or the 12-inch at 10000 yards coming down
from about 10ls inches to about 9 inches and the
range at which its pro1ectile would penetrate 12
inches Of armor plate being reduced from about
$500 yards to about 5000 yards
The chief of ordnance says II appears that by
using In the situations requiring the greatest power
I-inch gun. with 2150 feet a second velocity of
projectile instead of the 12nch gum with $500 feet
a second initial velocity. the army would secure a
better gun, and gun which would last four times
as long General Crozier states that the Taft board
for the revision of the report of the Endcott board
on coast defences recommended this gun. and that
The department. has decided to IT in place the
i2-lnch gun in situations where the highest power
callbre has been abandoned.
General Crozier says that plans and specifications
nlsalac
factory for which Congress at its last session ap-
site the work of erection will be pushed vigorously
TO completion, but the site has not been selected
magazine rife 1893 model was supplied says 70 the the
regular troops in the United States FOR their use
Is5 model. with knife bayonet and rear sights has
been issued to the troops in the Philippine Islands
1t will be issued to the troops in the states and
the first issue recalled As result of tests during
loading magazine rifes which, e maV sde eventna ia aa
render them satisfactory. for service use. The
what more expensive than formerly. due to the
Among the changes made in the equipment issued
TO cavalry infantry and artillery during the year
steel, heavily timed and which is now made Of
aluminium, adopted after an extensive service trial
General CrOZier says that n number of militia
batteries have been supplied with the new S-inch
dS G farnshSd iSFa Mt6 R ana others are being rap
In chapter in regard to the personnel General
details from the line to his department after ex
that law the personnel will be recruited m a0 0L
idly the consideration that too many oAFcaPPs
shall not go out at the same time by expiration
of detail renders desirable.
ORDERS ISSUED-The following armv and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Major NOBLE H CREAGER. retired. TO general re.
Major WILLIAM P STONE. artillery corps 10 Fort
First Lieutenant JOHN E HEMPH1L1. sigma! corp.
,. from once Chief Signal 0ffcer 70 Fort Wood
infantry assume charge corstructiop 25h
Bliss RELIEVING Second Lieutenant CHARLEs O.
Second Lieutenant LEE HAGooD artillery corps. hav
Ryses f s1as a. OF Ss. srs 81 and & found
tenant Of artillery. by OF disability incident
NAVY.
Lieutenant Commander e. s. KELLOGG. commissioned
Lieutenant A NJ COOK. detached Naval Academy: to-
Lieutenant G G. FEwEL detached the Princeton;
Lieutenant H, G. Muslin. detached the Brooklyn: 70
Lieutenant H H. RoYALL, detached the Texas; homs-
Lieutenant \. MANSFIELD. detached the Columbia.
Midshpman F X. GYGAX. detached the K.ar,arr..
Midshipmen W H STEVENSON and P. H FIELD.
detached the Minneapolisi 10 Franklin. duty com
Paymaster C P DYER detached the Missouri. bor,.
Paylnaster r X PERKINS detached duty .s rr-o,,.
ing pay oftcer naval training station. San Fran
Paymaster c, c. sEIBELs TO the Missouri
MOVEMENTS OF wARsHIPs-The FOLLOWING,
movements OF vessels have been reported N +hs
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
November The Stockton, al Norfolk. -ba N,or..,,
Hampton Roads Newport at BosaoSe sagseqs tb:
Princeton. at Puget Sound. tho
SAILED.
as o16d he PGtomao from from H55 MsTs I,se
Birchy Cove. " - ioF