The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-06
NEW WAR MATERIAL.

. fiun OF time " nen fnlN new weapon VIII =
sufficiently perfected 20 igh' 10 w ma
adoption by the worlds armies. Hsay =
ycntors are a. work on TINS arm OF m.
future. but only IA. Mondragon rifa ana
the rife 81 no Mau-er works a. OherrI0
G-rmarv have resolved serious cons .Gsra.
ton br the military authorities.
The Naus.r gun - the oriinary German
military mu-ket altered 70 an ag'0nafc
arm. with 'he same muzyle yeo.'v md
hiring regular Servi"e ammunition. a. hNrEh
- weight j. a lIttls more than that - -
-arvios musket u can be used In v,-i.,v
, OF Ways ~ most important CONDITION f9r
y r-e Ia -.-rN ir~. a. single loader. firing 10
lib.Tateiy one round a. a time. VITA a fgs
round clip HING either ~epaTat" POUND, ,is.
. liberafs'v ~ an IN rapid Succession au'a.
ma'IDtlly. or The same with a twsn'H -fvs
round clip The clip- ~ ave rounds an o..
u-si in the twenty five ease. and the latter
can bs Tetilled at any time, whether entirely
or ouy part ALLY empty Moreover Vh@n
the i've case or twenty i've ease b a''achei
10 the gun the latter can still 10 use,l AZ
single loader. single cartridges being In
serted aud fired a. desired, while the five ~
tWenty-five j. reserved for any emerRsn,y
/ that NAV arise The mechanism l. very
simple and quite strong and durable ma.
ing The arm - s~rvi" 10 WEAPON In all respe.fs
4 similar mechanism has been applied 10
the army p-'u.
This automatic Weapon % the Manasr
works j. undoubtedly tho hest nov IN ~.
l-tence and promises 20 he rapidly perfected
10 - hlSh a degree. ~ 20 insure - early
adoption
In France extensive experiments viiA
automatI" mu-k.ts have been carried On
but Inventors have so far lost sight Of essen-
tial conditions 10 ne fulhliei that 'hs a..
ihOritIe- have found if necessary 60 formn.
late ana publish them for the hsnent u
the publ.".
They nav he summarized a. follous
In genera ~ NAV he said that n rar'ial
or total onange in the arming Of infantry
'sn t"s- place only when the autonaus
rlre ~ regards ~ management. handling
and --r,Io-1bill'v IN war. can show ie-
cid-i superiority over the present serv -
weapon, the Iebel rife The arm must -
loaded Ike N . present arm. a. most win
five rounds. a. ths whole must hs capable
~ being fred nv one pull on the trigger
without Low ering he piece. The arm must
also 10 capable ~ being used A. an ordinary
repeating rife and ~ must also allow load
ing With single rounds shot for shot
The piece must be simple strong anf
readily kept ~ order and capable n being
easily assembled or taken apart ~ hand
alone .VIthout tools. lts weight must not
exceed o.. pounds and the rs'oI must ~
moderate - length must hs .IHh that
firing IN dou bls ranks can take place vi'hQl.
danger. but with hayons, attained n must
not Ne much shorter han the pressur arm.
u must admit Of rapidity Il nre with
-AiriuI-her lNing down of A. l@as, tgen'y
Shots minute The trajectory must 10 -
fa' hat a. - yards its height shall not 20
over = iee'
a. NAV require some time n bring he auto
matt, rrearw 90 the required degree NJ peF-
ie,ttpu. hut con-id@rtng the rapid progress
a. d.. .Iaas
riss ire 81 The opinion that the dsy ~ auto
Harir rifles L. not far distant, and 'here l. no
tuIu' nateNsr 81 il ultimate success ana
r-r"tu. ton INTO the armies Of the world
The bicycle battalion 81 one Of The Italian
RcT-aRllrr. regiments has recently maze
some YER, Interest experiments IN -
gard 'p me trausporIsr ION of machine gums
q. p. ssu- 81 N.,.,i-- IN The various fed
msuIrl,r"- % vt- thus possible 20 utilize
fully 'hs-" u.s, nm" guns IN the infantry. 70
which thav are assigned bat more than tina
they could b." used with great advantage
b. he ler>sgI-ri bicycle hattalions them.
selves which are often required n act alons
or to support their own cavalry or Oppo-s
the .n"r|E'S IA all Of which cases the r.s-
chime guns enabled them - make their a.
10, ~ with energy and surprising raptditE
During me earlier eNerct-e- N. mArhua
guns ere Transported nearly up 20 The a.
Inr l'u- is means % motor iorri-~ rv' ~
" a. Tprnd that these lorrle- on account %
r H..r large sue and the noise ~, r1a motor
f 100 rrs.iiiv d,srio~~d their yr"--nca go OBJ"
'ueu.f. ~.ps. iallv IN 'hang-- ~ position.
'Hn- u"' unir exposing favorable target
fp r'- .u.rrs - ARTILLERY, b'l' also eveahng
fr" H.'ulI position taken up. 80 hat he A.
Cd. s l..,'d the element - surprise For he
general advance ana ths larger rhanses =
position be- motor loTris- we're found lndis-
Isru-t t'-
g. rr-' tho ma,hins guns were carrie
'u MON 81 -UuH .i"r- bTf % was found tha'
900 THE ,i-a 'ln ds'l hmsrf rouIt no. ks@0
up sru the battalion. ami ws- Therefore
useless in rho advsu's or m changes -
position FINALLY another sy-'"m va- rriSt
Hn vtf'H 20" mach Ne guns the csrrlaRss
fr" truru."ffIon .hu 10 aU"e~~orisa wsrs
fs-'"u..i rs means ~ Straps 20 the bicycles
rh 'u.--.ta- amt ru|~ 81 along behind hon.
iIe ssIrUr-I"r carried On ms wheel 80
water bucket ana no accessories m a speciH
gaaH.u l'.t,tad 20 the wheel ami also
I.nu.h ,uu.aInrus 80 rounds ~ amnun
f.nn 90" first sumner pulled along 'ra
rut,hIr guu. rUa second the carrtaEF
no mon 81 rre support carried each three
'ATfritge pouches ON TIE " heel giving N
20 each platoon 81 Two machine guns 30
rounG- ~ AWmuui'inp.
Tho results 81 these trials were surprr
inEiv ss'f-faC'or, In he manPuvrs oanu
daily ~ country imprs~'i'ahls f0r rnoun'-i
troops bG' o. - '"~< 'iring - puil s''as
boo Wa,hine guns behind q bicycle than -
,l~-y 'f--D On rIa shoulders The re-r
proves hat Tho b.ryD.t-'s could 10 ever
~ ing that ,FNI'ry now do~- with the Al
Naufaze of being less easily seen nv -
enemy. 'o~' ing lsss ant beng better suI'ef
for rapidly occupying an extended ssrt'ol
~ grouuf
Tie great amount - ammunition 90
tended during The actions ~ the Russo-lan-
anc-n war has induced the SNt-s army 49,
fhoriflrs ~ Increase ron ~idsrahlv tho supI
" Ammunition fOT The mountain artillery 20
~ 81 - he infantry The Ammunition fr-
the mountain artillery ras been more rhaa
doubled IN p'Isn'ifv 10 - the prea~Dt
time he ten ammunition chests NJ the lr-
t~rs AMI - ~-ona ~ each battery csrr.at
ninety rounds = gym and the ammuniii0n
columns ~ rho artillery train carried fogtr-
fy~ rounds more Nv thus new aFranEa-
rneni fN" supply 10 Increased to iig shoTs frr
each KUN carried IN ninstv-siN battery s~-
baskets. and ~ shots IN seven
baskets 90 the ammunition column. 10
total number ~ rounds - therefore SO a.
against '75 formerly 'arri~d
m" infantry m future vii have avsfHha
~ ~" front On me firing line 20 rounds .
~ mr. o. ton for each rife Of which the -ral