Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-11


hss "a great gasny advantages OYER th'
esd Npe of fleld sun in whiah aA Tbs
paf1s HeinE rrdIH attached 90 each
chez. fhe eafriase receiied some de.
tance after each shot, and had &c b.
mHiei back tr ifs former position h3
ihs Ean crfN
THIS also afcrsssfntsd the Egr hf.ng
AHMED an HFfr aEair after each shot
fgr uarl ffars nHauF wrre sought s1
mk fht wFN understood a9YantaE
~ barring loser carrlsEe pnlln
waaIl rfmrln sfationafF during flfica
efnIa e. uplsd H. Est1 artt1erY
Tun lhirKs uere desired Flra io
nnd wal sg watch fne .ewef ar-
raEe waa1 remain raf.UrarF Wnsn
thf elu uas fired without having O.
r. heavy that N could NOT he paliNd
arHard tf hurass second 81 fo find
ur hv uhsrh Nhen fh- san had
fa hes DO maxlmam position ln r.
roll u anlld 49, acton ficiiig RESTORED
e. fs frlng pusitiQu
While simple enough ir principle.
fhf mechanical dffruififr connected
mlfh THE solving - fheae two protlems
usrr great
TThs Frsneh in 1857 re-armed their
field an iefv wfh rhe flrsf CUR u
Iris feHa TNe inHHF earrlaEe = heid
= riaas after RE Second shot hF a
anaHa au The end az fHf tfaN aHa hg
brakes nr the wheels
Tha sun 90 being fired moves hack
rnrnt f1rfF-sr n hes ln cradle
fta movement fu ffe rear j. stopped
b a rtstnn aer-iag BEE cylinder full
afsoll me movement 40 the rear
forces ttts al into % second cylinder
where & rump presses the air ln anQih-
- rsrf - fnas second cylinder When
tne air uresslra "a anout re times
normal ar pressure i expands. push-
reg the ~ bafk lnfo the first cylinder.
81 - fercIrF fhe piston forward. me
rlsfnn paI.s the gan back iut0 - po-
enon aef8re firing
Tha mears 10 whfh the mfcHani-
rat GrnruitlHs connected vita lnAs 0F-
GRAFTON we're overcome was the secret
Il To - mail meter gun. This sacre'
was carefully guarded fpf 9reai
many yfsrs
several cher Improvements we're
inade Where. formerly, 20 move the
enr right 81 isfi the whole earrings
aaf O. be moved. the nsa frsuen gun
earfinEa permitted the gun 70 De
msaea fiEht ~ Sefi without ehanGinF
"a. position % the lower cafriaEe
ne nntnl.sr ~ motions necessary "a
nsssr ~ rasa tie bridge block u fhf
gun we've reduced from three 70 ore
frueaa I'd first putting the Drplestilf
IL tha zln ard then @ taig 81 poNaei
thus having 60 load fwo oh3ecfs, me
rrnetflf and ths powder Effe Pot
o. in one piece. Ike the cartridge TO-
5 flne Instead % having 90 pat
friction primer in n vent hole. then
attarh 3 cord % Is. and thus have thf
ora palt3 - the man firing the gun
: trigger. very amilsF o. that 81 a
fne. was introduced.
Ail faeae Improvements mean p
ereaI saving in tire time necessary be-
tween ans ITO successive sapts. In
fhe FIRST place. the iower carriage be-
iue stationary. the gun crew can re-
main az is p0si inside the gun wheels
The sight. instead ~ having ~ BE- re-
moved for each EhCt. Remains in POSI-
fon. The gunner Keeps his eyes con.
saanfiF 20 a. 80 that the gun IL con-
sfdrfiY pointing At the target The
leeeninE ~ the number ~ motions
e loading and firing saves r. greal
amount 81 time
TIE French realized Immediately
that the greatly Increased rate al
which thsF could fire meant mor'
Than would appear az first sight.
Napoleon relied grefN on the flr'
~ bis artillery AZ u critical mo
ment 81 a battle he used ii a. smast
3 hole ln his enemyH lines threue
ahich his own infantry could entel
and thus gain victory lie dia TN
IS bringing up. 20 the decisive mo
Weni. large number IT haifsriel
which ccncentr tel faeir lire 0n soml
che part II che enemys infantry. -
the Infantry rifle Necsme more pcw
affui this became less and less ross'
ble because the infantry by their flr'
could Keep the artillery az such dis
iauce that large mass ~ them couit
aOt be- brought az close enough 70 d
tHa desired damage
As consequence for "a long period
/ ~ years the artillery could not hell