Arizona republican., 1917-03-09

\ great deal of interest has heea cngendered in PhoeniX. during the past few months regarding the ques- tinn of preparedness. 1t is not gen erally ,,noWn there band of voung men in Phoenix and vicinity who 1re planning in case war should come to offer their services. as an organized unit to be used with the transportation and aerial branches of the servlce.
 Ire following article which has been written hv Rem eth W. Hutz acting lieutenant cQlonel. assistant corps chief ordnance officer, of the First volunteer aviation corps deals with the motor in war. It describes in a very clear amer the duties and construction of the various motor units
 Tn case this country declares war upon Germany the motor car both as a fighting unit and as means of transport. Wul1 become very much of q necessity.
 This article will deal wholly with the Gse of the motor ear as a unit uf the firing line. and will also in cllde the armored motorcycle as both folm one military unit
 The armored cars used today are of foIr types B light touring chassis arnored and mounting one machine gun Tn revolving turret; a two ter truck armored with a easement type body and mounting either ooe rapid firing 6-pounder rifle or two stand ard machine guns, the turrat type of body either stationary double-tuiret single fixed turret. and revolVin,, dcubie-tdrret; all mounting two ma chine guns. and the heavy land 'Droadrausht" of caterpiller tNpe and mounting S-inch field pieces and machine guns.
 The light tyne of car weighs. with crew ammunition. and equipment aboard, and in fighting trill ahou' 3.N60 pounds. he manning party consists of four men, driver. gunner and tv.o ammunition passers the C;Is carries several thousand rounds of standard rifle ammunition. in cases aS well as spare gun and extra barrels the gun mount is SO ar ranged that the gun can fire $50 de- grces hoTizontally and from. plus 9U to minus fifteen degrees vertically the object If this being anti-aiTcraft destroying. \ pendulum seat is mounted in the Turret for the gunner who also operates the training hand wheel Of the turreJ This type of car Is intended to accompany cavalry and to act as base for motorcycle scout tng party II has d speed of about 45 miles per hour.
 Tile Easement type If body. of which the International Motor com pany of New York are the sole manufacturers. consists of q type A B. Mack truck with electric starting ard lighting equipment. This ear is designed to carry the machine guns ammunition and crew and weighs complete 9.152 pounds The armored body consists essentially of a rectang- ular boX of atmor steel. with steeDly inclined sides and ends and loopholed for small arm fire. the armor is Of special heat tested steel of great hardness and resisting the United States army Spriugied bullet at 50 yards The slant of the armor aids in resisting fire.
 This b.dw is tri-unit. engine. arnor. and two body sections each capable If fteing individually dis mounted with the body-section re- moved 2 Dl2tform truck -emains The easement iS loo inches in height. and comes To within 16 inches of the ground It mounts in harbettes of the same armor as the ear and swivel ing in all dire tions two machine gems one forward and right. and one Tear and left \ searchlight with signal switch is mounted aboee the armored driving cab with it's racing type controls. This Is rigsed with an armored visor The turret type of iody mounted UnoU q tno-ton quad truck chassis made bv Jeffrey. These ho9ies are all closely reIateG consist in. esseutiallr of an armored struc- tHre rith the tuTrets mounted naval style as supersfructure.
 .ttf 2rd have dot ble-end steering con- tro's otherwise the Mack truck de- scription will aprly to them The last tyne the ..i.ard a.ldnanehf :. .nn-