The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-31
Tests Show Warships Not Made
Obsolete by Bombing Planes


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lH efficient coast defense, against
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tcmpts to use Zrpp,lIus for scouilng
iu Dpu,otiuu with fleet sortio.
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iIyIbg weather. lie finally drew up
piAh tof an expedition without
"'o' " "a scouting nut was forbidden
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abandoned Our ,,r,th,r ,s ra,
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ton to rely cN,Iu4lvcly ON alrrrafi
for some particular function must
take into account the chances of
poor viHibility
AS against this the bombing test
d'uonW'dtcd thht iu fair weather
Iand planes can operate over water
with reliability. While actually over
ih' soh th"re were few mIshdps and
u" casualties, "a record which undo.
war conditions would be more than
eal!sra' tory. ON the whole, We may
iditly consider that an efficient coast
d'irus" aElin>' surface craft unsup
ported toy aircraft, has hocn pushed
from 70 to 100 miles farther out ~
sea.
fonst Defence by Aircraft.
inc limitation, however, suggests
the last and most important problem
that was lett unsolvcd 10y the tests.
II VIII probably be Impossible. under
peace conditions to demonstrate how
fdr an attacking battloship force
could successfully defend itself with
It's own aircraft against such AN at.
tack az we have witnessed
We know that IN. sinplc-sootcd
purnIt uInn.s d,sipn.d for tho do.
fcnsc of an attacking rIoot ,yuI nj.
wnys bn faatcr thai. uu,. ,vcirht-c,r-
rying bombing rlap.s so,lsiny itg
We do NOT know os ia so fr,ou,r,
iy and confidently assumed ,hut III,
enemy p,rsuit nlnu,a c,n hn firs,
cleared from mo air by ,,- o,,n
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~ rho air." 10 much ,,nra
elusive than command Of tho soar or