The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-17

u. S. Need
ToProtec
Navy Must InoIuds carfisrs Tor
SKY Graft In All Wa. Ma
nsuvsrs Of the Future.
By JOSEPH o. BD0nKfON.
increased aviation forces - . Vital
arm OF tbs coastal dsfsnsS sstAb'
lishnnsnt ere the most pfsssihs needs
Of the military In this country II tho
present time. This mas shown b.,
yond 4. doubt Nit. dur,n. the y. pst We;
by the navy and the army air serv.
ice of the VIRGINIA CApsa.
The sp4Ad and thorough effective.
ness Of the Srrny's aerial bombing
attack on an Alderman destroyer
showed that army planes. from this
time on. viii b . big. ana possibly
determining factor. In all Oft.
coast battles up to 900 mits from
shore.
This means that nAviss must IN.
clude AirplAne carriers and large
numbers Of Aircraft In order to con.
duct hostile operations against an
enemy coast with the 1iishtest hope
OF succssG The only method BY
~~rt,lrh hr~>n hloH ser~taAA~ "a -
beaten Off II BY superior forces Of
pursuit ana battle planes, according
TO aviAtors. These the flsst must
| carry.
Ships Quickly Sunk.
Bombing attAcEs ON naval vessels,
20 far ~ has besn shown ~ the
short and decisive. In two instances
the first direct hit by aircraft on
the target vessel has proved fatal.
In both cAsss the sinking was
brought about within q matter OF
minutes.
This was in sharp contrast to the
effect OF gun fire on the same type
of target. With two German destroy.
ere - targets the gun fire Attacks
lasted over a period OF more than
three hours In both casss.
The tests. which took place sixty
miles east Of Cape Charles light
party of army and navy experts. air
craft manufacturers, Congressman.
foreign naval and military attaches,
and correspondents, who warA Aboard
the u. 9. g. Henderson, the big ma
rins corps transport.
0.l01 Under Attack.
The 0-101. the largest Of the TIRES
lexIIerman destroyers. was selected
las the target for the attack by iif.
craft "wednesday. This vessel was
built at the Krupp works for the Ar.
gentins government, but was taken
over upon her completion. IN 1914, ey
the German government and as1iene
to active duty. The 0-l02 was 3lS
fsSt long and had . normal displace-
meht Of 1880 tons. Her Armament
consisted Of four 4.1-ihch guns, two
machine guns, q small anti-aircreft
gun. and ak torpedo tubes. She
was driven by turbines and five dou.
ble-ended boilerS. giving q shaft
horsepower OF $4,000 and speed Of
miles an hour. She was an on burner
and carried a45 tons OF fuel, givins
la large radius Of action.t
.~.h~r ~t-e, US. S<s
snenor y Hes oil SSpe
In IN, ies oone.uAy moInng one
SUI cAou pacucsny I'll OF het Sc
pe.su uc.ue nu ioUsoo lmost In
YET Trim. Snoriy ater y O'Clock tns
Iirst provioionai pursut seuadron:
eieven Small $50 pnnes. each loadeo
WIN TOUT twcnty.nve'pouno cooper
pomos, eppeareo over the western
norson' lying IN iormation. Arriv'
rnsr,st,o, 80 80. 49, t.s
Au..,, A. an
Inc first attack was made NJ $3.50
when the leading plane dove sharply
toward tbs dscks AZ IN. t.rS.t ana
releesed the first borh ,rnmSSia tAiS
.oon,inr i'm "a Asca a. ma MAI =,
the sxnios,nn so6 ths ,rns s,,srv ,.s
ch,ns o,,n ana snt,.sircrsSt r,r.
~rhicb vou,d NAV h~an a,,Ass ~
arainst n nndAr .r conAitioys
T;noe ayt.r time ,hAse ,,~ht hor,h.
str,,ck the G-Io, which rss soor
wrapped In A cloud OF smoke. Saver