Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-04
ORDNANCE EXHIBIT
WILL Be THURSDAY
Association to Observe Tests
of Guns and Mimic Battle
at Aberdeen, Md.

The Army will stage a spectacular
ordnance demonstration at the Aber-
deem, Nd. Proving Grounds Thursday
for 10000 engineers and industrial
executives of the Army Ordinance AS
ISOLATION.
Mai. Gen. Samuel Hof, chief of
ordnance, announced plans last night
for the huge firing demonstration,
which will be given in come ction with
the thirteenth annual meeting of the
association. to stress the nRed of in
dustrial preparedness. The warfare
exhibit will follow a business and tech
meal session here Wednesday at the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
Roaring artillery, flame-spitting
tanks bombs, airplanes and bursting
shells will have their part in the spec
tacle.
Mimic Battle Planned.
Acting Secretary of War Payne. in
charge of plans for wartime mobiliza-
ton of industrial resources, cabinet
members. the Military Affairs Commit
tees of the Senate and House, bureau
chiefs of the Army and Navy and rank
ing officers of the Army general staff
are to witness the demonstrations.
which will last throughout the day and
evening.
Most spectacular among the many
exhibitions will be, mimic battle
fought largely by the latest type Of
high-speed tanks, armored cars and
other automotive equipment. Robot
gunnerS,' who will supplant artillery
men in the operation of anti-aircraft
guns, will shoot high explosive shells
at flying targets towed by airplanes.
Another feature will be an aerial attack
in which high-powered bombs will be
exploded on land targets.
With picked regular Army troops, in
cluding the ed Anti-aircraft Artillery
from Fort Totten, Long Island, and
Air Corps units from Mitchell Field,
Long Island, participating, firing tests
will be made under actual service con-
ditions, using full-strength charges of
explosives and steel proJectiles.
Will Fire Coast Defense Guns.
Guns of all caIibers. from giant coast
defense weapons which will hurl a ton
of steel 80 miles over the waters of the
Chesapeake Bay to the latest type OF
rapld-flring machine guns, rifles and
pistols will be displayed in the action
Opening exercises are to be held al
10 O'Clock in the morning on the main
front at the proving grounds.
The program. as announced by Brig
Gun testing division firing, 1910
o'clock demonstration of automotive
equipment. IL o'clock: lunch, noon: Air
Corps demonstration. l:50 o'clock; tests
of anti-aircraft artillery, 2:45 o'clock
tests of seacoaSt artillery. 3:45 o'clock
exhibition of Army aircraft, 4:25 o'clock
dinner. 5 o'clock, and anti-aircraft artil-
lery night firing tests, 6:15 o'clock.
Prepared to Aid Defense.
Explaining the purpose Of the dem
onstration and of the aims fthe asso-
citation, Brig. Gen. Benedict Crowell
president said:
The Army Ordnance Association en-
deavorS to keep alive an interest in q
knowledge of the design production and
maintenance of munitions. Other than
a few manufacturing arsenals, there is
no peace-time industry in America fol
the production of ordnance.
Should war unhappily come again
industrial America would be called upon
to produce munitions in great quantity
and of intricate and unusual design
In an emergency time would not per-
NIT careful study or long preparation
for the production of munitions. The
problem is one of vital concern.
The Army Ordnance Association, es-
tablished in 1919, is pledged to indus
trial preparedness as the Nation S
strongest guarantee of peace