VASTLY SUPERIOR.
NEW GERMAN CRUISER Great Range and Power of Treaty "Pocket Battleships." 72 SHELLS OF 105LB A MINUTE. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. Hector C. Bywater, the "Daily Telegraph's" naval editor, reveals the superiority of the German 6000-ton cruisers, Konigsberg, Karlsruhe, and Koln, which were built in accordance with the Versailles Treaty. They are run by Diesel engines, and each has a radius of action exceeding 18,000 miles. This is more than that of any other warship afloat. The Diesel engines develop one horsepower, for each 121b of weight, which is 65 per cent lighter than the usual marine oil engine. Their armament is exceptionally powerful, consisting of nine six-inch Krupp guns in three triple turrets, each gun discharging eight rounds a minute. Thus the three turrets together could churn out 72 10.31b shells per minute—a torrent of steel explosives which only the stoutest-armed target could resist. Each ship also has four anti-aircraft guns and 12 torpedo tubes.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 95, 23 April 1931, Page 7
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163VASTLY SUPERIOR. Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 95, 23 April 1931, Page 7
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