JAPANESE NAVAL GUNNERY

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 5

JAPANESE NAVAL GUNNERY

.In-an article in, the " Mainichi Dempo," of which a summary is published, by the "Japan Mail," it is-claimed that remarkable.' progress has been made since the war'in the. armament of >ships,' in the manner of mounting their guiis,'and with'regard to" ammunition. It is difficult • to ■ state :these results in .a concrete form,;but the ; nrtiole'"-alleges. that whereas the greatest range attainable' by the guns mounted on' Japanese-ships dpririg the war was ' 17,000 metres,;-it .is ,now- from' 18,000 -to 19,000, and tho'facilities for using these 'powerful' l weapons haVo increased iti an, even greater ratio.' The training •of.-. 'giinneTS, has mado still -more ■marked, progress.- In,the.'battle .of the>J#pan .Sea it, was calculated that for every; two hits re'Srod.'by tho'Russians eight were'"'scored' by the-Japanese,' and -this- result -aroused -itfo.aipplanse of tho world over. .But,even this has- been Improved, upon,, so that.recent experiments, indicate" .vconspicuous' increase of firing efficiency, ; and it Is now- boliovod- that sb;far. as nrmament.is c(mcerned,--tw6 of tho ships of to-day. w.ould, be a match'/forv three 6f : 'those which fought in' the last 'naval' battle of tho war. "' .' •