A NEW NAVAL GUN
SUCCESSFUL TEST. EFFECTIVE RANGE OF 18 MILES. EXPERT PRAISE. U>T TELEGRAPH—I'KKSS ASSOCIATION—COMKiaHT.) (Reo. March 6, 11.40 p.m.) London, March 5. Tho "Daily Chronicle" states that, the now naval 12-inch gun, which has an effective range- of 18 miles, has been satisfactorily tested at Woolwioh. Exports declare that it is tho finest weapon in tho world. ■ SOME COMPARATIVE RANGES. According to a recent Amorican publication, the following tnble shows the range of guns on board warships at an elevation of 15 degrees, wliioh is, on board ship, tho highest projectile range:— ■ . .■ , Distance size of Gun. Projectile thrown. 3 inch ... „. 4.80 miles. i inch ' ../ i., G.OO miles. 5-inch ... ... G. 25 miles. 6 inch ... ... ... ... G.SO'iniles. 1 inch ... ... .„ ... 7.70 miles. 8 inoh ... ... ... ... 10,00 miles. 10 inch ... 10.S0 miles. 12 inch . - ... 12.00 mile 3. Tho now weapon would therefore seem to be a very marked advance in naval gunnery. Tho American army has, it is stated, a 16-inch gun that throws a projectile weighing 24001b. a distance of about 21 miles.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 449, 6 March 1909, Page 5
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170A NEW NAVAL GUN Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 449, 6 March 1909, Page 5
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