AEROPLANES AND ARTILLERY
CERMAN PATROL DEMOLISHED. (Received September 11, 9 a.m.) PARIS, 10th September. During the Gorman retreat in the Marne valley on Tuesday, the French and British cavalry smashed a German patrol, while the Horse Artillery, directed by an aeroplane, hammered the enemy appallingly with the new 13- rounders, from behind a screen of hewn trees. The artillery fire demolished the Germans. [The Horse Artillery is a branch of the artillery in which all the men are mounted, and a field gun, lighter than that of the- field artillery, is used. The arm is therefore a very mobile one, and can be rushed into action very quickly over big distances. The British Horse Artillery uses a 13-pounder shielded quick-firing gun, whereas the field artillery uses an 18-pounder. The aeroplane as an aid to artillery has come into great prominence in the present war. In many cases gunners do not see their targets, and cannot tell how their fire is landing. They use an indirect system of aiming, sighting upon some arbitrary target, and correct the laying of Ihe gun in accordance with the reports oi observers. The elevated position of an aviator enables him to report very exactly the result of gun-fire, as the Germans have several times demonstrated.] ,
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue LXXXVIII, 11 September 1914, Page 7
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210AEROPLANES AND ARTILLERY Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue LXXXVIII, 11 September 1914, Page 7
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