DEADLY INSTRUMENT OF WAR DESCRIBED.
THE GERMAN SEVENTEEN INCH SIEGE GUNS.
PROJECTILE DESCRIBES PARABOLA OF TWELVE MILES.
(Received September 23, 2.15 a.m.)
London, September 22.
The German 17in siege guns discharge a projectile weighing 21,0001b. This describes a parabola covering twelve miles, and rising to a height of 1200 yds. The gun is discharged electrically fronj a considerable distance, the operator not daring to remain in the vicinity. The shell explodes with the liberation of deadly gases.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19140923.2.85
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15721, 23 September 1914, Page 8
Word Count
77DEADLY INSTRUMENT OF WAR DESCRIBED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15721, 23 September 1914, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.