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• BRITISH MANUFACTURE GREAT EFFICIENCY CLAIMED LONDON. March 28 The armaments firm of Hadfields, Ltd., has perfected what is claimed to be the most efficient shell in the world. It is /or loin, guns and weighs a ton. Jt can be fired at armour plate inclined at 30 degrees, which is.ono of the most severe tewts known. In one experiment, although this contact carried away 6Jcwt. of highlytempered steel, the projectile still retained sufficient velocity to continue another 10 miles. Whereas an ordinary shell is efficient only at 12,000 yards, the new projectile je efficient at 15,000 yards.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 12
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99REMARKABLE SHELL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 12
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