Guns Boom in Gulf

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 260, 24 January 1928, Page 1

Guns Boom in Gulf

A dense smoke-screen from the Diomede, representing low visibility conditions, was first thrown across the Dunedin’s path.

At high speed the Dunedin broke through the smoke, and at once opened fire with six-inch guns upon a target representing enemy light forces several miles away.

This highly spectacular phase of the operations was followed by a torpedo attack, when a broadside of six torpedoes was fired at a target repr.fi-

WARSHIPS STAGE BATTLE Spectacular Manoeuvres. ///j Radio.—Special Representative. H.M.S. DIOMEDE, To-day. OPECTACULAR gunnery and torpedo practice were carried, out this morning by H.M.S. Dunedin which, accompanied by H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Laburnum, H.M.S. Veronica and the sloop Wakakura, staged a mimic battle off the Little Barrier.

seating an. enemy battle-squadron, and subsequently by anti-aircraft practice, which brought into play powerful four-inch high-elevation guns, as well as one-pounders and pom-poms. Later to-day, the Diomede will carry out similar manoeuvres, the results to be compared on a competition basis. Landing operations for both marines and sailors will be begun at Waiwera to-night. The ships are based at Kawatf, and are enjoying perfect weather.