LYDDITE SHELLS.
To those who consider that lyddite requires a special gun, we {Natal Adv( rtisir) submit the following tacts: — Lyddite cannot be fired from any gun of less calibre than the 4'7in 45-pounder guv. It has its own special fuse, and while the firet shell is striking nine other shells are already following in the air. The full range is eight miles, and its area of destruction is enormous. It has been known to kill tit l."> oto 2UU yards away from its centre by the mere concussion.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14, 5 April 1900, Page 5
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89LYDDITE SHELLS. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14, 5 April 1900, Page 5
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