In Practice, a Limitless Range.

Progress, Volume III, Issue 10, 1 August 1908, Page 337

In Practice, a Limitless Range.

As to the difficulty of range -fin ding, say in firing from one huge capital to another, that presents no difficulties to the inventor. "It is simply a matter of calculation," says Mr Simpson. "And the damage done is not to be calculated upon the destruction brought about when the shell drops or explodes Just fancy what a projectile would do to buildings when fired right across London — or, say, only along Pall-mall. Then imagine what 50 or 500 such would do. ' ' Now these are a few things: — 1. Am thing dependent on airships must be dependent on the nebulous, at all events for the larger distances. 2. Aerolites get fired when trying to travel fast through the atmosphere.. 3. The cimature of the earth presents a huge eirbankment against a weapon which boasts of its "straight trajectory." 4. The bombardment of cities not defended is against the laws of war. It is as reasonable to expect necessary adjustment under this head, as that airships will become perfect, that aerolites will be persuaded to alter their habits, or that the earth's curvature will flatten.