NEW HOWITZERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1740, 3 May 1913, Page 5

NEW HOWITZERS.

GUNS FOB THE J BATTERY, | After a wait of over a year tlio longpromised howitzer guns for J Battery (Palmarston North) are,, rieatihg' ; their destination. . For several days the wort of .fitting them up had been going on in Wellington, and next Wednesday (s\ys the,/Mai«iwatu Standard") they will arrive in Palfherstcin ready for immediate U3(S, . 'Thesd r 4.6 boijvitzeri are' of the very latest' patt£fn and B Battery (Duriedin) will ha the only other corps in New Zealand te tisp {hem.. The haVe a range of dbout'SOOO yards (over « milfi), and throw a. projectile weighing. 851b. Lyddite well as shrapnel can be' used, the advantages that howitzers htive Over .other .field guns include that thSy are better for supporting infantry attacks. diving to their high- trajectory; can search trenches better; and can bo used against defensive § workst; ' The trajectory is,hot only high, • but it can be altered without the range being affeftted, simpljr by lessoning or increasing the charge in the gun. Should a lull intervene between the gun and target, a low trajectory might not carry the shell over the hill, but the possibility of the elevation of the gun Without affecting the rango overcomes this difficulty. This is an advantage not possessed, by the ordinary' field, gun, and consequently it will be seen.that a hbwitzer could be used in many positions where' other guns would be Useless.

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