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ARMOUR OF A DREADNOUGHT. lly TeUcraph—Press Association—Copyrizlll "Times"—Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. London, January 9. Rear Admiral Sir Reginald Eustanco states that the armour of a Dreadnought is easily perforated by primary guns at lighting ranges, while it is thicker than necessary to exclude the projectiles of secondary guns. If the armour could be reduced without impairing fighting . efficiency, a great saving would, he says, be possible, but the naval authorities of the various Powers naturally shrank from taking the initial step involving • such great responsibility.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1955, 12 January 1914, Page 5
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87EASILY PERFORATED. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1955, 12 January 1914, Page 5
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