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A New Gun.

In accordance with the recommendation of Parliament, the British Navy is being strengthened by the addition of a new gun, which will ensure (says the Daily News) the supremacy of England over the seas for many years to come. It is known as 12-inch steel and wire gun and is not only the best weapon which the Royal Navy has ever had, but it is far superior to any gun possessed by any foreign navy. tEt weighs 50 tons, is 41 feet long, has a muzzle velocity of 285 feet per second. The projectile weight 8501 b the bursting charge being 881 b, and the firing charge 167£1 bof cordite. The Admiralty have ordered 450, at a cost of £10,000 each. Of these 159 have been completed 'and 300 are still in the hands of the contractors, Each man-of-war will carry

four of these formidable *weaT';ia)!iL' |!ll ; and when the navy is supplie<|i ihfiij ! will be issued to forts on the m-% ■ fronts. The new gun will toe the i;;j; ; , heaviest in the service, and will %^m jijlj the place of the 110-ton, 100-toi;t[|f ! f and 80-ton guns, of which no mbjwT i! \ are to be made. The best Knt^d |1 \ gim can fire a shot VL\ miles; «« i the United States Government [Id j constructing, at their arsenal jitl -<i|) Watervliet a monster gun which, ■sitj i is said, will carry a heavy shot S|l I; miles. The new British naval gwji | ji though less than half the weight^jp ||| the American weapon, mounted oia; ;;| the heights of Dover, can, howeve^:!:! drop a shell on the snores of France j 'v No accuracy of aim could, of coureu, | | be obtained or maintained at thiia j long distance, the effective range | ; being 16,000 yards, or between nine; j and ten miles. t ;

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Manawatu Herald, 13 January 1900, Page 2

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A New Gun. Manawatu Herald, 13 January 1900, Page 2

A New Gun. Manawatu Herald, 13 January 1900, Page 2

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