THE 18IN GUN.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 April 1919, Page 7

THE 18IN GUN.

I am now in a position to give .some exclusive details of the Npivy's 18in gun (says a correspondent in the "Pall MrJl Gazette", the biggest naval gun in the world. It was first mounted in H.M.S. Furious, but subsequently removed when she was converted into a sea-plane cianier. The gun was then transferred to the monitor Lord Clive, of the Dover Patrol, for the purpose of "straffing the Huns in Belgium. B iring the last bombardment of Ostend the Lord Clive fired about a dozon ISin shells, the effect of which was 0 terrific. Each sehell weighs about or noairly one and a-half toi.s, and as the gun has an elevation of 45 degrees, the range is rn'Odigioiis. Using full charges, good practice Cn be made up to thirtv mi'es. It is more than possible that n few years h-nico we shall have battleships iin service armed with four or more of flies.' tremendous weapons.