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Description:Excerpt from Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 These naval advantages may be parried, by the construction of an outer line, and casemated batteries placed to ﬂank the anchorage or channel; or by having an interior or second line of batteries (see Plate V.) on a higher level, the fire of which can be concentrated on any vessel or vessels: and it is on this second line of defence that the heavy ordnance lately adopted can be, it is conceived, advantageously placed, as the great range of those heavy guns compensates for the distance added by the batteries in the second line. The new 68-pounder and 84-pounder guns seem not to be generally suited to coast defences, because they cannot be fired over a 6-foot parapet in consequence of the difficulty of lifting such heavy shot, and because hollow shot cannot be fired red hot, their diameter being altered by that Operation; but when this ordnance can be advantageously placed upon a height to be fired en barbette, it has now become necessary to use it, in order to cope with the present naval armament. But the most efficient artillery, as adopted for all circumstances, is the Old long 32-pounder land service gun; all calibres below that diameter Should be disused for sea defences. This description of gun (32-pounder) can be fired from a traversing platform Of the regulated pattern of wood or iron over a 6-foot parapet; and when rapidity of fire is essential, for ﬂank defence to prevent a debarcation, the new sea service 32-pounder gun will serve, and thus prevent an admixture of ordnance in one battery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 These naval advantages may be parried, by the construction of an outer line, and casemated batteries placed to ﬂank the anchorage or channel; or by having an interior or second line of batteries (see Plate V.) on a higher level, the fire of which can be concentrated on any vessel or vessels: and it is on this second line of defence that the heavy ordnance lately adopted can be, it is conceived, advantageously placed, as the great range of those heavy guns compensates for the distance added by the batteries in the second line. The new 68-pounder and 84-pounder guns seem not to be generally suited to coast defences, because they cannot be fired over a 6-foot parapet in consequence of the difficulty of lifting such heavy shot, and because hollow shot cannot be fired red hot, their diameter being altered by that Operation; but when this ordnance can be advantageously placed upon a height to be fired en barbette, it has now become necessary to use it, in order to cope with the present naval armament. But the most efficient artillery, as adopted for all circumstances, is the Old long 32-pounder land service gun; all calibres below that diameter Should be disused for sea defences. This description of gun (32-pounder) can be fired from a traversing platform Of the regulated pattern of wood or iron over a 6-foot parapet; and when rapidity of fire is essential, for ﬂank defence to prevent a debarcation, the new sea service 32-pounder gun will serve, and thus prevent an admixture of ordnance in one battery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Papers on Subjects Connected With the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol. 7 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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