Germany's fighting machine; her army, her navy, her air-ships, and why she arrayed them against the allied powers of Europe . Wheel Belt for Cannon. A Howitzer Batterv THE ARMY 45 Germany, prefer the French system, but the changewould mean more expense than was considered war-rantable. A novelty is that the guns now have greatsteel shields that protect the gunners. Another mostuseful innovation is the so-called wheel belt. A numberof fiat blocks or shoes, wider than the tire and hinged soas to form a great chain, protect the wheels of the gun-carriage and prevent them from sinking into the mud
Germany's fighting machine; her army, her navy, her air-ships, and why she arrayed them against the allied powers of Europe . Wheel Belt for Cannon. A Howitzer Batterv THE ARMY 45 Germany, prefer the French system, but the changewould mean more expense than was considered war-rantable. A novelty is that the guns now have greatsteel shields that protect the gunners. Another mostuseful innovation is the so-called wheel belt. A numberof fiat blocks or shoes, wider than the tire and hinged soas to form a great chain, protect the wheels of the gun-carriage and prevent them from sinking into the a supply of beams, jackscrews and the likehad to be carried along for use in extricating the cannonwhen they stuck fast. Now every large gun in the armyhas its belt, which can be removed and put on again atwill, the operation lasting but six minutes. The largest guns accompanying the infantry have abore of twenty-one centimeters, which is much less, ofcourse, than the fixed guns in fortresses or those usedfor coast defense. The size of these is ever increasing,and there is already talk of forty centimeter guns. Thefield guns fire sh
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