. The railroad and engineering journal . F I C 10. l-i-o., lbs. In one minute 26 rounds are fired, amounting to The muzzle velocity is ft. per second, and theenergy of fire per minute 2,804 foot tons. The maximumpressure in the bore is tons per square inch. This gun is intended for naval service. It is mountedon non-recoil cone mounting, similar to that for the of 24 calibers length, which is shown in fig. 8. Here the gun A is on a carriage B, with a cast-steel pivot turn-ing on a socket e cast in one piece with the cone. Thecarriage is screwed down by a bolt to
. The railroad and engineering journal . F I C 10. l-i-o., lbs. In one minute 26 rounds are fired, amounting to The muzzle velocity is ft. per second, and theenergy of fire per minute 2,804 foot tons. The maximumpressure in the bore is tons per square inch. This gun is intended for naval service. It is mountedon non-recoil cone mounting, similar to that for the of 24 calibers length, which is shown in fig. 8. Here the gun A is on a carriage B, with a cast-steel pivot turn-ing on a socket e cast in one piece with the cone. Thecarriage is screwed down by a bolt to prevent its jumpingfrom its socket. Training is effected by a hand-wheel atthe further side of the carriage, with box j,-^ and pin. Apointer is screwed on to the carriage for indirect fire, whichindicates the training on a graduated training plate. Ele-vation is given by a hand-wheel / by a double-adjustingscrew. The degrees of elevation are read off on the car-riage, which is constructed to give 15 elevation and 10depression. A shield is screwe
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