Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . whena cock controlled through the wire is turned; or theboat may have rudders to deflect it upward or down-ward in the water, these rudders being controlled inthe same way as the steering rudder. The sight rods,or target rods which project above the water have theforward side painted of a color such as not to beeasily distinguished from the water; the side toward LAZASnS. 182 LAZT TONOS. the operator is bright colored. These target rodsmay be fixed on the boat, or may be made to turndown or to telescope into the boat, the mo
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . whena cock controlled through the wire is turned; or theboat may have rudders to deflect it upward or down-ward in the water, these rudders being controlled inthe same way as the steering rudder. The sight rods,or target rods which project above the water have theforward side painted of a color such as not to beeasily distinguished from the water; the side toward LAZASnS. 182 LAZT TONOS. the operator is bright colored. These target rodsmay be fixed on the boat, or may be made to turndown or to telescope into the boat, the movementbeing controlled in such case by a gas cylinder con-trolled by a magnet. The firing-pin when thrust in,by encountering an obstacle, cuts out a resistance crease of speed is obtained is not yet divulged. TheWhitehead fish torpedo, of English invention, issomewhat like the Lay torpedo in the fact that it isof spindle shape, is driven by a screw from a gas en-gine inside, and carries a bursting charge. Here theresemblance ends, as the torpedo, when once pointed. Thk Lay Torpedo (Longitudinal Section 1, A. Dynamite Chamber. D. Propelling Engine. B. Gas Reservoir Compartment. E. Engine for Operating Diving Ruddere. C. Caiile Compartment. F. Steering Engine. Tube,Firing-pin. coil and closes an electric circuit through the cableto firt. the charge, which is in the front part of theboat; or the operator on shore or ship-board whodirects the boat through the telegraphic cable mayfire the charge by a touch of the firing ke_v on thekey-board. The shore or operating end of the cableis connected with an electric battery tlirough a switch-board. Suitable keys on the switch-board controlthe tlirottle-valve, steering-gear, and all other opera-tive mechanisms on the boat, by a current througha single electric wire. The ingenious electrical de-vices by which so much is accomplished, are theinventions of Mr. George Haight, Colonel Lays ideahaving been to have a separate wir
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