. American engineer and railroad journal . edge. Vol. LXVII, No. 3.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 123 SHELLS WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVES. (From Annual No. XI. of the Office of Naval Intellii^eiice.) The most important experiments undertaken durinn; thepast year by private parties to develop the use of higli-cx-plosive projectiles in powder-charged giuis have been thoseof Justin in the United States and Snyder in South Wales. THE JDSTIN SHELL. To relieve the shock of discharge, Dr. Justin places hisexplosive, surrounded by a compressible absorbent, inwooden boxes which are contained in a cylindrical carrier.
. American engineer and railroad journal . edge. Vol. LXVII, No. 3.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 123 SHELLS WITH HIGH EXPLOSIVES. (From Annual No. XI. of the Office of Naval Intellii^eiice.) The most important experiments undertaken durinn; thepast year by private parties to develop the use of higli-cx-plosive projectiles in powder-charged giuis have been thoseof Justin in the United States and Snyder in South Wales. THE JDSTIN SHELL. To relieve the shock of discharge, Dr. Justin places hisexplosive, surrounded by a compressible absorbent, inwooden boxes which are contained in a cylindrical carrier is of less diameter and shorter than the body ofthe shell, and is fitted with leather disks having overturnededges, which are securt d on the top and bottom of the car-rier by washer heads and rubber relief-disks. A wire hold-ing the carrier in a forward position is broken upon shockof discharge ; the body of the shell moving forward, theinertia of the carrier forces it to the rear, compressing the JUSTIN HIGH-EXPLOSIVE 5HELL. i=il]±r|
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