The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . English Artillerymen with Field-gun onPontoons German 12-in. IVIortar, for Use AgainstFortifications from the siege train, as the heavj^ guns and their equipment, carriedby everjr army in the field, are called. These field pieces are all breech-loading rifles. The principal pro-jectiles with which they are served are of two kinds—common shelland shrapn
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . English Artillerymen with Field-gun onPontoons German 12-in. IVIortar, for Use AgainstFortifications from the siege train, as the heavj^ guns and their equipment, carriedby everjr army in the field, are called. These field pieces are all breech-loading rifles. The principal pro-jectiles with which they are served are of two kinds—common shelland shrapnel. Common shells contain a heavy bursting-charge ofsome high explosive, such as lyddite or maximite. Shrapnel shells arefilled with bidlets. They contain a light charge of powder, just suffi-cient to burst the shell, allowing the bullets to spread out and continuetheir course. Shrapnel is directed against troops; common shell isused both against troops in close order and for destroying guns andother large objects. Shrapnel is particularly effective against troopsbehind earthworks and intrenchinents. Shells are exploded by fuses, Avhich are designed so that an ex-ploding charge will be fired either immediately on impact, delayed fora d
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