The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 80.—Transverse Sec-Fig. 79.—Vertical Section through tion through Recoil CylinderRecoil Cylinder of Gun shown in fig. 78. of Gun shown in fig. 78. in the outer cylinder and the gun is brought down to the loadingposition; the release of the counterweight will cause it to riseagain. The gun has the usual motion of traverse round thecommon axis of the two cylinders. 228 ORDNANCE [GARRISON MOUNTINGS The heavy gun cupola is found on the continent of Europe in thearmaments of various Powers for gun
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 80.—Transverse Sec-Fig. 79.—Vertical Section through tion through Recoil CylinderRecoil Cylinder of Gun shown in fig. 78. of Gun shown in fig. 78. in the outer cylinder and the gun is brought down to the loadingposition; the release of the counterweight will cause it to riseagain. The gun has the usual motion of traverse round thecommon axis of the two cylinders. 228 ORDNANCE [GARRISON MOUNTINGS The heavy gun cupola is found on the continent of Europe in thearmaments of various Powers for guns of type (a), the German E. Tig. 81.—Buffington-Crozier Disappearing Carriage for 10 Gun, practice being occasionally to mount two II* guns in the same cast-iron cupola was introduced by Gruson of Magdeburg,Cupolas t>ut n>ckel steel is now generally employed by Grusons design the gun and mounting are placedupon a turn-table upon which also rest the bases of a series of cast-iron plates; these are very massive, are curvilinear in section, andarc built up into a shallow dome which completely covers themountings as with a cap: the whole structure turns together, beingtraversed round a central pivot. The chase of the gun emergesthrough a port which admits of the necessary play of notable example of a cupola was erected at Spezzia containingtwo 120-ton Krupp guns, the structure complete weighing 2050 Krupp cupola of chilled cast-iron for two 28-cm. (n) is shownin fig. 82. These are designed principally for coast defence in lowsites. The cupola, which is built
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