. Review of reviews and world's work. ■nfflg ImffBM K . ■8 BS- i liM jK^miigiH ■■ ^•^Ti^f^^^i^fS^^Bi ^.^^ ■^^■** ^BBBkBPS**^^^?^^^ r ^^^?f^^M ^^^^P » k- /^l A NAVAL TARGET, SHOWING WORK DONE BY THE ALABAMAS 6-lNCH GUN. broad line of battleships, followed, in turn, bythe monitors and the torpedo flotilla, with the col-liers and supply ships clustered in the rear. The invention of a new system of trainingfor gun-pointers, the secrets of which are care-fully guarded, and which has led to the aban-donment of the sub-caliber gun practice, hasimproved marksmanship in our navy almostbeyond the hope o
. Review of reviews and world's work. ■nfflg ImffBM K . ■8 BS- i liM jK^miigiH ■■ ^•^Ti^f^^^i^fS^^Bi ^.^^ ■^^■** ^BBBkBPS**^^^?^^^ r ^^^?f^^M ^^^^P » k- /^l A NAVAL TARGET, SHOWING WORK DONE BY THE ALABAMAS 6-lNCH GUN. broad line of battleships, followed, in turn, bythe monitors and the torpedo flotilla, with the col-liers and supply ships clustered in the rear. The invention of a new system of trainingfor gun-pointers, the secrets of which are care-fully guarded, and which has led to the aban-donment of the sub-caliber gun practice, hasimproved marksmanship in our navy almostbeyond the hope of the most ardent officers and men, certainly beyond the expectation of themajority, and improved ammunition hoists andbreech mechanisms have greatly increased ra-pidity of fire. To-day, the records of our shipsfor rapidity and accuracy of fire are the envyof the navies of the world. In former times, target practice was chieflyconfined to shooting at a barrel or buoy withsub-caliber guns, with occasional shots with the. A DIVISION OF BATTIiESHIP SQUADRON UNDER ADMIRAL BARKER. roo THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REJ/IEIV OF REVIEWS.
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