ecial study of turrets, with a view to is located, which is provided with a heating-dome pro- inner edge of the other section. overcoming the objections to the present type. In or- The tire consists of an endless strip of rubber, the der to improve the monitors then under construction, the guns… … drical, or what is facetiously termed the “ cheese-box,” type. It was practically an inverted box, resting on the ship’s deck when out of action, and raised, guns must be made between the lower part of the turret and and all, on a central spindle, around which it was the deck of the ship. More…
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