made in 6-inch 40 cal. ..........6-.. 4% 4 some of the older ships have a 6-ton gun of 2,250 foot- Japan, on British models. seconds only. The standard battleship gun is the 12-inch Elswick Protected cruisqrs carry an Elswick 4.7 of 40 calibers of 40 calibers. It has an initial velocity of 2,423… … JAPANESE NAVAL GUNS. “Matsushima” class. The only better gun in the U. §. and fires an 850-pound shot. Weight, 49 tons. All the sushima” have a 32-caliber 4.7 of 1,938 foot-seconds. navy is the piece carried by the “Maine” class, but It weighs 1 2-3 tons, the later piece weighing 2 tons. first and…
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