Hubert, Philip Gengembre, 1852-1925 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 315
ll guns in the Brooklyn Navy-yard, but found no encouragement to experi-ment further. The Franco-German war foundhim in Europe with a breech-loading gun thatwould throw shells. His success was such thatthere is not a civilized country where Hotchkissguns, throwing light shells with a rapidity… … B B. HotchUiss. the Chicago, and the Dolphin. So great is therapidity, accuracy, and power of these Hotch-kiss rapid-fire guns that some experts expect tosee two-thirds of an action fought with these orsimilar pieces, which they think will silence andput out of action all the heavy guns in a…
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