ngton. A GEOUP OF NAVY PEOJECTILES. tion of the hard face of the armor; but if it is made The 8*2-inch gun is a favorite field weapon, and is The projectiles in use by our navy may be classed as too fine, it will lack the necessary resisting power and solid shot, shell, and shrapnel. Although some… … and easily repaired. The breech- Weight of shell, 135 pounds; powder, 3'5 pounds ; muzzle velocity, 1,685 feet per second; passing through the armor is de- mechanism of the gun under con- muzzle energy, 266 foot-tons ; penetration, 3*8 inches steel. pended on to explode the shell just sideration is…
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