Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 937
aximite could be seen whereit was forced through an opening. The shellrebounded from the plate about two hundredfeet, and struck in front of the gun from whichit was fired. But the maximite, lacking its ownspecial fuse, did not explode. One of the most important parts of the pro-jectile is the… … FIG. 7. SHOWING A MAXIMITE SHELL WITH THE DETONATINGFUSE PARTLY UNSCREWED FROM THE PLUG. it could be poured into the projectile in sucha way as to form a solid mass that would notshift, even on striking armor-plate. These requirements were set forth by thegovernment, and of all the compounds that…
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