Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-05-20 | Page 6 | German Submarines Can be Economical in Use of Dead Torpedo Rapid-Fire Funs Found Effective Against Unarmed Merchantmen

GERMAN GER CAN SUBMARINES BE 1 ECONOMICAL IN USE US or O DEADLY TORPEDO RAPID RAPID rIRE L GUNS FOUND fL EFFECTIVE AGAINST 1 UNAR UNAIDED MERCHANTMEN 4 t I I II I T VS IE VS explaining the new German disappearing submarine gun The newest German submarines carry cany not only H a L limited number of dea deadly ly tor torpedoes but a small rapid fire cannon I I 4 VIEWS VIEW'S V rut for use Uhe when a submarine is sailing Bailing on surface When Then the vessel is running funning submerged ed this gun can un be lowered lu within the thC hull of the ship hence lie lieThe its s ot gun I The fhe gun un plO II mountings ting ting-s arc so con con- constructed that thai it can be he effectually us used d against ng ships at sea or elevated to repel the attacks of aircraft Thc Inc pictures show s CA A nun aun o e cd I I into the the interior of oC the submarine hull A A. steel plate plate not not shown in m the photograph covers the opening and protects the gun gUll from the water ll B U Gun IKI raised from the I to firing position on deck leek C fi Sighting the sun gun for use lIC against ships or against Inn land fortifications D The Thc gun elevated into position for firing for lor aeroplane t tI I II S I I I D S jt J 4 l T j m W W fr ti r vv i I a. a f s Vi zy f s' s i I r I t 4 rr 1 dt 4 4 4 1 v ft i 44 t J b tt t r 3 It r 7 1 jq 4 r B I 4 4 a t IL 4 4 j LL I 4 4 I f ij i i 7 VIEWS SG GUN I u