Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-05-19 | Page 4 | Army Builds Antiaircraft Gun to Penetrate Stratosphere

Army Builds Antiaircraft GunTo Gun GunTo GunTo To Penetrate Stratosphere CAMP DAVIS N. N C. C May 19 UP UP-A UP A new stratosphere piercing millimeter antiaircraft weapon has been developed here and Is ready for use on the worlds world's battle fronts by trained crews it was announced Friday Brigadier General C. C V V. V R. R Schuyler commanding officer of the center and Colonel Parry Lewis head of oC the antiaircraft artillery board announced the tho completion of the gun for combat combat combat com com- bat action Vertical range of the gun was given as four miles more than that of any other antiaircraft artillery weapon with a horizontal range somewhat longer Firing a pound 50 projectile at a muzzle velocity exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing that of ot the army's best rifles the mm can blanket huge areas of of the stratosphere and sublevels with deadly flak and afford a highly efficient defense against any super-armadas super the enemy might conceivably send forth the announcement said The weapon was described as compactly designed and mobile