| Show I Shells a and d Their Use a 11 great rent den deal I Is written about artillery In these war Wat warlike W like times limes It Is p a not always tull tully understood The Thu Thet South now o consIsts n Isle b the ot the 1 h hIA IA t artillery gun CUll and the ro field illery gun Tho Thov II 11 tho amo pattern tho v tre In the barrel 9 iee gun orates ell ed In n a silk bag to facilitate handling and exactly tilting the breech ot of the tho thoun gun un gunThe The Tho methOd ot of exploding the Iho shrapnel 1 Is Inter interesting At its end the has a 11 tunnel funnel opening whence n a tube tub extends down don to the tho bursting charge charte In thIs opening Is screwed the tune tUN a 4 the fiX ex explosion In tit the shell hell Itself This Is 1 a gem cem ot of m mechanical skill und and works with t F I treat r r M I er ert 1 t cr N I Me I dR t I It l t v vt vw t I w 1 j where It will 0 explode 11 0 1 e no the tho tremendous rate rat at which It whis ties through the air Case shot Is less otten often used than shrapnel It Is looked upon u lon as a tho last rOl ort of at n a battery threatened by In Infantry fantry or cavalry nt quarters quarter andIs and andIs Is not effective beyond n a range of OO yards It Is made up ot of shot pack od 00 In a 1 case Cille of at sh sheet t tin whIch breaks III Into to pieces when the tho gun tun Is first prat fired scattering the bullets In nil all directions and not carrying Its bullets In a compact com coIn pact mass to the target like the shrapnel net nel and then thon A third kind or of projectile used In hea heavy guns tuns such Rk ak the 6 Inch huh howitzer big naval guns anti and fortress ordnances ordnance Is III the COmmon shell similar to the shrapnel In appearance Jut but containing no bullets It holds however hocer R a large bursting charge and Is ot of much nuch heavier j metal It always explodes on Impact j beIng Ignited by br a cap at atthe I the Up tip These shells shella are used for tor the I destruction ot of masonry earthworks end nil all solid targets They will explode I after Imbedding themselves In masonry and so eo not only pulverize the point I where th they strike but also tear up the surrounding atone layers Their dp de I potter has been boen greatly In increased creased by b using for tor the burst lag Ing charge explosive bel being hi named after the tho town or of L dd In England where the factories are arc t I The machine sun gun forms torms an n Inde i CR I l v or r Jp 1 t r 1 r rEEL f EEL v a SZ 1 3 w a Flat GUN cavalry and Is able abc to keep up p nth the same sarno at Its fastest pace Its risen always being mounted Field on the other hand cooperates th Infantry and must bo be ready to tok k It pushed Into action at a moments pike 11 I Is only In field and h artillery I guns are arc known l hy the tho weight It d their charge other guns cuns deriving It heir name tram from the diameter ot of their Is their caliber In horse W at eld artillery the caliber Is three tc thes tI both for tor case shot and shrapnel is I a hollow shell filled with frith amt 00 bullets and a small bursting doge sufficient to burst It and dis kit em the bullets over n conical area rut flu charge of at an ounce and a 11 halt half Is IsIt lithe It the base bue of at the shell with the bullets bd above It and round nn an Inner t from the tho tip ot of tho ho shell k III the exploding charge The Tho bullets Lt Ls plaCed In rosin to prevent theIr fCc dig sad and Interfering with accuracy tide t The powder charge projecting tit ee Is Independent and Is contaIn clockwork accuracy It can be 00 used eI cl eIther ther as IL a percussion fuse tuso or n time fuse It the tho former It will cause the shell to burst by Impact n a needle In the tip Igniting the explosIve and scatter scattering Ing a shower r of at bullets and broken shell In alt 1111 directions fuses lire are used uM against n a solid target such ns as a awall wall r or fortified house while the time fuse Is employed against troops In the open with little pr or Insignificant In When Whan this Is so 80 n a simple manipUlation ot of the tho gunner Ignites 1 a aring rIng or of stow burning substance In the shell which at 1 a certain time after acter It has left the gun will Ignite the ox ex and shower Its leaden rain on the enem enemy The pIeces ot of shell and bullets thus set free and exploding In inthe the tho air retain the same samo velocity the shell had nt al bursting It Is easy to Imagine the terrible way a In whIch such sucha a charge chargo twill tear up the ranks of at an enemy What a wonderful piece ot of mechanism the time lime fuse tuse Is will be clear train rain the tact that gunners are able to determine within a yard or two just pendent In the service Maxims can fire COO rounds per minute To pre lire prevent vent the barrel getting red bot tram from the friction It Is surrounded by a jacket holding water ter This heats and aM passes off orr In steam one and a 11 talC half i water being toe tor every 1000 rounds fired |
