Show I EXPERIMENT IN ARMORED CARS U. U S. S Ar Army my Not Yet Using sing Any AY n Machines of Tank Construction fI tAJ TM T I 11 Sn tc WASHINGTON Feb F.-b. 24 Uncle In Inthe Inthe inthe the experimenters Sam is among t the ue use of oC armored cI motor cars and motorcycles motorcycles mo mo- for lor military purposes The at t present has only f lour four lourI our armored motor cars cant In service The They I between tho the base have ha been operating on nn tho the t side Ide of the Mexican border and G Gen n J J. J J. J Ier force torce r below the boundary boundary- Two other others are und under r construction and will be put In service within a few tew weeks The Tho army experts found Cound the hM heavy armored car unsuited to the rough JiP- JiP In Ing In tho the Southwest and that type has haR been abandoned so lIO far Car as nR service In that section Is concerned MOUNT MACHINE GUNS The two cars first employed weighed more than 1 pounds Their Theil maximum maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum speed was about fourteen miles mlle an nn hour The They were ere equipped with two machine guns and w were re designed for tor use In scouting and nd developing tho the advanced all position of ot tho the enemy In actual operation however It was found that the tho great at weight was a n handicap In the tho rough country and from Crom service service ser ser- they have hav b been en withdrawn vice although the they are nr held for possible possible ble use UIO In a smoother country The second pair of or armored cars can weigh only pounds The Tho armor Is mounted on a chassis capable of oC carrying car car- carrying a 1 wel weight ht of or twenty-one twenty and one one- been found more i half haIr tons the they have suitable for service on both 81 sides 15 of the tho bord border r. r Th They are arc armed armell with ono machine gun Jun apiece CARS ON TOURING CHASSIS Tho The armored ca cars are still lI lighter They will wilt have a n touring car cha chassis will wel weigh h only pounds pound and will carry carr one ono machine machine machine ma ma- chine gun JUn apiece It Is I expected that I even better results will b be obtained with these than with Uh the tho pound car cars The army I Is not nol using any cars or of orthe orthe the tank design Experiments are being made with cars of or that pattern however and tho the ordnance c experts believe be- be believe be be- lieve lIe that eventually c something practical practical i will come of or these experiments Automobiles with caterpillar tractors tractors tractors trac trac- tors designed to haul field artillery have Just been placed in use uso In that branch of ot the tho service but tho question question question ques ques- tion of ot their practicability has S not been determined Tho The army has gone Jonc little further lurther In Inthe Inthe the tho use lse of or motorcycles Up to date only seventeen of 01 these vehicles have been placed In service Thc They are aro of or orthe the wheeled three-wheeled side car type For army purposes tho the motorcycle corps I Is divided d Into units Each one consists of 01 one ono motorcycle armored and equipped with a machine gun Sun that thal can bo ho dismounted and used for lor of offensive of- of and anel defensive purposes With each armored cycle ccle there are arc two ammunition ammunition am nm- cars seventeen of or these full units aro are now In use |