Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1906-09-07 | Page 6 | British Gunners Dead Shots

BRITISH GUNNERS DEAD SHOTS remarkable scoring marks mark firing ex arices of Mel fleet london some remarkable scoring has been made in n this years year s firing exercises in the Mel liel fleet the destroyer bruszer with its six pound guns mado made 44 40 lifts out of 64 rounds and with its 12 pound guns guna six hits out of ten rounds I 1 ahe be average for six pound guns Is 10 1016 36 hits bits per gun alch which constitutes a record for this class of gun grun the bruszer bruiger Is scores are better than those hose made by the destroyer dragon which recently was complimented by vice admiral lord charles beresford on its iti performance the cruiser barhak in a heavy gun test made 42 hits out of 68 rounds roun Lla the best gun a scores being it 11 rounds rounda and 11 hits from a 4 7 inch gun the tha next best beat score was ten rounds and ten hits bits