| Show Keeping Kepin g U Up p WiiO 0 Sc n erv e eC O C S Ie Mechanized l Army Equipment Shown by hy Ordnance Corps Try Rapid Rapid Fire Fire Rifles and Anti-Aircraft Anti Guns ABERDEEN AllERDEEN Fast MD-Fast- MD Fast Fast- firing rifles for the soldier foot-soldier heavy artillery that travels across country at train express-train anti-aircraft anti speed type new-type ammunition that makes the skies unsafe for bombing planes were chown at the Army Ordnance Held geld day held under the auspices of the Arm Army Ordnance association at the Aberdeen proving provine grounds here Increase in both rapid rapid- olty o Ity and accuracy of ot role rifle Are re were demonstrated with the t r.-ew r. w semiautomatic semi automatic rifles rifle now In final fina stages of ot experimental testing and soon oon to be adopted as BI a standard arma anna ment went of the United States army armr and National Guard In these the recoil of ot the piece reloads reload and cocks the weapon so that the sol 01 can keep his sights on the target tar tar- get ret all the time and fire a II as fast a as he can pull the trigger The Th Theold Theold old jerking back of the bolt action breech mechanism which takes take time Ume and s nece-s necessitates foi fop Tel every shot is II eliminated Antiaircraft Anti Artillery Quite as BI sensational was wa of ot the Inch 3 antiaircraft air anti craft artillery Each gun run can send end 1 pound 15 high high explosive shells skyward at nearly earl one ne' ne shot hot every two seconds second So accurate are are the fire directing devices e. e and andeo eo 00 eo exact the timing of ot the new clockwork fuses fuse that t t ha has been possible to substitute high high live aloe shells shell for the shrapnel used by the old war time archies Sleeve targets towed through theair theair the thi air by airplanes airplane were riddled with fragments from the bursts burst Oa On one occasion officers stated an extra extra- close cloge burst actually set fire to th the target Less Lehs u swift and lively but more awesome were some of the tile heavy ordnance demonstrations demonstration The da day dar started with the firing of ot a shot iho apiece front from a Inch 10 and 14 Inch gun of the coast defense type Th The massive projectiles fired Bred at high elevation roared awa away from th the group of spectators until their noise nets died awa away to a mere whisper Bombing Practice Later a hen heavy bombing plane plan dropped a ton one-ton bomb largest large weapon of ot it its III kind Into lato the marshes marshe beyond rond the proving ground round with i a terrific roar and a geyser geyso of f mUdd muddy water Artillery and tanks tank of ot all van vari varie- varie e- e tie ties went through their paces pace from the swift lightly armored and n armed types type that have taken over ove overmuch much touch of the old ld work of the cavalry to the but speed pee truck trucks and nd tractor tractors th that t can can tow to cnn Lune and howitzers howitzers' of ot 6 e 6 an inch I 8 caliber into position at ov over r 4 43 miles mile an D hour |
