| Show army arm y experts have have j new rapid rapi fire gun seven millimeter W weapon r an improvement washington Vas hington army ordnance experts tire are attempting to solve the shoulder boulder feint rifle problem through development of a now typo type ft reduced caliber ie weapon apon tills this would Inc increase rense by one third the amount ot of ammunition that can be provided in front lines for the gun without any increase in weight J D inventor and prodoc tion engineer lins been em employed aloyed for some borne time at springfield armory to turn out the new gun known na as the beven millimeter gun and war department reports already show important advantages claimed for tile the weapon as compared to the two types of ard 30 caliber shoulder automatics with which the experts are also expert meriting the new gun Is a caliber as compared to the 30 service ammunition standard against new ammunition size the practical disadvantages of adding a new caliber of ammunition to tile the supply line burdens are fully realized and may ultimately prevent adoption of the seven been millimeter gun As the army Is now equipped only the regular 30 caliber cartridges tire are needed to fo all rifles lind and machine guns land and troops can be re stocked with ammunition from any depot or lump dump this la Is a very very high power long range type of ammunition and not suited ti the probable short range uso use foreseen in war for shoulder furthermore it has hag been found far better results in the way of sustained tire fire economy of weight and other particulars tic ulars can be obtained with the seven beven millimeter caliber one point already established la Is that tho abo design of the seven milli meter affords the best yet attained by ordnance experts for quick quantity production there Is no reason to doubt tile official report states s but thu that it will be enaber and cheaper to put into production than any weapon hitherto doig designed ned range 0 of f 1000 yards the new p run un la Is built for a range of 0 f 1000 yards the maximum distance at N velch b ach rapid sustained fire would be required reb beyond that range heavy ma chine gun art with regular 30 ammu anition would be resorted to is as the shoulder gun is designed only for use against visible targets the pin inin is the equivalent in weight eight and size of the present springfield army rine rifle it loads with a ten car clip ejecting the clip automat icalla with the last shot and the gun and rounds of ammunition have the same weight as tile the regular springfield rifle and rounds of service ammunition because of the reduced powder charge and consequent reduced heating effect it can be fired more rapidly and for a greater greate r length of time without heating than either the thompson or gerund gerand 30 guns and la Is alho alao said to be free of lubricating am act other mechanical difficulties which make the bigger guns subject to trouble under hard service conditions |
