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  2. The Mammoth Artillery of the War

    In the midst of the wealth of fabled nonsense that has been written about the wonderful big guns of the German army, a few concrete facts stand out. The Prussian Press has ...

    Article : 1,267 words
  3. USED FOR THE BOMBARDMENT OF ANTWERP.

    This picture has been drawn from an illustration in an Australian paper. On the left is one of the famous German 17-inch guns as the artist saw it outside Antwerp. Beside it, for comparative purposes, he has placed one of the Australia 11-inch howitzers. It will be noticed that the breech blocks of both guns are missing. This by experts is taken to indicate that the artist never really saw the gun in action, but saw it ready for transport, and was unable to supply this all-important detail. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 96 words
  4. The Part the Big Gun will Play on the Water

    From the naval point of view, the big gun has already, and will in the future, play a very prominent part. This has been brought home to all by the two engagements between ...

    Article : 818 words
  5. GREAT MASONRY STRUCTURES ARE NECESSARY AS EMPLACEMENT FOR THE 42-CENTIMETRE GUN.

    This gun is, roughly, a 17-inch gun. it is conveyed about the country on a railway truck The rails can be seen leading up this emplacement. The gun is mounted in position on a concrete bed six feet thick. The photograph shows a German emplacement in France ready for the gun. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
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