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'crent and in all respecti
The calibre is the same as on 64th, but owing to Ruess of construction, it "battering shell with the
ace
used in the other
unable to compete with
tion
acuracy of fire.
enetrate the thinnest
the shortest range, and in ht against unarmoured,
tedly cheap, and owes
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effected by
runt the otherwise useless
the 64m with carriage.
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mmunition complete coots against £600 the cost of 1. Complete _ The prices
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quoted by Sir E. Selby Surryth
the gree
are
alone, without carriage.
those of
or acccmunitioni
The Committer have in all their estimates
monriably included both_
Committer see no
fa certain number of
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auxiliaries for
use
objections to the employment
these coccverted guns
against boats or small
craft, but they desire to point out that theyp
Cannot be regarded
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as substitutes for the brought
tion guns of the same calibre, much less for : piercing of tou grens ; and they
the armour
desire to Express a decided opinion that Court defences unprovided with ordnance of greater less efficient,
· power, would be not merely,
but altogether illusory and practically of little value.
The Committee are unable to concur in the
opinion quoted in the Report of the Committee
have they Council that the guns of the Privy
recommended would require to have omall
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