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THE decision of the United States; blew up after receiving very few there is no knowing where it would THE
of America to mount 18in. guns hits. in their new ships brings the ques- Elon of the size of battleship's guns once more into prominence.
There has been an agreement in the London Naval Treaty of 1930 between all the principal naval Powers but one to limit the size of battleships to 35,000 tons, and their to 14in. The one nation to guns stand out was Japan, who announced her intention of retaining the idin,
gun.
that
say
Of course, the voluntary accept- Several of our leading authorities ance of a 14in. gun for the sake of on naval affairs have suggested that a balanced ship at a time when other an Increase in the size of ships be- nations are mounting guns of 16in.yond a certain point is a retrograde calibre is only permissible so long as movement. They question whether the same limit of tonnage is adhered it is not better to build much smaller to by all the nations concerned, ships and more of them. For in- 25.000 tons If the mounting of the 16in. gun stance two ships of by either Japan or the United States mounting 13.5in. guns might well be were to be accompanied by an in-a belter investment than one ship twice their size and armed with crease of tonnage above 35,000 we
1Bin, should inevitably be forced to recon- guns.
One great drawback of very large, At the time that the Japanese de-sider our own decisions. In
was aundariced Sir Samuel case we could not afford to accept a and therefore costly ships, is that Hoare tonk the opportunity of de-smaller gun than foreigners without few of them can be bulit without crippling the national finances, and very definite disadvantherefore that they cannot be numer claring in the House of Commons suffering a that, though the Japanese action wastage.
ous enough to do all that is required regretted, this country intended to
Whether Japan intends to increase of them. adhere to the London Treaty limits
Provided there is no increase in ond to mount only 14in. guns in new the size of her battleships above
33,000 tons is not known. If she did, tonnage, the mounting of 10n, guns construction ships.
America and Jopan need not The Un
States made no such or if there is any likelihood of her by United
of the world occasion us any great alarm. But if statement and
how doing so, the navies they have
Is abandoned. published their intention of reverting will be thrown once more into the the 35,000 ton limit
race in both then our whole ship-building policy to the larger gun calibre. In view melting-pot, and if
were started would need to be viewed afresh.
elston
of this decision the question inevit size and gun calibre ably arises whether we can any
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A 10ln. gun by itself is naturally better weapon than a 14in. But the gun cannot be considered alone. On a certain tonnage, a
strip
Is able of carrying a certain weight of material and no more. In a warship, this weight has to be distributed be- tween the thre
three main elements of armaments, speed and protection.
It follows that any
increase of
of one of these elements has to be
made the expense of one or both of the others. Thus, if an increase of un calibre from 1din. to 16in., involving heavier guns, is desired, something has to come off either speed or pro- tection or bath.
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It is on this consideration that our naval experts have based the deck- sion to retains the 14in. gun on a 35,000-ton displacement, whatever other countries may do.
The principal need is held to be not so much the largest gun or the heaviest armour as what is called a well-balanced ship. By this is meant nship in which speed, armour and armament are all so nicely adjusted as to give the best general result.
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It will be abyfous that a ship with very heavy guns is badly designed if her protection is so meagre that she
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& Lacking company, but one is
present.
10 Limit with initial remainder.
is able to blow up it she is at all 11 This motorist, if beheaded, con heavily hit. Similarly a well armed only go down-hlil.
and protected ship would not be 12 Change of free sort for one who much use it she were too slow In coming into action.
It is this balancing up of the three main factors of fighting power which has led our Admiralty to choose the 14-inch gun as the most suitable one for a ship of 35,000 tons.
has an outdoor accupation.
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progress.
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curtailed.
19 The advocacy of a certain letter
in front.
It has been said that a 16-inch gun 24 French river. cannot be mounted on a tonnage of 27 It should take a brawny man to
lift this receptacle, than 45,000 tons if a well- balanced ship is to be obtained. It, 28 This goes well with ten, they
say. therefore, the Japanese and the Amorleans are proposing to mount a 20 This word contains three of it- 10-inch gun we may confidently assume that they will not only be 30 A jake for various occasions. deficient in speed or protection, but 31 After being this a that this deficiency will more than 32 For this one might get a saving
havon close shave. counternet the advantage they gain
from
the
heavier ordnance.
We had I brought home to us very forcibly in the war that farger uns by themselves were by no means the only criterion of victory.
in
tho In the battle cruiser actior early part of the Battle of Jutland seven of our battle cruisers mount- ing 13.8 and 12in. guns wore opposed to six German battle cruisers mount- ing only 12 and 11in, guns. The pro- tection of our ships, however, was than that of the so much poorer
vessels Germana that two of our
self.
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