Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, 第 11 巻W. Mitchell and Son, 1868 |
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accuracy Admiral RYDER Admiralty advantage armour army artillery barrel believe Bellerophon boat breech-loading broadside ships bullet cable Capt Captain Coles Captain Pellew Captain SELWYN carried cartridge cent centre CHAIRMAN Chinese column Commander compass conscripts considerable deck defence difficulty disc discharge embrasures enemy evaporative power experiments favour feet fire FISHBOURNE fleet force freeboard give heat inches increased India Institution iron magnetism matchlock means military muzzle nautical mile number of boys object officers opinion Palliser paper Plate port position practice present principle projectile propeller proposed question Reddie Reddie's regard regiment remarks rifle rolling round Royal Naval Reserve Royal Navy scale armour screw sea-going seamen shell shot side Sikh Snider rifle soldier speed Taeping target Tien Tsin tion turret turret-ship velocity vessel waste Waterwitch weapon weight Wyvern
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