John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 80

• March 27, 2017 15:56:26 Cheryl Ellsworth

  screwed over the jacket at the rear, and secured by a

  set screw. The breech ring is prepared for the reception

  of the breech mechanism, and is provided on the upper.

  side with a lug for the attachment of the hydraulic

  buffer. Longitudinal projections on each side of the 

  jacket form guides for the gun when in the cradle

  of the carriage.

  
  

  N.B

  A gun is a piece of ordnance constructed for

  destructive purposes

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  State of Fire

  This depends principally on the furge setting

  but so far as the breech is concerned in its action a

  "Field gun" with the ordinary Q.F. action can fire 18 or

  20 rounds per minute, while with the semi-automatic

  action it can fire 30. A fully automatic action with

  cartridge in a hopper over the breech like a machine 

  gun (made by Messrs Strupp) this is capable of firing

  40 rounds per minute, but the gun is only intended for firing

  a few rounds at a time at "Torpedo Boats" as if fired 

  continuously it would soon get red hot

   

• March 13, 2017 14:04:46 Charlene Price

  screwed over the jacket at the rear, and secured by a

  set screw. The breech ring is prepared for the reception

  of the breech mechanism, and is provided on the ripper.

  side with a lug for the attachment of the hydraulic

  buffer. Longitudinal projections on each side of the 

  jacket form guides for the gun when in the cradle

  of the carrage.

  
  

  N.B

  A gun is a piece of ordnance constructed for

  destructive purposes

  
  

  State of Fire

  This depends principally on the furge setting

  but so far as the breech is concerned in its action a

  "field gun" with the ordinary Q.J action can fire 18 or

  20 rounds per minute, while with the semi-automatic

  action it can fire 30. A fully automatic action with

  cartridge in a hopper over the breech like a machine 

  gun (made by Messrs Strupp) this is capable of firing

  40 rounds per minute, but the gun is only intended for firing

  a few rounds at a time at "Torpedo Boats" as if fired 

  continuously it would soon get red hot

   

  
  

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• March 13, 2017 14:03:58 Charlene Price

  screwed over the jacket at the rear, and secured by a

  set screw. The breech ring is prepared for the reception

  of the breech mechanism, and is provided on the ripper.

  side with a lug for the attachment of the hydraulic

  buffer. Longitudinal projections on each side of the 

  jacket form guides for the gun when in the cradle

  of the carrage.

  
  

  N.B

  A gun is a piece of ordnance constructed for

  destructive purposes

  
  

  State of Fire

  This depends principally on the furge setting

  but so far as the breech is concerned in its action a

  "field gun" with the ordinary Q.J action can fire 18 or

  20 rounds per minute, while with the semi-automatic

  action it can fire 30. A fully automatic action with

  cartridge in a hopper over the breech like a machine 

  gun (made by Messrs Strupp) this is capable of firing

  40 rounds per minute, but the gun is only intended for firing

  a few rounds at a time at "Torpedo Boats" as if fired 

  continuously it would soon get red hot

   

  
  

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• March 13, 2017 14:01:36 Charlene Price

  screwed over the jacket at the rear, and secured by a

  set screw. The breech ring is prepared for the reception

  of the breech mechanism, and is provided on the ripper.

  side with a lug for the attachment of the hydraulic

  buffer. Longitudinal projections on each side of the 

  jacket form guides for the gun when in the cradle

  of the carrage.

  
  

  N.B

  A gun is a piece of ordnance constructed for

  destructive purposes

  
  

  State of Fire

  This depends principally on the furge setting

  but so far as the breech is concerned in its action a

  "field gun" with the ordinary Q.J action can fire 18 or

  20 rounds per minute, while with the semi-automatic

  action it can fire 30. A fully automatic action

   

  
  

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• March 13, 2017 13:58:23 Charlene Price

  screwed over the jacket at the rear, and secured by a

  set screw. The breech ring is prepared for the reception

  of the breech mechanism, and is provided on the ripper.

  side with a lug for the attachment of the hydraulic

  buffer. Longitudinal projections on each side of the 

  jacket form guides for the gun when in the cradle

  of the carrage.

  
  

  N.B

  A gun is a piece of ordnance constructed for

  destructive purposes

  
  

   

  
  

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