Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval Military Journal, Volume 158, Page 1H. Colburn, 1882 - Military art and science |
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... fire in action should be looked to , and after so many years ' expe- rience of the breechloader , that some effectual means should be adopted to prevent the reckless use of car- tridges in the field . It commenced eleven years ago in ...
... fire in action should be looked to , and after so many years ' expe- rience of the breechloader , that some effectual means should be adopted to prevent the reckless use of car- tridges in the field . It commenced eleven years ago in ...
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... fire at a defined object , not to recklessly blaze away his ammunition without one . No doubt the rapid expenditure of ammunition could to some extent be controlled by discipline the discipline which can be attained only by length of ...
... fire at a defined object , not to recklessly blaze away his ammunition without one . No doubt the rapid expenditure of ammunition could to some extent be controlled by discipline the discipline which can be attained only by length of ...
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... fire , or to continue firing , should not , unless under exceptional circum- stances , and then only by a special signal or order , extend beyond the contents of one packet , the order to be repeated for each subsequent five rounds . To ...
... fire , or to continue firing , should not , unless under exceptional circum- stances , and then only by a special signal or order , extend beyond the contents of one packet , the order to be repeated for each subsequent five rounds . To ...
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... fire taking effect . The humanitarian objection to the use of explosive bullets in war cannot apply to the first part of this latter proposition as a sectional is not an explosive bullet . Neither can the well - known official opposi ...
... fire taking effect . The humanitarian objection to the use of explosive bullets in war cannot apply to the first part of this latter proposition as a sectional is not an explosive bullet . Neither can the well - known official opposi ...
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... fire by the escort where and when most needed , and the few men thus em- ployed in supplying the good shots of the company with this extra ammunition would render better service than if they were in the ranks firing without effect ...
... fire by the escort where and when most needed , and the few men thus em- ployed in supplying the good shots of the company with this extra ammunition would render better service than if they were in the ranks firing without effect ...
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Page 368 - When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace ; but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
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Page 93 - A low born man, of parentage obscure, Who nought can boast but his desire to be A soldier, and to gain a name in arms.
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Page 190 - No more — but hasten to thy tasks at home ; There guide the spindle, and direct the loom. Me glory summons to the martial scene, The field of combat is the sphere for men; Where heroes war, the foremost place I claim, The first in danger, as the first in fame.
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Page 253 - This operator did his office after a different manner from those of his trade in Europe. He first took my altitude by a quadrant, and then, with rule and compasses, described the dimensions and outlines of my whole body, all which he entered upon paper, and in six days brought my clothes very ill made, and quite out of shape, by happening to mistake a figure in the calculation. But my comfort was, that I observed such accidents very frequent, and little regarded.