Science Is Terrible, When Applied to War 



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Above, one of the big anti- 

 aircraft machine guns mounted 

 on a motor-truck trying to get 

 the range of an enemy air-raider. 

 The concussion of the gun when 

 fired is sHghtly overcome by an 

 iron beam underneath the rear of 

 the truck. The beam is equipped 

 with jacks on either end to clamp 

 it securely to concrete blocks car- 

 ried for that important purpose 



At left, a piece of a 15-inch shell 

 from a British battleship. This 

 i;ives a fairly accurate idea of the 

 hugeness of these shells and the 

 ilcstruction they can cause when 

 they strike to the heart of a 

 target. In the recent naval 

 battle between the high-sea fleets 

 iif both England and Germany 

 tlicse shells were fired with 

 abandon at a range of miles 



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