Front:
A 3-INCH FIELD PIECE IN ACTION
Back:
Aromnice
emme
PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN COLORTYPE CO., CHICAGO
This type of light field artillery is being used
so successfully in Europe today to fire shrapnel
and high explosive shells. The shield of armor
plate which protects the men are all tested
with a regulation rifle bullet shot at 100 yards
before they are placed on the gun. The gun is
operated by five men, each of whom has special
duties. The shell is taken from the caisson or
ammunition chest, which is at the left of the
gun, the fuses set and the shell put into the
gun and the breach closed ready for firing.
With an efficient gun crew, twenty of these shots
can be fired in a minute.
PHOTO © UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD
No. 22.
