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Introduction |
4 |
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Chapter |
I. -- Comparison between British and German Naval Gunnery |
6 |
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Chapter |
II. -- Armaments |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
9 |
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II. |
Improvements now in Progress |
11 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
11 |
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Chapter |
III. -- Shell, Filling, and Fuzing |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
12 |
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II. |
Tactical Value of New Type A.P.C. Shell |
14 |
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III. |
Progress in Hand |
15 |
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IV. |
Lines of Future Progress |
15 |
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Chapter |
IV. -- Propellants and Charges |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
16 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
16 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
17 |
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Chapter |
V. -- Protection against the Effects of Enemy Shell Fire |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
18 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
20 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
20 |
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Chapter |
VI. -- Training of Officers and Men |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
21 |
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Statement Showing Total Number of Officers and Men Trained in Gunnery Schools, August, 1914, to August, 1918 |
21 |
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II. |
Improvements now in Progress |
24 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
24 |
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Chapter |
VII. -- The Auxiliary Patrol |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
25 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
27 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
27 |
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Chapter |
VIII. -- Fire Control System |
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I. |
Capital Ships |
28 |
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Early Battles |
28 |
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Battle of Jutland |
30 |
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Introduction of Spotting Rules |
30 |
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Concentration of Fire |
31 |
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Inclination |
32 |
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II. |
Light Cruisers |
33 |
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III. |
Destroyers |
34 |
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Chapter |
IX. -- Fire Control Apparatus |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
36 |
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Director Firing System |
36 |
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Henderson's Firing Gear |
38 |
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Gyro Training Control |
38 |
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Rangefinders |
38 |
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Kite Balloons |
40 |
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Use of Airplanes for Gunnery Purposes |
41 |
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Inclinometers |
42 |
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Fire Control Tables |
43 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
43 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
43 |
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Chapter |
X. -- Bombarding |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
44 |
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Dardanelles Operations |
44 |
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Coast of Belgium |
46 |
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Monitor Work |
46 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
47 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
47 |
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Chapter |
XI. -- Firing Practices |
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I. |
Progress up to August, 1918 |
48 |
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II. |
Progress in Hand |
52 |
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III. |
Lines of Future Progress |
52 |
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