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Quick-Firing Gun That Changed Naval Artillery
I take you through the Royal Navy’s Hotchkiss Model 1886 "Quick Fire" 47mm - a breech-loaded gun using self-contained cartridges that the Navy adopted to counter fast torpedo boats with rapid fire ...
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In 1840, the former Swedish diplomat and gun foundry owner, Martin von Wahrendorff, patented a breech–loading mechanism for cannons. Its key component was a steel disc placed behind the projectile.
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