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174 the difficulties of correction of projectory similar to much longer range. There smaller powder charges are used because they cause [[underlined]] less erosion in bore [[/underlined]] of gun; 4 shots [[strikethrough]] wh [[/strikethrough]] with lesser charge being equivalent in erosion to 1 shot with full charge thus saving the gun. which under ordinary conditions, with full charges, has [[underlined]] eroded so much after 50 shots that [[strikethrough]] the bore on [[/strikethrough]] it no longer shoots true: [[/underlined]] This [[underlined]] competition [[/underlined]] is [[underlined]] very keen not only between [[/underlined]] ships, [[underlined]] but also between the [[/underlined]] different crews of different turrets. Their being distributed a money prize for best results and a ship which has done very well can carry on its smokestack a big red letter [[underlined]] E [[/underlined]] which stands for [[excellent [[/underlined]] Added printed sheet explains [[margin]] Target practice [[/margin]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 175 conditions of target practice The shells after piercing the canvass targets, plunge into the water but after a few second they [[underlined]] shoot up ^ [[insert]] ricocheting [[/insert]] into the air [[/underlined]] at the most unexpected places, puffing on [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] big spout of water, then plunge again to ricochet a second time in the most erratic way, sometimes falling back before the target. [[underlined]] This must lead sometimes to unexpected results. [[/underlined]] At night, after supper starts the [[underlined]] night target practice. [[/underlined]] Screens are towed as in day time but searchlight of ship that fires follows them. Shells are provided with so called [[underlined]] Tracers [[/underlined]] which is an flame in burning ^ [[insert]] on shell [[/insert]] permit to follow their course. The two shells rush parallel along
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