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Description Of A Portable Gyn, For Mounting Or Dismounting Ordnance:
DESCRIPTION OF A PORTABLE GYN , FOR MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING ORDNANCE :
WITH OBSERVATIONS ON ITS SUPERIORITY OVER THE TRIANGULAR GYM , HITIIEUTO GENERALLY USED ; AND ILLUSTRATED BY AN ENGRAVING . invented by Lieutenant BELT ., of lie Royal Artillery , and executed hy GEOROE CAW I-IOR-T
^ Hsnd-scrtw Maker ta the Rig ht Hon . and Hon . the Board of Ordnance . REFERENCES TO THE ANNEXED PLATE . . ' A . Top Piece . JB B . Uprights . C . Bar .
DDDD . Handles for raising the Weight . .-E E . Braces . F F . Carrying Handles . G ' . The Pall . H H . Wheels for running it from Battery to Batter }' .
OBRERVATIONS . C AFETY , simplicity , and expedition , are the principal requisites in ^ all military machines ; and , in each of these , the present invention is infinitely superior to any hitherto in use . The mounting and dismounting of heavy ordnance , in garrison service , has , in general , been performed with triangular gynswhich is attended with various
, inconveniences : for their frames , being constructed from 15 to 20 feet high , become so vast and visible an object above the breastwork , when used in sieges , that the fire of the enemy is instantly drawn to that particular part of the work where the machine is erected . The men , also , who are employed in this service , must be posted on the very spot where the gyn is raised , which has frequently produced
the most fatal consequences to them , in this part of their duty . Besides these disadvantages , it is by no means uncommon for the triangular gyn , after it has received the weight of the gun , to overset altogether , either from the starts flying off from their hold , or from one of its legs sinking deeper into the earth than the others ; and this , of course , not only lengthens the operation , but increases the danger .
Moreover , should it be necessary to mount or dismount ordnance upon any battery difficult of access , or connected only by a covered way , or other contracted pass , it must be taken to pieces for the convenience of carriage , which , with the putting of it together again for use , requires a great deal of time and trouble . VOL . vn . P
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Description Of A Portable Gyn, For Mounting Or Dismounting Ordnance:
DESCRIPTION OF A PORTABLE GYN , FOR MOUNTING OR DISMOUNTING ORDNANCE :
WITH OBSERVATIONS ON ITS SUPERIORITY OVER THE TRIANGULAR GYM , HITIIEUTO GENERALLY USED ; AND ILLUSTRATED BY AN ENGRAVING . invented by Lieutenant BELT ., of lie Royal Artillery , and executed hy GEOROE CAW I-IOR-T
^ Hsnd-scrtw Maker ta the Rig ht Hon . and Hon . the Board of Ordnance . REFERENCES TO THE ANNEXED PLATE . . ' A . Top Piece . JB B . Uprights . C . Bar .
DDDD . Handles for raising the Weight . .-E E . Braces . F F . Carrying Handles . G ' . The Pall . H H . Wheels for running it from Battery to Batter }' .
OBRERVATIONS . C AFETY , simplicity , and expedition , are the principal requisites in ^ all military machines ; and , in each of these , the present invention is infinitely superior to any hitherto in use . The mounting and dismounting of heavy ordnance , in garrison service , has , in general , been performed with triangular gynswhich is attended with various
, inconveniences : for their frames , being constructed from 15 to 20 feet high , become so vast and visible an object above the breastwork , when used in sieges , that the fire of the enemy is instantly drawn to that particular part of the work where the machine is erected . The men , also , who are employed in this service , must be posted on the very spot where the gyn is raised , which has frequently produced
the most fatal consequences to them , in this part of their duty . Besides these disadvantages , it is by no means uncommon for the triangular gyn , after it has received the weight of the gun , to overset altogether , either from the starts flying off from their hold , or from one of its legs sinking deeper into the earth than the others ; and this , of course , not only lengthens the operation , but increases the danger .
Moreover , should it be necessary to mount or dismount ordnance upon any battery difficult of access , or connected only by a covered way , or other contracted pass , it must be taken to pieces for the convenience of carriage , which , with the putting of it together again for use , requires a great deal of time and trouble . VOL . vn . P