Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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... batteries , however powerful . This condition of things requires peculiar precaution under any system of defence . If after having occupied the shores , in the narrow places , in the best manner , with batteries , we are of opinion that ...
... batteries , however powerful . This condition of things requires peculiar precaution under any system of defence . If after having occupied the shores , in the narrow places , in the best manner , with batteries , we are of opinion that ...
Pàgina 78
... batteries , propelled by this agent , will be among the most efficient means of coast defence . In our large estuaries , such as the bays of New York , of the Delaware , and of the Chesapeake , they will be found indispensable ; and one ...
... batteries , propelled by this agent , will be among the most efficient means of coast defence . In our large estuaries , such as the bays of New York , of the Delaware , and of the Chesapeake , they will be found indispensable ; and one ...
Pàgina 86
... batteries ; if the ships unite in the defence , the batteries must be at hand to sustain them , or the ships must strike to the superior adversary . Placing these batteries in better position , and giving them greater strength , is at ...
... batteries ; if the ships unite in the defence , the batteries must be at hand to sustain them , or the ships must strike to the superior adversary . Placing these batteries in better position , and giving them greater strength , is at ...
Pàgina 147
... batteries , and steam batteries , constitute the best reliance . After considering these defensive means , we will examine the properties of forts and land batteries , these being the only other well - tried resort ; and that a ...
... batteries , and steam batteries , constitute the best reliance . After considering these defensive means , we will examine the properties of forts and land batteries , these being the only other well - tried resort ; and that a ...
Pàgina 148
... batteries , of which good use might be sometimes made in peculiar situations , would , we suppose , differ from gunboats in being larger , containing many guns , and in being stronger - that is to say , having thicker sides or bul ...
... batteries , of which good use might be sometimes made in peculiar situations , would , we suppose , differ from gunboats in being larger , containing many guns , and in being stronger - that is to say , having thicker sides or bul ...
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