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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 2359.PDF
I2th. MEW( THE cross-bow, or arbalist, affords ona of the earliest examples of the application of mechanical aid to weapons of war. The propelling springs were made of steel or horn and the arrow was released by a trigger, but the time needed for re-loading was so considerable that the cross-bow never became very popular in this country. In the gun-turrets of modern aircraft power and accuracy are no longer obtained at the expense of speed in operation, but all these qualities are combined to give a devastating fire power that has sealed the fate of many an enemy plane. GUN TURRETS BPB
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