Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 321William Blackwood, 1977 - England |
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Page 49
... round and into action . Lieu- tenant Campbell jumped into the layer's seat , Gunner Miller did Number Two , another Gunner took Number Four , and I knelt at the trail as Number One , while Driver Mansfield and some others brought up ...
... round and into action . Lieu- tenant Campbell jumped into the layer's seat , Gunner Miller did Number Two , another Gunner took Number Four , and I knelt at the trail as Number One , while Driver Mansfield and some others brought up ...
Page 56
... round . Campbell reported " Ready " and I ordered Fire ! We observed the round to be over the target , so I dropped the range to 500 and set the fuze at " shrapnel zero " , loaded , and we fired again . Realising that zero fuze was ...
... round . Campbell reported " Ready " and I ordered Fire ! We observed the round to be over the target , so I dropped the range to 500 and set the fuze at " shrapnel zero " , loaded , and we fired again . Realising that zero fuze was ...
Page 57
... round burst in front of the gun and I was flung down with pieces of shrapnel in my back . I flaked out for what seemed an age , but I suppose it was only a few moments , and when I came round Lieutenant Campbell was lying dead across ...
... round burst in front of the gun and I was flung down with pieces of shrapnel in my back . I flaked out for what seemed an age , but I suppose it was only a few moments , and when I came round Lieutenant Campbell was lying dead across ...
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