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58 THE COAST ARTILLERY JOllR0JAL July-August ture Indicators 1\112 per 3-inch seacoast or antiaircraft battery in a harbor defense; two Powder Temperature Indicators 1\113 per 90mm motor torpedo boat or antiaircraft battery in a harbor defense; two Powder Temperature Thermometers M 1 per firing battery of 6-inch caliber or larger, HD, TD and Ry .. Circuit Diagrams for M-1 Mine Planters. Steps have been initiated to procure for each of the M-l mine planters the electrical circuits and ratings of components for the four following units: Cargo \\Tinch Control Panel CR-5437-A2. Dual vVindlass Control Panel CR-5437-AC. Cable Reel Control Panel CR-5437-A5. Capstan Control, Direct Current, 115 Volt, CR-5437-A3. Replenisher Gauges for 155mlll Guns. The Ordnance Department is investigating the practicability of providing replenisher gauges for 155mm guns (all types). These gauges will simplify the service of the piece in that no measurements will be necessary except that the gauge on the 155mm Guns M1917, M1918, and modifications, will have to be measured when oil is being drained. The elevation setter and the gun pointer will watch the gauges on the M1917 type and the 1\11type guns, respectively. These I Arrangement of Target Cloth on High Speed Target. gauges will eliminate the number five man from the gun crew of the M 1917 type gun during firing, and will relie\'e the gun commander of the M I type gun of the responsi bilit)' of measuring the replenisher after every tenth round Coast and Geodetic Survey Charts. Coast and Geodetic Survey charts on a scale of 1/80,000 have a wide variet)' of uses in harbor defenses. Such charts are required by battery, group and higher commanders to depict the field of fire, with limiting azimuths and ranges, and dead areas They are needed to show the grid used in identification an indication of targets. At present these charts may be 0 tained by requisition on the service command but no deh nite basis of issue is prescribed. The Army Ground Forct'S is taking action to include the charts in Corps of Enginet' Allowance of Expendable Supplies, Series A. Replaceable Spindle Plugs for Seacoast Artillery. Co ments appearing in the reports of target practices indic~t that considerable trouble is being experienced in extracnn., fired primers. While the basic cause is probably imp~o cleaning of the primer seat and vent, it is considered like that new obturator spindle plugs are required in anum of guns. The Chief of Ordnance has advised the Coast Artill Board that spindles with replaceable obturator spindle p~u are available at \Vatervliet Arsenal, and can be obtam •
"I'sending the unmodi6ed spindle to that arsenal with a xquestfor exchange. The replacement of obturator spindle ~!ugsis possible locally by the 6eld maintenance company, 1/O~idedthe spindle is of I
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