Our Defense Coast Artillery Guards Harbors With Air Gun Shield
The Coast Artillery backs the Navy with harbor defense and anti aircraft units. Some regiments operate fixed guns in coastal fortifications, others move big calibers by rail or road to scout harbors without fixed guns. They use wind, temperature, curvature, and rotation in seconds to predict ship paths, aided by observation posts, plotting rooms, searchlights, and comms. Nineteen continental harbors host permanent installations with more under construction as mobile units prepare to meet front line needs.
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Navy
Coast Artillery
Continental United States
Coast Artillery Weapons and Defense System Overview
The Coast Artillery employs long range 12 14 and 16 inch guns for harbor defense capable of firing armor piercing shells over 20 miles. There are 6 8 10 inch guns and 12 inch mortars for smaller ships, rapid fire 6 inch guns for minefields and torpedo boats, a 155 mm gun on motor-drawn units, and railway units with 8 14 inch guns and 12 inch mortars. Submarine mines lay fields explodable from shore. Coastal defenses use target location systems for sea threats, with shells taking about half a minute to reach moving ships. Anti aircraft units rely on fast motorized guns to track fast planes up to four miles altitude, soon replacing the 3 inch with the 90 mm gun for higher fire, while shells fuse to burst at enemy aircraft altitude.
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Coast Artillery
National Defense Advisory Commission
Army
Shells Follow the Bad Neighbor Policy
The statement asserts that direct hits on planes are unnecessary for destruction as shells align with a so called bad neighbor policy, implying indirect or dispersed damage methods. It frames aerial targets as vulnerable without precise strikes.
Anti-Aircraft Defenses Described in Detail
An old wartime article explains anti-aircraft strategy with director systems, automated aimers, and searchlights using 800 million candle power. It details 3 inch long range guns, lighter 50 caliber machine guns, and 37 mm guns, plus a 12 machine gun battery and extensive shell throughput.
What the Eyes See Definition of a Net Riddle
A teacher asks for the definition of a net. A child finally answers with a pun about holes sewn together. Culinary tip suggests wrapping cheese in vinegar-squeezed muslin and storing in a paper bag in a cool place.
Syrup of Black Draught Promoted for Children
A vintage advertisement touts Syrup of Black Draught as a gentle laxative for children. It claims the product eases sluggish bowels, reduces biliousness and headaches, and tones bowel muscles with simple directions. Available in 50c and 25c sizes.
Truth Stranger Than Fiction and the British Empire
A Western Texas saying frames world events while noting Britain woke to Nazi threats in mid June as bombing bases appeared across the channel. The piece contrasts long ruling confidence with a sudden threat to invade and overthrow government authority.
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Texas
British Empire
Hitler era shifts fortunes in a perilous European balance
The piece argues that early confidence in Hitler’s invincibility wanes as new military realities emerge. It compares Hitler to a dictator on the march and suggests impending weakness without internal consolidation. It likens him to past rulers, noting revolutionary pressure and the limits of domination across Europe.
Prisoner Pleads Guilty but Jury Returns Not Guilty
A prisoner admitted guilt but the jury found him not guilty. The foreman explained the verdict by saying the man is the county’s biggest liar, despite his confession.
Global telephone ratios highlighted in historical notes
A comparative snapshot notes the United States had one telephone for every seven people while Italy stood at one line per 77 individuals, reflecting divergent communications reach in the period.
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United States
Italy
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