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Old 7th December 2018, 05:42 PM   #21
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Reasoning considered. Still, gas compression wasn't properly these things middle name ; and certainly all factors raised were pondered by then ... more or less an incidental victim.
Not to speak of the linstock and other devices that would enable the gunner to hold still the cannon and light the fuse at a safe distance .
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