The Navy in Mesopotamia 1914 to 1917
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Moreover, the Turks had heavy calibre guns as well as field guns within a few hundred yards of the river, all blazing away at point-blank range; and from the trenches there came a strident accompaniment of machine gun and rifle fire to supplement the roar of the big guns.
Five gunboats took part in this wild dash round the Nahr Kellak Bend, the Mantis leading, and as they swept past up the river every gun they had H2 THE NAVY IN MESOPOTAMIA was in action, from the six-incher down to the Maxim. ...The range was something less than 500 yards, the kind of range at which the old wooden walls of England used to open an engagement with muzzle-loading guns and red-hot cannon balls. The fury and deadliness of an artillery duel with modern guns at such a range almost baffles the imagination. Every ship . Was hit several times, but still they held their course; and Fortune smiled on them, for not one of them was disabled. The Moth, which was last in the line, came in for the worst punishment; two of her men were killed outright, and of her small complement more than half were wounded, including her three officers.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Moreover, the Turks had heavy calibre guns as well as field guns within a few hundred yards of the river, all blazing away at point-blank range; and from the trenches there came a strident accompaniment of machine gun and rifle fire to supplement the roar of the big guns.
Five gunboats took part in this wild dash round the Nahr Kellak Bend, the Mantis leading, and as they swept past up the river every gun they had H2 THE NAVY IN MESOPOTAMIA was in action, from the six-incher down to the Maxim. ...The range was something less than 500 yards, the kind of range at which the old wooden walls of England used to open an engagement with muzzle-loading guns and red-hot cannon balls. The fury and deadliness of an artillery duel with modern guns at such a range almost baffles the imagination. Every ship . Was hit several times, but still they held their course; and Fortune smiled on them, for not one of them was disabled. The Moth, which was last in the line, came in for the worst punishment; two of her men were killed outright, and of her small complement more than half were wounded, including her three officers.
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