The other early sea-cannon, which we have mentioned, were also breech-loading. |
Recoil systems and cartridge ammunition increased rates of fire of breech-loading weapons. |
Enterprise was armed with two 100-pounder smoothbore, muzzle-loading Somerset cannon and two rifled 110-pounder breech-loading guns. |
The breech-loading cannons were set to fire in only one fixed direction and were of little use. |
The breech-loading principle was also adopted in them, and special provision to effect this satisfactorily was invented by him. |
By 1870, they had access to more effective breech-loading, repeating firearms. |