Naval Guns on Rafts and Barges on the Piave River
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Naval Guns on Rafts and Barges on the Piave River THE FLOODED REACHES OF THE LOWER PIAVE ENABLED NAVAL GUNS TO BE USED WITH GREAT EFFECT IN SUP- PORTING THE INFANTRY WHO WERE OPPOSING THE AUSTRIAN CROSSING OF THE RIVER. HUGE FLOATING BATTERY IN THE VENETIAN CANAL. THE GUN WAS TAKEN FROM A BRITISH MONITOR WHOSE DRAFT WAS TOO HEAVY TO PERMIT IT TO ENTER THE SHALLOW WATERS. = . .. I I ---
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Naval Guns on Rafts and Barges on the Piave River
THE FLOODED REACHES OF THE LOWER PIAVE ENABLED NAVAL GUNS TO BE USED WITH GREAT EFFECT IN SUP-PORTING THE INFANTRY WHO WERE OPPOSING THE AUSTRIAN CROSSING OF THE RIVER.
HUGE FLOATING BATTERY IN THE VENETIAN CANAL. THE GUN WAS TAKEN FROM A BRITISH MONITOR WHOSEDRAFT WAS TOO HEAVY TO PERMIT IT TO ENTER THE SHALLOW WATERS.
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