§ MR. CARBUTTasked the Surveyor General of Ordnance, If the 43-ton gun, when being tested, did perforate a 21-inch wrought-iron armour plate; would he state when and where this trial took place, and also state the length, character, weight, and material of shot; also weight and quality of powder; can he place in the Library a drawing or photograph of the armour plate after being tired at by the 43-ton gun, showing the damage done to it; and, how many 43-ton guns are finished, how many are placed in position ready for action, and how many have steel jackets, that is to say, made wholly of steel?
§ MR. BRANDIf the hon. Member will be so good as to refer to The Times report of the answer I gave on this subject the other day, he will find that I did not state that the 43-ton gun had perforated a 21-inch wrought-iron plate, but that the gun could perforate an armour plate of this thickness, and this statement is based upon the usual calculations. Ten of these guns have been issued. None of them have steel jackets.