§ 13. Mr. Wallasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether 4.5-inch naval guns will be adapated for rocket-assisted shells.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy (Mr. Maurice Foley)There is no such intention at the present moment.
§ Mr. WallIs it not a fact that experiments in America show that rocket assistance has increased the range by 30 per cent., and are not most of our ships still armed with the 4.5-inch gun?
§ Mr. FoleyDevelopment in this field is not yet sufficiently advanced to justify this adaptation. We are following developments elsewhere, and they are constantly under consideration.