For instance, one field piece is a 5-barrel quick-firing gun, each barrel being of 37mm.

In addition, the old 4.7-inch guns were replaced with new quick-firing models.

The French had relied for defence on the efficiency of their quick-firing field guns, the 75s.

Other nations were quick to copy the quick-firing technology.

She typed with the speed and precision of a quick-firing tank.

The plant undertook the manufacture of quick-firing guns in 1905.

The quick-firing howitzer offered the potential for practical indirect fire.

The ship was fitted with searchlights and quick-firing guns in 1890.

Typically for a quick-firing gun, the cartridge case provided obturation.

Shells of quick-firing guns, fired at short range, would explode in the water before hitting it.

The secondary armament was designed to provide potent, quick-firing support for the main battery.

Quick-firing breech-loading swivel guns, were also used and manufactured by Japan.

The quick-firing gun made an admirable can opener.

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The 80 pounders were replaced by quick-firing Nordenfelt machine guns in 1898.

They were equipped with 4 x 40 mm quick-firing guns for anti-submarine warfare.

Lieutenant Kyller had opened up with his quick-firing pam-pam.

A remedy was offered in the form of the twin 6 pounder quick-firing coast-defence gun.

You can't expect to take up quick-firing guns and bombs in an airship, and have them work properly.

The Martians, alarmed by the approach of a crowd had killed a number of people with a quick-firing gun so the story ran.

From one of the hatches a gun team swarmed out and ran forward to man the quick-firing cannon near the bows.

Four 3-pounder quick-firing Hotchkiss guns were used as saluting guns.

The advantage of the Indian Navy was significant, as their ships were more modern and armed with quick-firing guns.

The characteristics of a quick-firing artillery piece are:

Other navies followed suit; the French navy installed quick-firing weapons on its ships completed in 1894-5.