|
| | | | | |
| Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | |
------------+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
8-inch, | Shell | ... | ... | ... | ... |
63-cwt. | | | | | |
| Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | |
------------+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
8-inch, | Shell | ... | ... | ... | ... |
55-cwt. | | | | | |
and | Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... |
of 6,500 lbs| | | | | |
------------+-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
APPENDIX B.--No. VI.--_Approximate Ranges of Shot-Guns and Howitzers._
------------+-----------+----------+------+------+-----------------------+
| | | | |ELEVATION IN DEGREES. |
| | | | |RANGES IN YARDS. |
| | | | |TIME OF FLIGHT IN |
| | | | |SECONDS. |
CLASS | | WEIGHT | |HEIGHT+-----+-----+-----+-----+
OF | KIND OF | OF |CHARGE|ABOVE |P.B. | | | |
GUN. |PROJECTILE |PROJECTILE| |PLANE.|or 0 deg.| 1 deg. | 2 deg. | 3 deg. |
------------+-----------+----------+------+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
32-pdr. | Shot | 32 | 9 | 8 | 360 | 760 |1,150|1,440|
of | | | | | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
57 cwt. | Shell | 26 | 6 | ... | 370 | 780 |1,090|1,360|
| | | | | 1.04| 2.00| 3.14| 4.20|
|Shrapnel | 32 | 9 | ... | 360 | 760 |1,150|1.440|
| | | | | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
------------+-----------+----------+------+------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
32-pdr. |Shot | 32 | 6 | 7-1/2| 313 | 672 | 988 |1,274|
of 42 cwt. | | | | | .90 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
and of |Shell | 26 | 6 | ... | 330 | 710 |1,012|1,270|
4,500 lbs. | | | | | .90 | 1.90| 3.05| 4.15|
|Shrapnel | 32 | 6 | ... | 313 | 672 | 988 |1,274|
| | | | | .8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
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