Handbook for Light Artillery
A. B. DYER,
First Lieutenant, Fourth Artillery, U. S. A.
FIRST EDITION.
FIRST THOUSAND.
NEW YORK:
JOHN WILEY & SONS.
London: CHAPMAN & HALL, Limited.
1896.
Copyright, 1896, BY A. B. DYER.
ROBERT DRUMMOND, ELECTROTYPER AND PRINTER, NEW YORK.
In preparing this work it has been my endeavor to place in compact form all the data I could obtain that might prove of service to those persons interested in the subject of light artillery, both in the Regular Army and in the National Guard.
A. B. Dyer
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PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
THE 1.65-INCH HOTCHKISS MOUNTAIN-GUN.
DESCRIPTION.
The Carriage.
DESCRIPTION.
Hotchkiss Point Percussion-fuze.
RANGE TABLE FOR 1.65-INCH HOTCHKISS MOUNTAIN-GUN.
The Packing Outfit for 1.65-inch Gun.
Instructions for Packing.
Artificer's Tools and Supplies.
Suggested Organization and Equipment.
Service of the 1.65-inch Hotchkiss Gun.
HOTCHKISS 3-INCH MOUNTAIN-GUN.
DESCRIPTION.
The Carriage.
DESCRIPTION.
The Prairie Limber.
DESCRIPTION.
The Ammunition.
Accessories and Spare Parts.
Artificer's Tools and Supplies.
Loading-tools and Instructions.
3-INCH MOUNTAIN-GUN RANGE TABLE.
Suggested Organization of a 3-inch Hotchkiss Mountain-battery.
PACK-TRAINS.
CARGOES.
VETERINARY TREATMENT.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
CARE AND PRESERVATION OF HARNESS.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRIVERS, ETC.
MARCHES.
CAMPS.
TABLE OF MOUNTAIN-ARTILLERY.
DETAILS OF CONSTRUCTION OF FIELD-ARTILLERY GUNS (LATEST MODEL).
The Breech Mechanism.
Gerdom Rapid-firing Breech Mechanism.
Ammunition for 3.2-inch Gun.
The Frankford Arsenal Combination Fuze, 15 Seconds, Model 1894, for Shrapnel of Field-guns.
The Frankford Arsenal Base Percussion-fuze "C," Model 1894, for Field-gun Shell.
RANGE TABLE FOR 3.2 INCH B. L. RIFLE.
RANGE TABLE FOR 3.2-INCH B. L. RIFLE.
3.6.-INCH B. L. RIFLE, MODEL 1891 (REVISED).
3.6-INCH B. L. RIFLE.
RANGE TABLE FOR 3.6-INCH B. L. R.
3.6-INCH B L FIELD-MORTAR, MODEL 1890. (REVISED NOV. 11, 1892.)
RANGE TABLE FOR 3.6-INCH B. L. MORTAR.
RANGE TABLE FOR 3.6-INCH B. L. MORTAR.
FOREIGN FIELD-ARTILLERY.
THE ARCHIBALD WHEEL.
THE 3.2-INCH FIELD-GUN CARRIAGE.
LIMBER OF 3.2-INCH FIELD-GUN CARRIAGE.
3.2" GUN, CARRIAGE, LIMBER, WEIGHTS, EQUIPMENTS
Extra Weight for 3.6-inch Gun-carriage.
THE CAISSON.
CAISSON, WEIGHTS AND EQUIPMENT.
FORGE AND BATTERY-WAGON, WEIGHTS AND EQUIPMENTS.
THE ARTILLERY-WAGON.
THE ARTILLERY-WAGON HARNESS.
HARNESS WEIGHTS.
COLT'S REVOLVER, CALIBRE .45.
CARE OF PAINTS, OILS, AND PAINT-BRUSHES.
PAINTS, LACQUERS, ETC.
DIRECTIONS FOR CLEANING MOULDY LEATHER.
CARE OF HARNESS.
ARRANGEMENT OF HARNESS ON PEGS.
TO HARNESS IN GARRISON, WHEEL.
TO UNHARNESS.
TO UNHARNESS IN THE FIELD.
FITTING HARNESS.
CARE OF CARRIAGES.
CARE OF GUNS.
THE CARE OF AMMUNITION.
GUARD ORDERS.
HORSES.
HEALTH AND DISEASE.
DISEASES OF THE HORSE.
VETERINARY MEDICINES.
DRUGS AND DOSES, AND HOW TO ADMINISTER THEM.
SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS DISEASES.
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR SHOEING HORSES.
STABLES AND STABLE DUTIES.
TRAINING HORSES.
TREATMENT AND CARE OF HORSES.
ORGANIZATION OF ARTILLERY.
EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING FOR MARCHES.
MARCHES.
CAMPS AND CAMPING
TRANSPORTATION OF ARTILLERY.
HOTCHKISS REVOLVING CANNON.
DESCRIPTION.
THE CAISSON.
RANGE TABLE FOR LIGHT FIELD-PIECE.
THE GATLING GUN.
The 0.45-inch Gatling Gun Mounted on a Cavalry-cart.
The 1-inch Gatling.
Nomenclature of the 0.45-inch Gun (1883).
Gatling Gun, Short Barrel, Model 1875.
Gatling Gun, Long Barrel, Model 1883.
THE GARDNER GUN (CAL. 0.45").
THE MAXIM AUTOMATIC MACHINE-GUN.
DEFINITIONS.
THE CAUSES OF BAD SHOOTING.
ESTIMATING DISTANCES.
RANGE-FINDING.
GENERAL DUTIES OF ARTILLERY COMMANDERS.
TARGET PRACTICE.
CORDAGE.
TABLE OF WEIGHTS THAT MANILLA ROPE IN DAILY USE WILL SUSTAIN.
SAFE WORKING STRAIN FOR FIELD SERVICE, AND WEIGHT IN FATHOMS.
BLOCKS, TACKLE, ETC.
KNOTS, HITCHES, ETC.
LASHINGS.
BRIDGES.
GUNPOWDER.
DYNAMITE.
RACK-A-ROCK.
GUNCOTTON.
WHERE AND HOW TO PLACE CHARGES.
RULES FOR CALCULATING CHARGES FOR HASTY DEMOLITIONS BY GUNCOTTON OR GUNPOWDER.
BATTERY BOOKS AND RECORDS.
ROLLS, REPORTS, AND RETURNS.
THE RATION.
COST OF EQUIPMENT (EXCLUSIVE OF AMMUNITION) FOR A FOUR-GUN 3.2-INCH FIELD-BATTERY, WITH COMBINED BATTERY-WAGON AND FORGE.
SUPPLIES, CLEANING MATERIAL, SPARE PARTS, ETC., CARRIED IN BATTERY-WAGON BODY.
PRICE-LIST OF ARTILLERY-HARNESS.
COST OF PACKING OUTFIT FOR HOTCHKISS MOUNTAIN-GUN (CAL. 1.65-INCH).
CLASS VI. OFFICERS' SABRES.
CLASS VI. SABRE AND KNIFE FOR ENLISTED MEN.
CLASS VII. ARTILLERY ACCOUTREMENTS. ETC.
OFFICER'S BLACK LEATHER SWORD-BELT FOR FIELD SERVICE.
CLASS VII. HORSE EQUIPMENTS.
Spurs for Officers.
Stencil Outfit.
Marking Outfit.
In Class III. Artillery Implements and Equipments.
SUPPLY TABLE OF ORDNANCE STORES FOR SIX MONTHS OF A FOUR-GUN BATTERY OF LIGHT ARTILLERY—3.2-INCH RIFLES.
ANNUAL ALLOWANCE OF AMMUNITION.
VETERINARY MEDICINES.
STANDARD SUPPLY TABLE.
TABLEWARE AND KITCHEN UTENSILS ALLOWED A LIGHT BATTERY.
ALLOWANCE OF CLOTHING.
ALLOWANCE OF EQUIPAGE.
TENTS FOR THE SICK, THEIR ATTENDANTS, AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.
CORN BROOMS AND SCRUBBING-BRUSHES.
BARRACK CHAIRS.
ALLOWANCE OF STOVES, FUEL, LAMPS, OIL, OFFICE FURNITURE, AND STATIONERY FOR A LIGHT BATTERY.
TABLE OF WEIGHTS OF CERTAIN ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE.
TABLE OF MONTHLY PAY OF ENLISTED MEN.
SUMMARY COURT.
Article I.
Article II.
Article III.
Article IV.
Article V.
Article VI.
Article VII.
Article VIII.
U. S. SIGNAL AND TELEGRAPH CODE.
PENETRATION OF PROJECTILES.
GUN-PITS FOR FIELD-ARTILLERY.
TREATMENT OF SICK MEN.
TABLES OF WEIGHT, CAPACITY, ETC.
MISCELLANEOUS TABLES.
MEASURES OF WEIGHT.
TABLES FOR CONVERTING U. S. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
SALUTES.
TABLE FOR CALCULATING CLOTHING ACCOUNTS.
CAMP FURNITURE.
CONTENTS.
COALE'S CAMP-STOVE AND OUTFIT.
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