Handbook for Light Artillery

by A. B. Dyer

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PART I.

MOUNTAIN-ARTILLERY.

• [Chapter I.]
• Description of 1.65 inch and 3.0 inch Guns—Carriages—Ammunition —Packing-outfit—Range Tables—Organization of Mountain-batteries
• [Chapter II.]
• The Pack-train—How Packed
• [Chapter III.]
• The Mule—Description—Diseases—Treatment
• [Chapter IV.]
• General Instructions for Mountain Artillery—Supply of Ammunition—Care and Preservation of Harness—Instructions for Drivers—Marches—Camps—Weights and Dimensions of Foreign Mountain-artillery

PART II.

FIELD-ARTILLERY.

• [Chapter I.]
• Detailed Construction of Field-guns
• [Chapter II.]
• 3.2 inch Guns—Sights—Ammunition—Fuzes—Range Table
• [Chapter III.]
• 3.6 inch Gun—Sights—Ammunition—Fuzes—Carriages—Range Table
• 3.6 inch Mortar—Sights—Ammunition—Fuzes—Range Table—Weights and Dimensions of Foreign Field-artillery
• [Chapter IV.]
• Wheel—Carriage—Limber—Caisson—Battery-wagon and Forge—Artillery-wagon—Harness—Water-cart—Revolver —Hunting-knife
• [Chapter V.]
• Care and Fitting of Harness—Care of Carriages—Care of Guns—Care of Ammunition—Guard Orders
• [Chapter VI.]
• The Horse—How Obtained—Description of—Inspection of—Power of Teams—Weight behind Artillery Teams—Gaits of Artillery—Dentition—Plate of Diseases—Health and Disease—Veterinary Medicines—Drugs and Doses, and How to Administer Them—Mashes—Poultices, etc.—Veterinary Notes, with Symptoms and Treatment of Various Diseases—Stables and Stable Management—Grooming—Feeding—Kinds of Food—Watering—Training Horses—Rules for Treatment and Care of Horses—Destruction of Horses
• [Chapter VII.]
• Organization of Artillery—Composition of Light Batteries—Equipment—Equipment and Clothing for Marches—Marches—Selection of Camps—Making Camp—Breaking Camp—Allowance of Wagons
• [Chapter VIII.]
• Transportation by Rail; by Sea—Embarkation—Care of Animals—Diseases of Animals at Sea—Disembarkation
• [Chapter IX.]
• Machine-guns—The Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon—The Gatling Gun—The Gardner Gun—The Maxim Gun—The Metallic Carriage for Machine-guns
• [Chapter X.]
• Theoretical Gunnery—Definitions—General Principles—Probability of Fire—Burst of Shell—Burst of Shrapnel
• [Chapter XI.]
• The Causes of Bad Shooting—Estimating Distances—Range-finding—Rule for Sighting—General Duties of Artillery Commanders—Target Practice, How Conducted—Projectiles Used—Kinds of Targets—Night-firing
• [Chapter XII.]
• Cordage, How Preserved—Strength—Blocks and Tackle—Knots, Hitches, etc.—Lashings
• Bridges—Trestles, Piers, etc.—Single-sling and Double-sling Bridges—Stringer Bridges—Fords—Flying and Floating Bridges—Rafts and Casks
• [Chapter XIII.]
• Hasty Demolition—Gunpowder—Dynamite—How Used in Blasting—Guncotton—Rack-a-Rock—Handling, Transportation, and Storage of High Explosives—Charges for Hasty Demolition—Where and How to Place Charges
• [Chapter XIV.]
• Battery Books and Records—Rolls, Reports, and Returns—The Ration—Salt and Vinegar for Public Animals—The Travel-ration—Present Organization of U. S. Light Field-battery—Cost of a Battery of Four 3.2" Guns, in Detail—Price-list of Artillery-harness—Price-list of Harness for 1.65" Mountain-gun—Price-list of Artillery Accoutrements, etc.—Price-list of Horse Equipments—Price-list of Stencil and Marking Outfits—Supply Table of Ordnance Stores for a Battery of Light Artillery for Six Months—Allowance of Ammunition for Target Practice—Standard Supply Table of Veterinary Medicines—Tableware and Kitchen Utensils—Allowance of Clothing, Equipage, Fuel, Lights, etc.—Weights of Certain Articles of Clothing and Equipage—Pay Table of Enlisted Men—Summary Court, and List of Punishments—U. S. Signal and Telegraph Code—Penetration of Projectiles—Cover for Field-artillery—Treatment of Sick Men—Tables of Weights, Measures, etc.—Tables for Converting Customary and Metric Weights and Measures—Salutes—Camp Furniture and Mess Outfits for Officers

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A HANDBOOK FOR LIGHT ARTILLERY.