The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

by F. A. Griffiths

Weight and Dimensions of Trucks, for Land Service.
Nature of Trucks.	Fore.							Hind.
	Diameter.			Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.			Diameter.			Width of sole.	Weight of a pair.
	Truck.		Hole.					Truck.		Hole.
	ft. in.		in.	in.	cwt. qrs. lb.			ft. in.		in.	in.	cwt. qrs. lb.
42 Pr.	1	7	7·5	6·62	3	0	20	1	4	7·5	5·	2	0	4
32	1	7	7·5	6·62	3	0	20	1	4	7·5	5·5	2	0	4
24	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
18	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
12	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
9	1	7	6·5	5·	2	1	26	1	4	6·5	4·5	1	2	5
6	1	6	5·5	4·25	1	3	4	1	4	6·5	3·5	1	1	6
3	1	6	5·5	4·25	1	3	4	1	4	6·5	3·	1	1	6

Weight and Dimensions of Mortar beds.
OLD PATTERN.
Nature of Bed	Weight.			Dimensions.
Land service.				Length.		Breadth.		Height.
	cwt.	qrs.	lb.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
13 Inch Iron	35	2	22	5	5½	3	1	2	1
10 Inch Iron	16	1	16	4	4	3	1	1	7
8 Inch Iron	7	2	27	3	3	3	1	1	3
5½ Inch Wood	1		10	2	7	1	3		9
4⅖ Inch Wood		3	5	2	5	1	3
NEW PATTERN.
Nature of Bed	Weight.			Dimensions.
Land service.				Length.		Breadth.		Height.
	cwt.	qrs.	lb.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
13 Inch Iron	35	2	20	6	1	3	2¾	2	½
10 Inch Iron	17	3	16	4	4	3	1	1	7
8 Inch Iron	8	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	3
The Breadth and Length of each Bed are measured from theextremities of the traversing bolts.

PART IV.

RANGE, ELEVATION, ETC., OF BRASS ORDNANCE.

SOLID SHOT.			COMMON CASE SHOT.
Elevation.	Med. 12 Pr. 9 Pr. Long 6 Pr.	Light 12 Pr. Ditto 6 Pr. Heavy 3 Pr.	Elevation.	Med. 12 Pr. 9 Pr. Long 6 Pr.	Light 12 Pr. Ditto 6 Pr. Heavy 3 Pr.
degrees.	yards.	yards.	degrees.	yards.	yards.
P. B.	300	200	P. B.	150	100
¼	400	300	¼	175	125
½	500	400	½	200	150
¾	600	500	¾	225	175
1	700	600	1	250	200
1¼	775	650	1¼	275	225
1½	850	700	1½	300	250
1¾	925	750	1¾	325	275
2	1000	800	2	350	300
2¼	1050	850
2½	1100	900
2¾	1150	950
3	1200	1000
3¼	1250	1050
3½	1300	1100
3¾	1350	1150
4	1400	1200

24 Pr. Howitzer.					12 Pr. Howitzer.					5½ in. Howitzer.
Charge 2½ lb.					Charge 1½ lb.					Heavy | Light
										2 lb. Charge 1 lb.
Com. Shells.			C. Case.		Com. Shells.			C. Case.		Com. Shells.
Elev-ation.	Fuze.*	Range.	Elev-ation.	Range.	Elev-ation.	Fuze.*	Range.	Elev-ation.	Range.	Elev-ation.	Range.	Range.
deg.	10ths	yds.	deg.	yds.	deg.	10ths	yds.	deg.	yds.	deg.	yds.	yds.
P. B.		250	P. B.	150	1	1	400	P. B.	100	P. B.	250	150
¼		300	¼	175	1¼	1½	450	¼	125	1	400	300
½		350	½	200	1½	2	500	½	150	2	550	450
¾		400	¾	225	1¾	2½	550	¾	175	3	700	600
1	1	450	1	250	2	3	600	1	200	4	850	750
1¼	1½	500	1¼	275	2¼	3½	650	1¼	225	5	975	850
1½	2	550	1½	300	2½	4	700	1½	250	6	1100	950
1¾	2½	600	1¾	325	2¾	4½	750	1¾	275	7	1225	1050
2	3	650	2	350	3	5	800	2	300	8	1350	1150
2¼	3½	700	2¼	375	3¼	5½	850			9	1450	1200
2½	4	750	2½	400	3½	6	900			10	1550	1250
2¾	4½	800			3¾	6¼	950			11	1650	1300
3	5	850			4	7	1000			12	1750	1350
3¼	5½	900			4¼	7½	1025
3½	6	950			4½	7¾	1050
3¾	6½	1000			4¾	8	1075
4	7	1025			5	8¼	1100
					5¼	8½	1125
					5½	8¾	1150
	* Fuze—Old pattern.

Ranges, Elevation, &c., of 8-inch Howitzer.
Common Shells.				Shrapnell Shells.		Ricochet firing.
Charge.	Fuze.	Elevation.	Range.	Fuze.	Elevation.	Charge.	Elevation.	Range.	Fuze.
lb.	inches	deg.	yards.	inches	deg.	lb.	deg.	yards.	inches
4	·3	2	450	..	..	..	..	..	..
	·4	2½	600	·3	2⅝	1	9·5	400	·85
	·52	3	750	·5	3½	1·5	6·	400	·8
	·65	3¾	900	·7	4½	1·5	9·	600	1·
	·8	4½	1050	·9	5⅝	2	6·25	600	·9
	·95	5⅜	1200	1·1	6⅞	2·5	5·5	600	·75
	1·1	6¼	1350	1·35	8¼	2	8·5	800	1·2
	1·3	7¼	1500	1·6	9¾	2·5	6·25	800	1·
	1·5	8¼	1650
	1·75	9⅜	1800			1	34·5	1170
	2·	10½	1950			2	34·5	2010
	2·3	11¾	2100
	2·6	13	2250			3	5	900
	3·	14⅜	2400			3	10	1200
	3·4	15¾	2550			3	15	1930
	3·9	17¼	2700

32 Pr. Brass Howitzer.
Range.	Common Case.	Common Shell.		Shrapnell Shell.		Range.	Common Case.	Common Shell.		Shrapnell Shell.
Yards.	Elev- ation.	Elev- ation.	Fuze.	Elev- ation.	Fuze.	Yards.	Elev- ation.	Elev- ation.	Fuze.	Elev- ation.	Fuze.
200	P B					1150		4⅜	·8	4¼
300	1°					1200		4⅞	·9	4⅝	·8
400	2°	¾	·2	P B		1250		5½	·9	5°
450		⅞	·2	¼	·2	1300	..	..	·9	5¼	·9
500		1°	·2	½		1350	..	..	1·0	5⅝
550		1¼	·3	1°		1400	..	..	1·0	6°	1·0
600		1⅜	·3	1¼		1450	..	..	1·1	6¼
650		1½	·3	1⅝	·3	1500	—	7½	1·1	6⅝
700		1¾	·4	2°		1550			1·2	7°
750		2°	·4	2¼		1600			1·3	7¼
800		2¼	·5	2½	·4	1650			1·4	7⅝
850		2½	·5	2¾		1700			1·5	8°
900		2¾	·6	3°	·5	1750			1·6
950		3°	·6	3¼		1800	—	9½	1·7
1000		3¼	·7	3½	·6	1850			1·8
1050		3⅝	·7	3¾		1900			1·9
1100		4°	·8	4°	·7	2000			2·0