| Range, Elevation, &c., of Brass Ordnance. | ||||||||||||||
| SHRAPNELL SHELLS. | ||||||||||||||
| 12 Pr. Medium. | 9 Pr. | Light 6 Pr. | ||||||||||||
| Shell filled 10 lb. 13¼ oz. | Shell filled 8 lb. 1¼ oz. | Shell filled 5 lb. 7¼ oz. | ||||||||||||
| Shell empty 5 lb. 10 oz. | Shell empty 4 lb. 9½ oz. | Shell empty 3 lb. 2 oz. | ||||||||||||
| Number of Balls 63 | Number of Balls 41 | Number of Balls 27 | ||||||||||||
| Letter & | Eleva- | Range. | Letter & | Eleva- | Range. | Letter & | Eleva- | Range. | ||||||
| Length | tion. | Length | tion. | Length | tion. | |||||||||
| of Fuze. | from | to | of Fuze. | from | to | of Fuze. | from | to | ||||||
| in.10ths. | deg. | yds. | yds. | in.10ths. | deg. | yds. | yds. | in.10ths. | deg. | yds. | yds. | |||
| B | ·2 | 1⅜ | 660 | 960 | B | ·2 | 1⅜ | 640 | 920 | 1 | 380 | 640 | ||
| C | ·3 | 1⅞ | 820 | 1110 | C | ·3 | 1⅞ | 800 | 1060 | B | ·2 | 1¼ | 570 | 800 |
| D | ·4 | 2¼ | 960 | 1230 | D | ·4 | 2¼ | 930 | 1180 | C | ·3 | 1⅝ | 720 | 930 |
| E | ·5 | 2¾ | 1080 | 1340 | E | ·5 | 2¾ | 1050 | 1290 | D | ·4 | 2¼ | 845 | 1045 |
| ·6 | 3¼ | 1195 | 1445 | ·6 | 3¼ | 1160 | 1390 | E | ·5 | 2⅞ | 955 | 1145 | ||
| ·7 | 3¾ | 1301 | 1545 | ·7 | 3¾ | 1260 | 1480 | ·6 | 3⅜ | 1060 | 1240 | |||
| ·8 | 4⅜ | 1415 | 1645 | ·8 | 4⅜ | 1360 | 1570 | ·7 | 4 | 1160 | 1330 | |||
| ·9 | 5⅛ | 1520 | 1740 | ·9 | 5⅛ | 1455 | 1655 | ·8 | 4⅝ | 1255 | 1415 | |||
| 1 | · | 5¾ | 1620 | 1830 | 1 | · | 5¾ | 1550 | 1740 | ·9 | 5¼ | 1345 | 1500 | |
| 1 | ·1 | 6⅜ | 1720 | 1920 | 1 | ·1 | 6⅜ | 1640 | 1820 | 1 | · | 5⅞ | 1430 | 1580 |
| 1 | ·2 | 7 | 1815 | 2005 | 1 | ·2 | 7 | 1725 | 1895 | 1 | ·1 | 6⅝ | 1510 | 1655 |
| 1 | ·3 | 7⅝ | 1905 | 2085 | 1 | ·3 | 7⅝ | 1805 | 1965 | 1 | ·2 | 7¼ | 1585 | 1725 |
| 1 | ·4 | 8¼ | 1990 | 2160 | 1 | ·4 | 8¼ | 1885 | 2035 | 1 | ·3 | 7⅝ | 1655 | 1785 |
| 1 | ·5 | 8⅞ | 2070 | 2230 | 1 | ·5 | 8¾ | 1960 | 2100 | 1 | ·4 | 8¼ | 1720 | 1840 |
| 1 | ·6 | 9⅜ | 2140 | 2290 | 1 | ·6 | 9⅜ | 2030 | 2160 | 1 | ·5 | 8⅞ | 1780 | 1890 |
| 1 | ·7 | 10 | 2200 | 2340 | 1 | ·7 | 10 | 2095 | 2215 | 1 | ·6 | 9⅝ | 1835 | 1940 |
| 1 | ·8 | 10¾ | 2165 | 2275 | 1 | ·7 | 10¼ | 1885 | 1980 | |||||
| 1 | ·8 | 11 | 1953 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| SHRAPNELL SHELLS. | |||||||
| Part 2 of 2 | |||||||
| 24 Pr. Howitzer. | 12 Pr. Howitzer. | ||||||
| S. filled 21 lb. 4 oz. | S. filled 10 lb. 13¼ oz. | ||||||
| S. empty 11 lb. 1 oz. | S. empty 5 lb. 10 oz. | ||||||
| No. of Balls 129 | No. of Balls 63 | ||||||
| Letter & | Eleva- | Letter & | Eleva- | ||||
| Length | tion. | Range. | Length | tion. | Range. | ||
| of Fuze. | of Fuze. | ||||||
| in.10ths. | deg. | yds. | in.10ths. | deg. | yds. | ||
| ·1 | 1 | 450 | ·1 | 1¼ | 450 | ||
| ·1½ | 1¼ | 500 | ·1½ | 1½ | 500 | ||
| B | ·2 | 1½ | 550 | B | ·2 | 1¾ | 550 |
| ·2½ | 1¾ | 600 | ·2½ | 2 | 600 | ||
| C | ·3 | 2 | 650 | C | ·3 | 2¼ | 650 |
| ·3½ | 2¼ | 700 | ·3½ | 2½ | 700 | ||
| D | ·4 | 2½ | 750 | D | ·4 | 2¾ | 750 |
| ·4½ | 2¾ | 800 | ·4½ | 3 | 800 | ||
| E | ·5 | 3 | 850 | E | ·5 | 3¼ | 850 |
| ·5½ | 3¼ | 900 | ·5½ | 3½ | 900 | ||
| ·6 | 3½ | 950 | ·6 | 3¾ | 950 | ||
| ·6½ | 3¾ | 1000 | ·6½ | 4 | 1000 | ||
| ·7 | 4 | 1050 | ·7 | 4¼ | 1025 | ||
| ·7½ | 4¼ | 1100 | ·7½ | 4½ | 1050 | ||
| ·8 | 4½ | 1125 | ·7¾ | 4¾ | 1075 | ||
| ·8½ | 4¾ | 1150 | ·8 | 5 | 1100 | ||
| ·9 | 5 | 1175 | ·8¼ | 5¼ | 1125 | ||
| ·9½ | 5¼ | 1200 | ·8½ | 5½ | 1150 | ||
| ·8¾ | 5¾ | 1175 | |||||
| ·9 | 6 | 1200 | |||||
| Ricochet Practice with Brass Ordnance. | ||||||||||||||
| Chg. = Charge. Ele. = Elevation. | ||||||||||||||
| Solid Shot. | Common Shells. | |||||||||||||
| Range in yards. | 12 Pr. | 9 Pr. | 24 Pr. | 12 Pr. | 5½ in. | 5½ in. | 4⅖ in. | |||||||
| Medium | Gun. | Howitzer | Howitzer | Howitzer heavy | Mortar | Mortar | ||||||||
| Gun. | Shell, 16 lb. | Shell, 8 lb. | Shell, 16 lb. | Shell, 16 lb. | Shell, 8 lb. | |||||||||
| Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | Chg. | Ele. | |
| oz. | deg. | oz. | deg. | lb. oz. | deg. | oz. | deg. | lb. oz. | deg. | oz. | deg. | oz. | deg. | |
| 6 | 7½ | |||||||||||||
| 400 | 9 | 4¾ | 12 | 5 | 8 | 14½ | 5 | 14½ | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6½ | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | 6¼ | 10 | 7½ | |||||||||
| 5 | 6¾ | 11 | 6 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 500 | 12 | 5¼ | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | 6½ | 9 | 7¾ | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 600 | 6 | 7½ | 12 | 6½ | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6¾ | ||||||
| 5 | 9½ | 1 | 4¾ | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
Note.—When Shot are fired from the 24 Pounder and 12 PounderHowitzers, the Elevation must be about half a degree more than whenShells are used. | ||||||||||||||
CHARGES FOR THE ROYAL NAVY.
| For Boats. | |||||
| lb. | oz. | ||||
| { Howitzer | { 24 Pounder | 2 | 8 | ||
| Cartridges | { 12 Pounder | { Heavy | 2 | 0 | |
| filled with | { | { Light | 1 | 4 | |
| Powder | { Gun | 6 Pr. Light | { | 1 | 8 |
| { | { | 0 | 4 | ||
| { Carronade | 12 Pounder | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charges for the Royal Navy. | ||||||
| High; Medium; Low: equivalent to Distant; Full; Reduced. | ||||||
| Gun. | High. | Medium. | Low. | Proof. | ||
| cwt. | lb. | lb. | lb. | lb. | ||
| 18-Pounder. | 42 | 6 | 4½ | 3 | 15 | |
| ” | ” | 38 | 6 | 4½ | 3 | 15 |
| ” | ” | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| ” | ” | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| ” | ” | 15 | 2 | — | 5 | |
| 24-Pounder. | 50 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |
| ” | ” | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| ” | ” | 33 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| ” | ” | 20 | 2½ | — | 6 | |
| 32-Pounder*. | 64 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ | |
| ” | ” | 58 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 56 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 46 | 8 | 6 | — | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 48 } | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21½ |
| ” | ” | 50 } | ||||
| ” | ” | 50 A | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| ” | ” | 45 B | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| ” | ” | 42 C | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 14 |
| ” | ” | 41 | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 12 |
| ” | ” | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 12 |
| ” | ” | 32 | 5 | 3 and 4 | 2½ | 10 |
| ” | ” | 25 | 4 | 2½ | 9 | |
| ” | ” | 25 | 4 | 2½ | 9 | |
| 42-Pounder. | 84 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
| ” | ” | 75 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| ” | ” | 67 | — | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 56-Pounder. | 98 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 28 | |
| ” | ” | 87 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 68-Pounder. | 112 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |
| ” | ” | 95 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 28 |
| ” | ” | 87 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 8-Inch Gun. | 65 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| ” | ” | 60 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| ” | ” | 52 | 8 | — | 5 | 16 |
| ” | ” | 50 | — | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| 10-Inch Gun. | 112 | 16 | — | — | 25 | |
| ” | ” | 86 | 12 | — | 6 | 20 |
| * Charge of powder, for firing 32-pounder shells, 8 lb. | ||||||
In changing the charge from Distant to Full, add ¼ degree elevation as far as 1000 yards,
and half a degree beyond that range.