Light charges generally; varying from two-thirds to one-eighth of the ordinary charge.
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9. In what manner are the charges of mortars regulated?
The charges vary with the elevation; or if the elevation be fixed at any particular angle, they must be determined by the range.
10. What are the charges for field guns and field howitzers?
11. What are the charges for heavy guns, columbiads, and howitzers?
12. What are the greatest charges of the sea-coast, siege, and coehorn mortars?