No correct use of this Table can be made when the proximity of land may interfere with the distance of the horizon.
APPENDIX B.—No. IX.
REPORT OF TARGET PRACTICE WITH GREAT GUNS ON BOARD U.S.S. ,
COMMANDING,
MADE THIS DAY OF 18 , AT .
ARMAMENT
| Kind of Projectile. | Distance of Target, in Yards. | Calibre of Gun. | Class of Gun. | Charge of Powder. | Number of Fires. | Length of Fuze, in Seconds of Time. | Elevation of Gun, For Yards. | Fall of Projectile. | ||||
| No. of Hits. | Short of Target. | Beyond Target. | Right of Target. | Left of Target. | ||||||||
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| Bursting of Shells. | Shells Not Burst. | No. Fires Direct. | No. Fires Ricochet. | N.B.—Each kind of projectile, distance of target (measured or estimated), class of gun, and charge of powder require a separate line across the page. REMARKS. | |||||
| At or near Proper Time. | Too soon. | How much too soon. | Not at all. | No. Patches of Fuzed returned. | Range sufficient to burn Fuzes. | Range not sufficient to burn Fuzes. | |||
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REPORT OF TARGET PRACTICE WITH SMALL-ARMS ON BOARD U.S.S. ,
COMMANDING,
MADE THIS DAY OF 18 , AT .
| KIND OF ARM USED. (Each kind requires a separate line.) | Distance of Target, in Yards. | Size of Target, in Feet (Say 6 by 1 1/2 Feet) | Single Shots with Deliberate Aim | Volleys at Order "Fire" | Whole Shots Fired. | Kind of Ball Used. | Charges of Powder. | |||||
| No. Fired. | No. of Hits. | No. within 6 inches of Centre of Bull's-Eye. | No. Fired. | No. Shot in each Volley. | No. of Hits. | No. within 6 inches of Centre of Bull's-Eye. | ||||||
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Remarks on each kind of arm used, and the general results of practice; names of those who made the best average of shots; Officers whose divisions fired best.