Howitzers.—Dimensions and weight of brass Howitzers.
| Kind. | Length. | Weight. | Length of bore. | Chamber. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length. | Diameter. | Powder con- tained in. | |||||||||||||||
| at top. | bottom. | ||||||||||||||||
| Inch. diam. | Ft. | Inch. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | lbs. | oz. | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 11 | ¹⁄₂ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 29 | .9 | 12 | .6 | 5 | .776 | 4.12 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 24 | .7 | 8 | .61 | 4 | .6 | 3.40 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 5 | ¹⁄₂ | Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | ¹⁄₂ | Light | 2 | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .47 | 6 | .02 | 3 | .2 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | ²⁄₅ | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | .21 | 4 | .52 | 2 | .73 | 2.24 | 0 | 8 | ||
French Howitzers, in their own old weights and measures.
| Ft. | In. | lbs. | lbs. | oz. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 inches | - | diameter. | - | length. | 1110 | - | weight. | 1 | 12 | - | charge. | ||||||
| 6 inches | 2 | 3 | 670 | 1 | 12 | full. | |||||||||||
Table containing the kinds of Howitzers used by different powers in Europe.
| Nations. | Kinds. | Shells. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wt. | ||||||
| Prussian | - | 25 | Pr.[11] | 62 | lbs. | |
| 10 | — | 27 | ||||
| 7 | — | 14 | ||||
| Danish | - | 18 | — | 36 | ||
| 10 | — | 20 | ||||
| Saxon | - | 16 | — | 32 | ||
| 8 | — | 16 | ||||
| Hanover | - | 30 | — | 61 | ||
| 16 | — | 33 | ||||
| English | - | 4²⁄₅ | inch or 4 Pr. | 8 | lb. | |
| 5¹⁄₂ | inch or 8 Pr. | 16 | ||||
| 8 | inch or 23 Pr. | 46 | ||||
| French | - | 6 | inch or 12 Pr. | 23 | ||
| 8 | inch or 22 Pr. | 43 | ||||
[11] See the word [Shell] for the principle on which the Germans class them in pounders.
Ranges with a light 5¹⁄₂ inch Howitzer. 1798.
| Eleva- tion. | 4 Ounces. | 8 Ounces. | 12 Ounces. | 1 Pound. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | |||||
| Deg. | Sec. | Yards. | Sec. | Yards. | Sec. | Yards. | Sec. | Yards. | ||||||||
| P B | From 400 to 600 yards. | 1 | 96 | From 700 to 1000 yards. | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 140 | From 1000 to 1350 yards. | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 159 | From 1100 to 1400 yards. | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 66 | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 143 | 2 | 334 | 1 | 325 | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | 85 | 1 | - | 184 | 2 | 351 | 2 | 490 | |||||||
| 3 | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 100 | 2 | 258 | 2 | - | 506 | 3 | 668 | ||||||
| 4 | 1 | - | 110 | 2 | - | 307 | 3 | 500 | 4 | 728 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 115 | 2 | - | 376 | 3 | 509 | 5 | - | 918 | ||||||
| 6 | 2 | 168 | 3 | 408 | 3 | - | 581 | 5 | 823 | |||||||
| 7 | 2 | 194 | 3 | - | 529 | 5 | 872 | 6 | 975 | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | - | 226 | 4 | - | 630 | 6 | - | 975 | 7 | 1044 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | - | 282 | 5 | 645 | 7 | 911 | 8 | 1049 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | - | 279 | 5 | 642 | 7 | 1021 | 8 | 1104 | |||||||
| 11 | 2 | - | 260 | 5 | - | 797 | 7 | - | 1177 | 8 | 1173 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 315 | 5 | - | 715 | |||||||||||
Ranges with a heavy 5¹⁄₂ inch Howitzer. 1793.