[4] Shells filled with sand, which will account for the weight.
[5] Shells filled with sand, which will account for the weight.
| 13-Inch Land Service. | 10-Inch Ditto. | 8-Inch Ditto. |
|---|---|---|
| Greatest charge, 8 pounds powder. | 41⁄2 pounds. | 1 pound. |
| Greatest range, 2,706 yards. | 2,536 yards. | 1,720 yards. |
Weight of Land and Sea Service Mortar.
| Inches. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Inches. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Land service, | Weight, | 36 | 2 | 0 | Length, | 36·563 | ||
| 10 | do. | „ | 16 | 2 | 0 | „ | 28·125 | ||
| 8 | do. | „ | 8 | 2 | 14 | „ | 22·500 | ||
| 5 | 1⁄2 | do. | brass, | „ | 1 | 1 | 15 | „ | 15·104 |
| 4 | 2⁄3 | do. | do. | „ | 0 | 3 | 20 | „ | 12·713 |
| 13 | Sea service, | „ | 100 | 1 | 14 | „ | 52·810 | ||
| 10 | do. | „ | 52 | 0 | 0 | „ | 45·620 | ||
Carronades are a short description of ordnance without trunnions, but fastened by a loop under the reinforce. Their construction is materially different from that of guns. They have a chamber like a mortar, a part scooped out inside the muzzle, forming a cup, and they have also a patch on the reinforce. The name arises from the Carron Foundry in Scotland, the first of them having been cast there in 1779. The construction is considerably lighter than that of guns of similar calibre. Their principal use is on board ship; but they are sometimes used in casemates, or retired flanks of fortresses.