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The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

Chapter 22: PART IV.
By F. A. Griffiths
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This work compiles practical instructions and technical specifications for artillery and infantry operations, encompassing small arms and percussion firearms, cartridge manufacture, gun carriages, charges, ranges, and gunnery principles. It details service and handling of field and heavy ordnance, battery organization and manoeuvres, naval gun and boat charges, the use of rockets and signalling lights, and procedures for landing seamen with field pieces. Additional material covers drill for riflemen and light infantry, camp and tent management, harness and veterinary guidance, stores and implements, fortification and bridging, and mathematical methods for surveying and estimating distances, supported by plates and diagrams.

PART IV.

RANGE, ELEVATION, ETC., OF BRASS ORDNANCE.

SOLID SHOT. COMMON CASE SHOT.
Elevation. Med. 12 Pr.
9 Pr.
Long 6 Pr.		 Light 12 Pr.
Ditto 6 Pr.
Heavy 3 Pr.		 Elevation. Med. 12 Pr.
9 Pr.
Long 6 Pr.		 Light 12 Pr.
Ditto 6 Pr.
Heavy 3 Pr.
degrees. yards. yards. degrees. yards. yards.
P. B.   300 200 P. B.   150 100
¼ 400 300 ¼ 175 125
½ 500 400 ½ 200 150
¾ 600 500 ¾ 225 175
1 700 600 1 250 200
1¼ 775 650 1¼ 275 225
1½ 850 700 1½ 300 250
1¾ 925 750 1¾ 325 275
2 1000 800 2 350 300
2¼ 1050 850
2½ 1100 900
2¾ 1150 950
3 1200 1000
3¼ 1250 1050
3½ 1300 1100
3¾ 1350 1150
4 1400 1200
24 Pr. Howitzer. 12 Pr. Howitzer. 5½ in. Howitzer.
Charge 2½ lb. Charge 1½ lb. Heavy | Light
2 lb. Charge 1 lb.
Com. Shells. C. Case. Com. Shells. C. Case. Com. Shells.
Elev-ation. Fuze.* Range. Elev-ation. Range. Elev-ation. Fuze.* Range. Elev-ation. Range. Elev-ation. Range. Range.
deg. 10ths yds. deg. yds. deg. 10ths yds. deg. yds. deg. yds. yds.
P. B. 250 P. B. 150 1   1   400 P. B. 100 P. B. 250 150
¼ 300 ¼ 175 1¼ 1½ 450 ¼ 125 1 400 300
½ 350 ½ 200 1½ 2   500 ½ 150 2 550 450
¾ 400 ¾ 225 1¾ 2½ 550 ¾ 175 3 700 600
1 1   450 1   250 2   3   600 1   200 4 850 750
1¼ 1½ 500 1¼ 275 2¼ 3½ 650 1¼ 225 5 975 850
1½ 2   550 1½ 300 2½ 4   700 1½ 250 6 1100 950
1¾ 2½ 600 1¾ 325 2¾ 4½ 750 1¾ 275 7 1225 1050
2   3   650 2   350 3   5   800 2   300 8 1350 1150
2¼ 3½ 700 2¼ 375 3¼ 5½ 850 9 1450 1200
2½ 4   750 2½ 400 3½ 6   900 10 1550 1250
2¾ 4½ 800 3¾ 6¼ 950 11 1650 1300
3   5   850 4   7   1000 12 1750 1350
3¼ 5½ 900 4¼ 7½ 1025
3½ 6   950 4½ 7¾ 1050
3¾ 6½ 1000 4¾ 8   1075
4   7   1025 5   8¼ 1100
5¼ 8½ 1125
5½ 8¾ 1150
* Fuze—Old pattern.