About This Book
A practical manual for artillery officers detailing the organization, equipment, and operation of field, siege, and fortification artillery. It compiles measurements and weights for guns, carriages, ammunition, and tools; procedures for loading, aiming, and exercising crews; methods for estimating supplies, arranging batteries, building field works, and laying pontoon bridges; tables and rules for ranges, charges, and ballistics; and logistics for marches, magazines, and embarkation. The text emphasizes step-by-step instructions, practical calculations, and material specifications to support gunnery, siegecraft, and coastal defence.
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