lbs. 42 Prs. med and heavy for Rnd. Shot 4 Case 3¹⁄₂ 12 Prs. Light Round Shot 3 Case 3 6 Prs. Desaguliers Round Shot 2¹⁄₄ Case 2 6 Prs. Medium Round Shot 2 Case 6 Prs. light Round Shot 1¹⁄₂ Case 1¹⁄₄ 3 Prs. Heavy Round Shot 1 Case 3 Prs. Light Round 12 oz. The charge for battering guns is one third the weight of the round shot, for round shot, and one fourth of it for case shot. The charge for carronades is usually one twelfth the weight of the shot. The highest is one eighth, and the lowest one sixteenth. By the experiments made at Woolwich in March 1801, it is recommended, that when cylinder powder is used on service, the charges of field ordnance with round shot, shall be reduced to the usual quantities for case shot. The same experiments recommend, that the thickness or length of the wood bottom be varied, in order to change the position of the shot, and thereby save the bore; and that the paper cap which is usually thrown away on service, shall be put over the shot before it is introduced into the piece. For charges for small arms see the word CARTRIDGES. Charges of French guns in French weights. lbs. 24 Prs. 8 }Siege 16 Prs. 5¹⁄₂} 12 Prs. 4 } 8 Prs. 2¹⁄₂}Field}¹⁄₄ less for Case Shot. 4 Prs. 1¹⁄₂} } CHARGE _de mine_, _Fr._ the disposition of a certain quantity of powder, which is used for the explosion of a mine. CHARGE, in gunnery, implies the quantity of powder, shot, ball, shells, grenades, &c. with which a gun, mortar, or howitzer, is loaded. _Charges for heavy guns from a 42-pounder to a 3 pounder, both brass and iron, in proof, service, saluting, and ricochet._