+-------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+-------+ | Weight of | Weight of | Charge. |Elevation.|Flight.|Range. | | Mortar. | Shell. | | | | | +-------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+-------+ |ct. qrs. lbs.| lbs. oz. | lbs. oz.| Deg. | Sec. |Yards. | |34 2 14 | 86 — | 5 8 | 21 | 14¾ | 2335 | | | 87 — | | | 16 | 2510 | +-------------+-----------+---------+----------+-------+-------+ _Ranges with Sea Service, Iron Mortars, at 45 Degrees, upon a Horizontal Plane. 1798_ +--------------------------++-------------------------+ | 13 Inch. || 10 Inch. | +---------+--------+-------++--------+--------+-------+ | Charge. | Flight.|Range. || Charge.| Flight.|Range. | +---------+--------+-------++--------+--------+-------+ |lbs. oz.| Sec. | Yards.||lbs. oz.| Sec. | Yards.| | 2 — | 13 | 690 || 1 — | 13 | 680 | | 4 — | 18 | 1400 || 2 — | 18 | 1340 | | 6 — | 21 | 1900 || 3 — | 21 | 1900 | | 8 — | 24½ | 2575 || 4 — | 24 | 2500 | | 10 — | 26½ | 2975 || 5 — | 26 | 2800 | | 12 — | 29 | 3500 || 6 — | 27 | 3200 | | 14 — | 29½ | 3860 || 7 — | 29 | 3500 | | 16 — | 30 | 3900 || 8 — | 30 | 3800 | | 18 — | 30½ | 4000 || 9 — | 30¼ | 3900 | | 20 — | 31 | 4200 || 9 8 | 30½ | 4000 | +---------+----------------++--------+--------+-------+ _Ranges with French Mortars, at 45 Degrees, in French Weights and Measures._ +---------------+---------------+----------------+---------------+ | 12 Inch. | 10 Inch, | 10 Inch, | 8 Inch. | | | long Ranges. | short Ranges. | | +--------+------+--------+------+---------+------+--------+------+ |Charge. |Range.| Charge.|Range.| Charge. |Range.| Charge.|Range.| +--------+------+--------+------+---------+------+--------+------+ |lbs. oz.|Yards.|lbs. oz.|Yards.|lbs. oz. |Yards.|lbs. oz.|Yards.| | 1 — | 388 | 1 — | 450 | 1 — | 658 | — 5 | 316 | | 1 8 | 632 | 2 — | 1080 | 1 8 | 964 | — 10 | 794 | | 2 — | 862 | 3 — | 1536 | 2 — | 1280 | — 15 | 1112 | | 2 8 | 954 | 4 — | 2070 | 2 8 | 1428 | 1 4 | 1280 | | 3 — | 1292 | 5 — | 2206 | 3 — | 1432 | | | | 3 8 | 1390 | 6 2½ | 2304 | 3 10¼ | 1920 | | | +--------+------+--------+------+---------+------+--------+------+ _Medium Ranges with Land Service Iron Mortars, at 45 Degrees. 1798._
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