The bombardier, and pocket gunner

Name: The bombardier, and pocket gunner
Author: Adye, Ralph Willett

Adye, Ralph Willett

Artillery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Artillery drill and tactics

+------------------------++------------------------+
    |          13 Inch.      ||          10 Inch.      |
    +--------+-------+-------++--------+-------+-------+
    |Charge. |Flight.|Range. || Charge.|Flight.|Range. |
    +--------+-------+-------++--------+-------+-------+
    |lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.||lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.|
    |  —  14 | 6½    |  245  ||  —   8 |   6½  |  235  |
    |  1   — | 7½    |  318  ||  —  10 |   8   |  358  |
    |  1   4 | 8½    |  412  ||  —  12 |   9   |  464  |
    |  1   8 | 9½    |  523  ||  —  14 |  10   |  534  |
    |  1  12 | 10½   |  613  ||  1   — |  10½  |  638  |
    |  2   — | 11    |  697  ||  1   2 |  11½  |  749  |
    |  2   4 | 12½   |  840  ||  1   4 |  13   |  873  |
    |  2   8 | 13    |  906  ||  1   6 |  13½  |  956  |
    |  2  12 | 14    | 1054  ||  1   8 |  14   | 1028  |
    |  3   — | 15    | 1132  ||  1  10 |  15   | 1123  |
    |  3   4 | 16    | 1244  ||  1  12 |  15   | 1226  |
    |  3   8 | 16½   | 1317  ||  1  14 |  16   | 1325  |
    |  3  12 | 17    | 1424  ||  2   — |  16½  | 1357  |
    |  4   — | 17    | 1490  ||  2   2 |  17   | 1480  |
    |  4   4 | 17½   | 1580  ||  2   4 |  17½  | 1532  |
    |  4   8 | 18½   | 1656  ||  2   6 |  17½  | 1571  |
    |  4  12 | 19    | 1744  ||  2   8 |  18½  | 1700  |
    |  5   — | 19½   | 1824  ||  2  10 |  19   | 1780  |
    |  5   4 | 19½   | 1900  ||  2  12 |  19½  | 1825  |
    |  5   8 | 20    | 1950  ||  2  14 |  20   | 1880  |
    |  5  12 | 20½   | 2062  ||  3   — |  20   | 1916  |
    |  6   — | 21    | 2095  ||  4   — |  25   | 2485  |
    |  7   — | 24    | 2510  ||  4   8 |  26   | 2536  |
    |  8   — | 25    | 2706  ||        |       |       |
    +------------------------++------------------------+
    |         8 Inch.        ||    5½ Inch, Brass.     |
    +--------+-------+-------++-------+--------+-------+
    |Charge. |Flight.|Range. ||Charge.| Flight.|Range. |
    +--------+-------+-------++-------+--------+-------+
    |lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.||oz. dr.| Sec.   | Yards.|
    |  —   5 |  6    |  225  || 1   8 |   5½   |  155  |
    |  —   6 |  7½   |  328  || 1  12 |   6    |  198  |
    |  —   7 |  8½   |  428  || 2   — |   6½   |  255  |
    |  —   8 |  9½   |  474  || 2   4 |   7½   |  316  |
    |  —   9 | 10    |  560  || 2   8 |   8    |  380  |
    |  —  10 | 11    |  664  || 2  12 |   8½   |  426  |
    |  —  11 | 12    |  762  || 3   — |   9½   |  470  |
    |  —  12 | 12½   |  801  || 3   4 |  10    |  540  |
    |  —  13 | 13½   |  859  || 3   8 |  10½   |  590  |
    |  —  14 | 14    |  960  || 3  12 |  11    |  630  |
    |  —  15 | 14½   | 1011  || 4   — |  11½   |  725  |
    |  1   0 | 14½   | 1115  || 4   4 |  12    |  746  |
    |  1   1 | 15    | 1156  || 4   8 |  12½   |  800  |
    |  1   2 | 16    | 1262  || 4  12 |  13½   |  910  |
    |  1   3 | 16½   | 1320  || 5   — |  13½   |  935  |
    |  1   4 | 17    | 1380  || 5   4 |  14    | 1016  |

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The bombardier, and pocket gunner

Adye, Ralph Willett

Artillery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Artillery drill and tactics

+------------------------++------------------------+
    |          13 Inch.      ||          10 Inch.      |
    +--------+-------+-------++--------+-------+-------+
    |Charge. |Flight.|Range. || Charge.|Flight.|Range. |
    +--------+-------+-------++--------+-------+-------+
    |lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.||lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.|
    |  —  14 | 6½    |  245  ||  —   8 |   6½  |  235  |
    |  1   — | 7½    |  318  ||  —  10 |   8   |  358  |
    |  1   4 | 8½    |  412  ||  —  12 |   9   |  464  |
    |  1   8 | 9½    |  523  ||  —  14 |  10   |  534  |
    |  1  12 | 10½   |  613  ||  1   — |  10½  |  638  |
    |  2   — | 11    |  697  ||  1   2 |  11½  |  749  |
    |  2   4 | 12½   |  840  ||  1   4 |  13   |  873  |
    |  2   8 | 13    |  906  ||  1   6 |  13½  |  956  |
    |  2  12 | 14    | 1054  ||  1   8 |  14   | 1028  |
    |  3   — | 15    | 1132  ||  1  10 |  15   | 1123  |
    |  3   4 | 16    | 1244  ||  1  12 |  15   | 1226  |
    |  3   8 | 16½   | 1317  ||  1  14 |  16   | 1325  |
    |  3  12 | 17    | 1424  ||  2   — |  16½  | 1357  |
    |  4   — | 17    | 1490  ||  2   2 |  17   | 1480  |
    |  4   4 | 17½   | 1580  ||  2   4 |  17½  | 1532  |
    |  4   8 | 18½   | 1656  ||  2   6 |  17½  | 1571  |
    |  4  12 | 19    | 1744  ||  2   8 |  18½  | 1700  |
    |  5   — | 19½   | 1824  ||  2  10 |  19   | 1780  |
    |  5   4 | 19½   | 1900  ||  2  12 |  19½  | 1825  |
    |  5   8 | 20    | 1950  ||  2  14 |  20   | 1880  |
    |  5  12 | 20½   | 2062  ||  3   — |  20   | 1916  |
    |  6   — | 21    | 2095  ||  4   — |  25   | 2485  |
    |  7   — | 24    | 2510  ||  4   8 |  26   | 2536  |
    |  8   — | 25    | 2706  ||        |       |       |
    +------------------------++------------------------+
    |         8 Inch.        ||    5½ Inch, Brass.     |
    +--------+-------+-------++-------+--------+-------+
    |Charge. |Flight.|Range. ||Charge.| Flight.|Range. |
    +--------+-------+-------++-------+--------+-------+
    |lbs. oz.| Sec.  | Yards.||oz. dr.| Sec.   | Yards.|
    |  —   5 |  6    |  225  || 1   8 |   5½   |  155  |
    |  —   6 |  7½   |  328  || 1  12 |   6    |  198  |
    |  —   7 |  8½   |  428  || 2   — |   6½   |  255  |
    |  —   8 |  9½   |  474  || 2   4 |   7½   |  316  |
    |  —   9 | 10    |  560  || 2   8 |   8    |  380  |
    |  —  10 | 11    |  664  || 2  12 |   8½   |  426  |
    |  —  11 | 12    |  762  || 3   — |   9½   |  470  |
    |  —  12 | 12½   |  801  || 3   4 |  10    |  540  |
    |  —  13 | 13½   |  859  || 3   8 |  10½   |  590  |
    |  —  14 | 14    |  960  || 3  12 |  11    |  630  |
    |  —  15 | 14½   | 1011  || 4   — |  11½   |  725  |
    |  1   0 | 14½   | 1115  || 4   4 |  12    |  746  |
    |  1   1 | 15    | 1156  || 4   8 |  12½   |  800  |
    |  1   2 | 16    | 1262  || 4  12 |  13½   |  910  |
    |  1   3 | 16½   | 1320  || 5   — |  13½   |  935  |
    |  1   4 | 17    | 1380  || 5   4 |  14    | 1016  |

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