The bombardier, and pocket gunnerAdye, Ralph Willett
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The bombardier, and pocket gunner
Adye, Ralph Willett
Artillery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Artillery drill and tactics
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|Number| Length |Extreme | Complement of |Depth of |
| of | on the |Breadth.|--------+-------------| water |
| Guns |Gundeck.| |Sailors.| Marines. | required |
| | | | | |for each. |
+------+--------+--------+--------+-------------+----------+
| |Ft. In. |Ft. In. | Nᵒ. | Officers. | Feet. |
| 110 |190 — | 53 — | | | 24 |
| 100 |186 — | 52 — | 875 | | |
+------+--------+--------+--------+ +----------+
| 98 |180 — | 50 — | 750 | 1 Captain. | 23 |
| 90 |177 6 | 49 — | | 3 Subalt’s.| |
+------+--------+--------+--------+ +----------+
| 80 |182 — | 49 6 | | | |
| 74 |182 — | 48 7 | 650 | | |
| 74 |169 — | 46 11 | +-------------+ 18 |
| 64 |160 — | 44 6 | |1 Cap. 2 Sub.| |
+------+--------+--------+--------+-------------+----------+
| 50 |146 — | 40 6 | 420 |2 Lieuten’ts.| |
+------+--------+--------+--------+-------------+ |
| 44 |140 9 | 38 8 | | | 16 |
| 38 |144 — | 39 — | 300 | | |
| 36 |142 — | 38 — | | +----------+
| 32 |126 — | 35 4 | | | |
+------+--------+--------+--------+ 1 Subalt. | 15 |
| 28 |120 — | 33 6 | | | |
| 24 |114 7 | 32 3 | 200 | | |
| 20 |108 — | 30 — | | | |
+------+--------+--------+--------+-------------+----------+
| 18 |110 — | 29 6 | 125 | Serjeant. | 13 |
| 16 |106 — | 28 — | | | |
+------+--------+--------+--------+-------------+----------+
|=N. B.= The usual Complement of Marines is one |
| for every Gun in the Ship. |
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_ORDNANCE._—The value of all brass ordnance is at £84: 17_s._ _per_
ton, for the metal; that is, the weight of the gun, and 12lbs. _per_
hundred weight for waste: to which is added for casting, on the total
weight of metal used, £64 _per_ ton for light pieces; £54 for medium;
and £44 for heavy.
Iron ordnance costs £20 _per_ ton. See also the words _Guns_,
_Mortars_, _Howitzers_, &c.
For the proof of all kinds of ordnance, see the word _Proof_.
_PACE._—The common pace is of no determined length; though made use of
as a measure by most military writers.
In Germany, and amongst most of the northern powers, the pace is
considered equal to ²/₁₀ of a Rhinland rood.
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