The bombardier, and pocket gunner

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

Adye, Ralph Willett

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+----------+---------+----------------+------------+---------------+
    |          |Diameter |   Length in    |   Weight.  | _Proportion   |
    | Nature.  |of Bores.+---------+------+------------+betw’n the Shot|
    |          |         |Ft. In.  |Calib.|cwt. qr. lb.|and Carronade._|
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+
    |68   Prs. |  8.05   | 5  2    | 7.702| 36   —   — |    59 to 1    |
    |      ”   |         | 4  0    | 5.962| 29   —   — |               |
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+
    |42    ”   |  6.84   | 4  3½   | 7.518| 22   1   — |    58 to 1    |
    |32    ”   |  6.35   | 4  0½   | 7.679| 17   —  14 |    62 to 1    |
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+
    |24    ”   |  5.68   | 3  7½   | 7.656| 13   —   — |    56 to 1    |
    |          |         | 3  0    | 6.336| 11   2  25 |               |
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+
    |18    ”   |  5.16   | 3  3    | 7.587|  9   —   — |    56 to 1    |
    |          |         | 2  4    | 5.447|  8   1  25 |               |
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+
    |12    ”   |  4.52   | 2  2    | 5.778|  5   3  10 |    56 to 1    |
    +----------+---------+---------+------+------------+---------------+

_N. B._ Carronades have not so much windage as guns. See _Windage_.

Ranges with Carronades, 1798. The charge is ¹/₁₂ the weight of the shot
and with one shot and one wad. The line of fire from 6 to 9 feet above
the level of the water.

    +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
    |Nature. |   68   |   42   |   32   |   24   |   18   |   12   |
    +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
    |Charge. |5lb 8oz |3lb 8oz |2lb 10oz|  2lb   |1lb 8oz |1lb 10oz|
    +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
    |        | Yards  |        |        |        |        |        |
    |P. Blank|  450   |  400   |  330   |  300   |  270   |  230   |
    |1 Degree|  650   |  600   |  560   |  500   |  470   |  400   |
    |2   ”   |  890   |  860   |  830   |  780   |  730   |  690   |
    |3   ”   | 1000   |  980   |  900   |  870   |  800   |  740   |
    |4   ”   | 1100   | 1020   |  970   |  920   |  870   |  810   |
    |5   ”   | 1180   | 1170   | 1087   | 1050   | 1000   |  870   |
    +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

NOTE.—The highest charge for carronades is ⅛ the weight of the shot;
the lowest ¹/₁₆.

Ranges with 8 inch shells, from 68 Pr. carronades.

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The bombardier, and pocket gunner

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