+---------+-------+-------+----------+------+-------+ | Shells | | | |First |Extreme| | Weight |Charge.|Flight.|Elevation.|graze.|range. | +---------+-------+-------+----------+------+-------+ | | 3 lbs.| 1½ | P. B. | 302 | 1365 | |lbs. oz. | 3 ” | — | 5 Deg. | 1140 | | | 43 11 | 4 ” | 1½ | 1 ” | 358 | 1843 | | | ” ” | 5 | 5 ” | 1137 | 1250 | | | ” ” | ” | 11½ ” | 1767 | | +---------+-------+-------+----------+------+-------+ _CARRIAGE._—Weight of Field Carriages at present in use. _Horse Artillery Carriages._ cwts. qrs. lbs.|cwts. qrs. lbs. -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ 12 Prs. gun and carriage complete for | | service, with two men, and their | | 45 0 14 their appointments on the limber, | | and 16 rounds of ammunition. | | -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ Ammunition waggon for do. | | complete, with two men on the limber | | 33 3 0 and 1 spare wheel, 2 spare shafts, | | 78 rounds of ammunition | | -----------------------------------------+-------------+=----------- 6 Prs. equipped as above, with 42 rounds | | 34 1 21 Ammunition waggon as above, 108 rounds | | 39 0 21 -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ 5½ Inch howitzer, equipped as above, | | with 20 rounds | | 35 3 0 -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ Ammunition waggon for do. | | as above, with 52 rounds | | 39 2 0 -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ Forge waggon, complete for travelling | | 19 2 14 Large tilted baggage waggon, empty | | 18 3 0 Equipage to be carried | | 12 0 0 12 Prs. Med. gun, carriage, without boxes| 16 1 21 | Limber to do. | 7 2 14 | 42 — 7 Gun | 18 — — | -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ 12 Pr. light gun | 12 — — | Carriage complete | 12 3 7 | 36 2 21 Limber, with empty boxes | 12 3 14 | -----------------------------------------+-------------+------------ 6 Prs. Desaguliers | 12 — — | Carriage complete | 11 — 14 | 34 1 13 Limber, to do.
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