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
— Manner of throwing Shells from Guns though they
do not fit the Bore 251
— French and German 251
— Rules to find the Weight of, and the Quantity of Powder
they will contain 252
_SHOT_—Rules to find the Number in any Pile of 252
— Rules for finding the Weight and Dimensions of
Iron and Lead Shot 253
— Table of Diameters of English and French Iron round Shot 255
— Table of English Case Shot for different Services 256
— Tables of Grape Shot for Sea and Land Service 257
— Manner of Quilting small Shells in Grape 257
— Precautions in firing Hot Shot 258
_SINES_—Table of Natural Sines 259
_SOUND_—Velocity of—Rules for computing Distances by 259
_STOPPAGES_—From the Pay of an Artillery Soldier, weekly 260
_TANGENTS_—Table of Natural Tangents 261
— Manner of making a Tangent Scale to any Piece of Ordnance 262
— Table of Tangents to 1° for English Field Artillery 262
— Ditto French 262
_TENTS_—Weight and Dimensions of Tents
of different Descriptions 262
_TONNAGE_—Manner of finding the Tonnage of any Ship 263
— Table of Tonnage of Ordnance Stores 264
— Tonnage allowed for Officers Baggage on board Transports 266
_TRANSPORTS_—Regulations on board of 266
_TRENCHES_—Dimensions of Trenches of Approach at a Siege 266
— Manner of opening, and conducting the Trenches
and Parallels 267
_TROU DE LOUP_—Dimensions of 269
_TUBES_—Dimensions of, and Composition for Tin Tubes 269
_UNIFORMS_—Principal Colours of the Military
Uniforms of different Powers in Europe 271
_VELOCITY_—Principal Points ascertained respecting the
initial Velocities of Shot from Guns of
different Lengths, and with different Charges,
by the Experiments at Woolwich 272
— Initial Velocities of English and French Artillery 273
_VENTS_—Diameter of 275
_WEIGHTS_—Table of English and French 276
_WINDAGE_—Of English and French Artillery 276
_WOOD_—Employed in making Artillery Carriages 277
PREFACE.
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