+-------+------+----------------------------------+------------------+ | | | First Graze with | | |Nature.|Charge| different Elevations. | Extreme Range. | +-------+------+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+------------------+ | | | 1°| 2°| 3°| 4°| 5°| 6° | 7° | 8° | | +-------+------+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+------------------+ |12 Pr. |10 oz.|199|290|390|385|597| 716| 695| 788|From 800 to 1000.| | | 1 lb.|280|416|729|777|966|1090|1054|1295|From 1200 to 1500.| +-------+------+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+------------------+ | 6 Pr. | 5 oz.|111|222|376|432|618| 625| 650| 788|From 800 to 1000.| | | 8 oz.|277|401|754|826|925| 980|1103|1100|From 1000 to 1300.| +-------+------+---+---+---+---+---+----+----+----+------------------+ =N. B.= The above was a 12 Pr. Medium, and a 6 Pr. Desagulier’s. The Distances are given in Yards. _Effects of Case Shot from a Battalion Gun.—Light 6 Pr. Length 5 feet—Weight 5 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lbs. against a Target 8 feet high, and 90 feet long._ +--------+-----------------+----------+------------+------------+ |Distance| | |Nᵒ. put |Nᵒ. put | | of | | |into the |into the | | Target.|Nature of Charge.|Elevation.|height of 6 |height of 8 | | | | |feet, or the|feet, or the| | | | |height of |height of | | | | |_Infantry_. |_Cavalry_. | +--------+-----------------+----------+------------+------------+ | Yards. | | Deg. | | | | |12 Balls, 8 oz. | 1 | 3 | 3 | | 500 | each, 3 in a | 1½ | 3 | 4 | | | tier, 1¼ lb. | | | | | | powder. | 2 | 3 | 4 | +--------+-----------------+----------+------------+------------+ | | | 1 | 6 | 6 | | 400 |Same Charge. | 1½ | 4 | 5 | | | | 2 | 4 | 5 | +--------+-----------------+----------+------------+------------+ | | | ½ | 6 | 7 | | 300 |Same Charge. | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | 1½ | 4 | 6 | +--------+-----------------+----------+------------+------------+ | |34 Balls, 3 oz. | P. B. | 10 | 12 | | 400 | each, 7 in a | ½ | 9 | 10 | | | tier, 1¼ lb. | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | powder. | | | |
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