Chapter XXIX: Appendix: B.--No. VII.--Approximate Ranges of Rifle-Guns

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| | | | |ELEVATION IN DEGREES. |
| | | | |RANGES IN YARDS. |
| | | | |TIME OF FLIGHT IN |
| | | | |SECONDS. |
CLASS | | WEIGHT | |HEIGHT+-----+-----+-----+-----+
OF | KIND OF | OF |CHARGE,|ABOVE |P.B. | | | |
GUN. |PROJECTILE |PROJECTILE| lbs. |PLANE.|or 0 deg.| 1 deg. | 2 deg. | 3 deg. |
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| | |No. 7 | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Solid shot | 100 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
100-pounder | | | | | | | | |
|Hollow shot| 80 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | | | | |
|Long shot | 100 | 10 | ... | ... | 500 | 920 |1,400|
| | | | | | | |4-1/4|
|Short shot | 80 | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | | | | |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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Parrott-- |Shot | 60 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
60-pounder |Shell | 50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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|Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | Can. | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Shell | 29 | 3-1/4 | ... | ... | 660 |1,100|1,500|
30-pounder | | | | | | | | |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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|Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | Can. | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Shell | 19 | 2 | ... | ... | 600 |1,020|1,365|
20-pounder | | | Can. | | | | | |
|Shrapnel | 20 | 2 | ... | ... | 620 | 950| ... |
| | | Can. | | |1-7/8|3-1/8| |
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Dahlgren-- |Shot | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20-pounder |Shell | 20 | 2 | 8 | 370 | 815 |1,155|1,440|
| | | | | 1.4 | 2.4 |3.4 | 4.5 |
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| | | Can. | | | | | |
Dahlgren-- |Shot | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
12-pounder |Shell | 12 | 1 | 8 | 360 | 750 |1,050|1,305|
| | | | | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
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| |ELEVATION IN DEGREES. |
| |RANGES IN YARDS. |
| |TIME OF FLIGHT IN SECONDS. |
| | |
CLASS | |-----+-----+------+------+------+------+------+------+
OF | KIND OF | | | | | | | | |
GUN. |PROJECTILE | 4 deg. | 5 deg. | 10 deg. | 15 deg. | 20 deg. | 25 deg. | 30 deg. | 35 deg. |
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| | | | | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Solid shot | ... |2,200|3,810 |5,030 | 6,125|6,910 | ... | ... |
100-pounder | | |6-1/2| 13 |18-1/4|22-1/2| 29 | | |
|Hollow shot| ... | ... | ... |5,190 |6,338 |7,180 |7,988 |8,453 |
| | | | | 19 | 23 |29-1/2|32-1/4|36-1/4|
|Long shot |1,700|2,150|3,700 |4,790 |5,830 |6,820 | ... | ... |
| |5-1/2|6-1/2| 13 | 18 |21-3/4| 28 | | |
|Short shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |7,810 | ... |
| | | | | | | |32-1/2| |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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Parrott-- |Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
60-pounder |Shell | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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|Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Shell |1,860|2,200|3,500 | 4,800|5,700 |6,700 | ... | ... |
30-pounder | | |6-7/8|12-1/4|17-5/8|21-1/4| 27 | | |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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|Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | | | | | |
Parrott-- |Shell |1,700|2,100|3,350 |4,400 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20-pounder | | |6-1/2|11-1/4|17-1/4| | | | |
|Shrapnel | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | | | | | | | | |
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Dahlgren-- |Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20-pounder |Shell |1,715|1,960| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | 5.5 | 6.5 | | | | | | |
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Dahlgren-- |Shot | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
12-pounder |Shell |1,550|1,770| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| | 5.0 | 6.0 | | | | | | |
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