304 
SILVER MEDAL PRIZE ESSAY, 1898. 
Table C. 
Comparison of road space occupied by the Batteries of an Army Corps 
with present and with a Q.F. Equipment. 
Nature of Item 
Present 
Q.F. Equipment 
Remarks 
No. 
Length, yds. 
No. 
Length, yds. 
Each 
Batty. 
Total 
Each 
Batty. 
Total 
R.H.A. Battery... 
Field Battery ... 
Distances at 45 yds. each, 
Bde. Division 
3 
12 
300 
240 
900 
2880 
180 
3 
12 
360 
300 
1080 
36C0 
180 
With the 
Q.F. Equip¬ 
ment three 
extra wa¬ 
gons per bat¬ 
tery. 
Totals ... 
3960 
4860 
Table D. 
Comparison of total length on roads of Artillery impedimenta of an 
Army Corps with present and with a Q.F. Equipment. 
Nature of Item 
No. of Yards occupied by 
Present 
Q.F. Equipment 
Batteries (from Table C.) 
Columns (from Table B.) 
. 
3960 
3390 
4860 
5190 
Totals ... 
7350 
10,050 
Table E. 
Energies of Recoil of Service Guns. 
Projectile 
Weight 
Recoil 
of Gun and 
Nature of Gun 
Carriage 
Weight 
M.V. 
lbs. 
Velocity of 
Energy of 
in lbs. 
in ft. secs. 
in ft. tons 
12-pr.,6cwt. ... 
12i 
1540 
1800 
10*7 
1‘4 
15-pr. ... 
14 
1570 
2500 
8*7 
1*3 
