THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION 
151 
Gen. No. 
of 
round. 
Nature of ord¬ 
nance. 
Charge. 
Elevation. 
Effects on target battery (shell burst, &c.) 
128 
64-pr. R.M.L. 
lbs. 
10 
O / 
3 15 
120 yds. over. 
129 
„ 
3 12 
50 yds. over. 
130 
II 
n 
3 10 
Exterior slope of screen. 
131 
n 
II 
II 
60 yds. over. 
132 
„ 
II 
3 8 
At foot of screen. 
133 
II 
II 
3 10 
Superior slope of battery; 3 men wounded; 
134 
II 
10 hits on targets in rear. 
Exterior crest of battery; crater 9' x 3' x 2' 
135 
II 
II 
deep; 4 men killed; 1 hit on target in 
No. 3 gun-portion. 
Blind; struck top of battery, and afterwards 
136 
II 
II 
II 
found in rear of splinter-proof. 
On screen. 
137 
II 
II 
II 
Burst in air, after grazing top of battery. 
138 
8-in. R. Howitzer. 
10 
8 30 
Grazed 50 yds. short, and burst over battery, 
139 
II 
5 
18 0 
without doing damage; recoil so violent 
that the piece jumped sideways off the 
Clerk’s platform. 
250 yds. short; 20' left. 
140 
/; 
20 0 
On splinter-proof; crater 14' x 12' x 3£' 
141 
ii 
deep ; broke 1 stancheon inside, and forced 
in the sheeting (section/; 6' of earth). 
100 yds. short. 
142 
a 
^ // 
In screen; crater 12' x 12' x 3' deep. 
143 
1/ 
21 0 
120 yds. over; burst on the sea. 
144 
II 
n 
- 20 0 
2 yds. beyond splinter-proof. 
145 
II 
n 
19 30 
50 yds. over. 
146 
n 
„ 
19 15 
On splinter-proof; crater 10' x 5' x 1 deep; 
147 
ii 
n 
19 0 
no damage inside. 
30 yds. over. 
148 
n 
ii 
18 45 
100 yds. short. 
149 
n 
u 
„ 
Struck exterior crest of parapet, making a 
150 
n 
18 51 
crater on top 12' x 8| x 3' deep. 
170 yds. short. 
151 
ii 
a 
n 
110 yds. short. 
1 J 
During the night of the 17th a large fire broke out in a timber yard at 
Eastbourne, spreading to a brewery adjoining. The gunners and sappers 
were present, and rendered valuable aid in putting out the fire; but, as they 
did not get to bed till about 3 a.m., practice could not go on at the usual 
hour of 9 o'clock, and the batteries were not manned till after dinner 
on the 18th. This delay, and the fact of the range being frequently blocked 
by fishing boats, caused but little progress to be made. 
Sixth Day's Firing. 
(18th. November, 1874.) 
Practice from “B" battery (1713 yds.), with 8-in. B. howitzer; 180-lb. 
shell; B.L. percussion fuzes; high wind, blowing at about 45° to range, 
towards target battery. 
Gen. No. 
of 
round. 
Charge. 
Elevation. 
Effects on target battery (shell burst, &c.) 
lbs. 
O 
/ 
152 
8 
10 
0 
J 70 yds. short, blind; the gun, after recoiling 
up the wedges, ran up violently against the 
hurter, and fell over on its muzzle, with 
trail in the air. 
153 
II 
10 
20 
Foot of screen; gun recoiled off platform. 
154 
II 
10 
30 
Foot of screen; blind. 
155 
1/ 
11 
0 
120 yds. short. N.B.—Fired from “A” 
battery, with sensitive fuze. 
