THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
155 
Gen. No. 
of 
round. 
Charge. 
Weight 
of shell. 
Fuze. 
Eleva¬ 
tion. 
Effects on target battery (shell burst, &c.) 
213 
lbs. 
3| 
lbs. 
180 
Sensitive. 
O / 
16 50 
Right of splinter-proof. 
214 
„ 
„ 
i/ 
40 yds. over. 
215 
ii 
16 30 
200 yds. short. 
216 
II 
u 
II 
Right of splinter-proof. 
217 
n 
II 
40 yds. over. j 
218 
ii 
16 20 
Exterior crest of battery; joint crater with 
219 
a 
II 
ii 
II 
round 220. 
15 yds. over. 
220 
II 
II 
a 
II 
Exterior crest of battery; joint crater with 
round 218, 14' x 10' x 3|' deep. 
Shell made a scoop on top of battery 
221 
II 
II 
ii 
II 
222 
ii 
II 
6' x 4^ x 2' deep, and burst after it had 
passed on. 
Interior crest of battery; crater 14' x 9^' x 3|' 
223 
150 
ii 
15 10 
deep; 3 hits on targets in rear. 
Exterior slope of battery; crater not mea¬ 
224 
ii 
II 
sured. 
15 yds. over. 
225 
n 
II 
n 
It 
Just cleared parapet, and burst at foot of 
226 
II 
II 
n 
15 5 
targets in rear. 
In epaulment, between magazine passage 
227 
a 
n 
II 
and interior crest; double crater 16' x 11' 
and 6' x 6' x 4' deep. | 
Rear of gun-portion; no damage to gun or 
228 
II 
II 
ii 
II 
detachment, but broke 1 rail and several 
sleepers. 
Foot of exterior slope of battery; crater not 
229 
II 
II 
ii 
II 
measured. 
Do., do. • 
230 
II 
ii 
II 
Top of screen. 
231 
II 
II 
ii 
15 10 
To right of magazine. 
232 
II 
II 
n 
II 
Exterior slope of battery; crater not mea¬ 
233 
II 
II 
ii 
II 
sured. 
Top of battery, right epaulment; stopped up 
234 
II 
II 
n 
II 
passage into magazine, smothering 3 men. 
(See next round.) 
Joint crater with last round; largest dimen¬ 
235 
II 
II 
ii 
sions 15' x 14/ x 4' deep. 
Exterior slope of battery; crater not mea¬ 
236 
n 
180 } 
9 secs, time 9 
(unbored}, j 
n 
16 20 
sured. 
40 yds. over; burst 3 secs, after graze. 
237 
ii 
II 
u 
50 yds. over; burst on ricochet out to sea. 
238 
n 
II 
ii 
II 
In rear of traverse, No. 4 gun-portion. j 
239 
n 
ll 
II 
II 
Drove in right cheek of embrasure, No. 4 
240 
6 
14 tenths. 
7 0 
gun-portion, and part of interior crest, 
displacing 7 rows of sand-bags; also sand¬ 
bags at corner of left cheek, by a splinter; 
6 men of gun-detachment killed; crater 
16' x 7' x 3^' deep; shell penetrated 12|' 
before bursting. 
Struck 70yds. short; burst in air after 
241 
II 
// 
10 n 
7 30 
ricochet. 
Burst in air before graze, 60 yds. short. 
242 
II 
II 
12 ii 
n 
Struck screen and burst; gun recoiled off 
243 
II 
II 
14 a 
ii 
wedges. 
In screen. 
244 
II 
// 
14 „ 
a 
Blind; struck exterior crest of battery on 
right of embrasure No. 4 portion, closing 
it; scoop 14' long, 8' greatest width, by 2' 
deep; shell found lying across battery. 
In splinter-proof; no damage inside. 
245 
II 
It 
13 a 
n 
246 
„ 
II 
n 
n 
Exterior slope of battery. (See next round.) 
247 
II 
It 
n 
Exterior crest of battery; joint double crater 
248 
II 
It 
a 
with last round 15%' x 18|' and 5' x 13' x 4' 
deep. 
Burst in air, 40 yds. short. 
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