526 
SHRAPNEL EUZES AT OKEHAMPTON. 
Another comparison is shown below (Table C). In this case the 
time fuzes were made at short notice and as an experiment, and they 
had not previously been tried. They burnt for 15 seconds, and were 
graduated to \ seconds :— 
c. 
1 6-pr. M.L. 
Target 
No. 
Range, 
yds. 
Date. 
Time shrapnel. 
Perc 1 
*. shrapnel. 
Water shell. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
Time, 
mins. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
Time, 
mins. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
Time, 
mins. 
4 
3930 $ 
20 81 
qn q r 
6 # 
8 
Salvo. 
6 
25 
Salvo. 
6 
11 
Salvo. 
l 
OKJ O J 
20 8 ) 
( 77 ) 
( 77 ) 
( 76 ) 
4 
3930 5 
Ofi Q i 
12 
17 
2 
12 
33 
2| 
12 
34 
2 
i 
OU O ) 
( 79 ) 
( 79 ) 
m 
Total . 
18 
25 
— 
18 
48 
— 
18 
45 
— 
Effects per round. 
1-38 
— 
— 
2-66 
— 
— 
2-50 
— 
* The fuzes were bored too long. 
48 rounds with time shrapnel were fired on 18th August (see p. 53); 
but these cannot be compared with percussion shells—none of which 
were fired, because the ground was unfavourable. Experiments No. 24 
p. 83, and 26 p. 84, must also be disregarded, for the separate effects of 
each description were not noted. 
From Tables B and C it appears that the time fuzes, when the range 
is known, do not cause delay in firing. 
The following is a summary of the three tables relating to the 
practice with the 16-pr. 
M.L. (summary). 
Time shrapnel. 
Perc n . shrapnel. 
Water shell. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
No. of 
rounds. 
Effects. 
Table A. 
54 
203 
54 
119 
54 
109 
Table B. 
92 
314 
92 
176 
91 
263 
Table C. 
18 
25 
18 
48 
18 
45 
Total ... 
164 
542 
164 
342 
163 
417 
Effects per round. 
3-30 
— 
2-08 
— 
2-65 
