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stands in an intermediate position, it may be doing quite as well, and 
liave quite as high an average as the segment. Figs. 7 and 8 shew 
Fig. 7. 
Shrapnel 9-pr. 
(Advancing from 1700 to 800 yds.) 
THROUGH 23s 
LODGED 42 
STRUCK 44 
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Eig. 8. 
Segment 12-pr. (Retiring from 800 to 1300 yds.) 
Time and Percussion Fuzes. 
f 1 Premature. 
f 1 Burst Ibeyond. 
THROUGH 143 
LOO CED 59 
STRUCK 93 
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the best results of independent firing with each nature of shell. This 
happens again to occur with the 12-pr. in the case of the segment, 
and the 9-pr. in the case of the shrapnel ; nevertheless, the latter is the 
better result. I would especially notice the wonderfully accurate 
bursting of the shells with the time fuzes in this independent firing, 
which was a race against time. 
One sometimes hears the idea of time fuzes being properly set in 
action jeered at by people who claim to take the real practical view of 
the matter. Now while, as I say, I do not wish to take up the question 
of time and percussion fuzes, I would just remark that I object to being 
called upon to believe that the presence of mind of a whole detachment 
is not sufficient to get a fuze bored. Of course there may be cases 
where a shell with a percussion fuze already in it might be fired more 
quickly; but where there is the time, I cannot but believe there will be 
the presence of mind required to bore the fuze. We need to guard 
against a sort of slovenly, plausible cry of “ rough and ready 33 things 
for service ; ready of course we want, but why rough ? 
For greater readiness with time fuzes, General Boxer advocated the 
