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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
Of all the field guns in Europe, the English 9-pr. 
highest initial velocity :—- 
1. English 9-pr., charge ± . . 
2. Belgian. » ... | . 
3. Prussian . » ... A . 
4. Austrian . » ... | ... 
5. French . » ... ± . 
6. Russian . » ... 4 . 
M.L. has the 
m. 
420 
372 
360 
335 
325 
305 
The gun which approaches the nearest to the English gun is the 
French gun of 7 ins., with a velocity of 400 metres. 
The following table shows the elevation of the French, English, 
Belgian, and Prussian guns at different ranges :— 
Tableau No. 4. 
Tableau des angles de Hr. 
Distances. 
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500 
— 
— 
— 
1 12 
1 21 
0 54 
1 8 
— 
— 
— 
600 
— 
— 
— 
1 24 
— 
1 6 
— 
.1 5 
1 30 
1 40 
700 
1 5 
— 
— 
1 42 
_ 
1 24 
— 
— 
_ 
— 
800 
1 20 
1 25 
1 28 
2 0 
— 
1 36 
— 
— 
2 10 
2 30 
900 
1 36 
_ 
— 
2 18 
_ 
1 54 
_ 
— 
__ 
— 
1000 
1 52 
1 57 
1 57 
2 36 
2 53 
2 12 
2 20 
2 55 
2 50 
3 20 
1100 
2 8 
_ 
— 
2 54 
— 
2 30 
— 
3 10 
3 15 
3 50 
1200 
2 24 
2 32 
2 31 
3 12 
_ 
2 48 
— 
— 
3 40 
4 25 
1300 
2 40 
_ 
— 
3 30 
_ 
3 6 
_ 
— 
_ 
— 
1400 
2 57 
_ 
_ 
3 48 
_ 
3 24 
_ 
— 
_ 
_ 
1500 
3 14 
3 29 
3 29 
4 12 
4 38 
3 42 
— 
— 
5 5 
6 0 
1600 
3 32 
_ 
— 
4 30 
4 50 
4 6 
4 4 
5 4 
5 35 
6 35 
1700 
3 50 
_ 
— 
4 48 
— 
4 24 
— 
— 
_ 
— 
1800 
4 10 
4 30 
4 35 
5 12 
— 
4 48 
5 10 
— 
— 
— 
1900 
4 30 
— 
— 
5 36 
— 
5 2 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2000 
4 50 
6 33 
5 47 
5 54 
6 30 
5 30 
5 50 
7 40 
7 45 
9 0 
2100 
6 10 
_ 
_ 
6 18 
— 
5 54 
— 
— 
— 
__ 
2200 
5 34 
_ 
_ 
6 42 
— 
6 18 
— 
__ 
_ 
_ 
2300 
5 52 
— 
— 
7 6 
— 
6 48 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2400 
6 18 
_ 
— 
7 30 
— 
7 12 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
2500 
6 40 
7 9 
7 38 
7 54 
8 38 
7 30 
00 
00 
— 
11 0 
12 20 
2600 
7 4 
_ 
8 24 
— 
8 6 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
2700 
7 26 
— 
— 
8 48 
— 
8 36 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2800 
7 50 
__ 
9 18 
9 18 
— 
9 6 
— 
— 
13 25 
14 35 
2900 
8 17 
_ 
_ 
9 48 
— 
9 36 
— 
_ 
— 
— 
3000 
8 39 
9 21 
10 21 
10 18 
10 45 
10 1 
10 34 
— 
15 10 
16 0 
3100 
9 1 
_ 
_ 
10 48 
— 
10 36 
— 
— 
_ 
_ 
3200 
9 23 
— 
_ 
11 18 
— 
10 6 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3300 
9 46 
_ 
__ 
11 48 
— 
10 42 
— 
— 
— 
_ 
3400 
10 15 
11 18 
12 35 
12 18 
_ 
12 12 
— 
— 
— 
_ 
3500 
— 
_ 
_ 
12 54 
_ 
12 48 
— 
— 
— 
_ 
3600 
3700 
— 
— 
— 
— 
15 23 
— 
14 45 
— 
— 
4000 
— 
— 
— 
15 54 
■— 
15 54 
— 
— 
— 
The flatness of the trajectory is in favour of the English gun over 
all other field guns; the Belgian approaches nearest to it. The con¬ 
struction of the English shell is such as to unite all the conditions 
which are requisite to obtain a great range. At 20°—the highest angle 
the carriage allows of—a range is obtained of 5000 metres. 
