THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, 
257 
1 6-pr. M.L.E. 3’3-in. Gun. Experimental No. 390. 
Table VII. 
-73 
Projectile. 
Ranges. 
Deflections. 
6 
rt 
o 
£ 
Times and 
© ® i 
U 
& 
a 
o 
3.2° 
mean time 
® 0 
S <a 
Difference 
each rang 
from the me; 
CD • 
T3 
Remarks. 
'o 
o 
ft 
O 
5 
p 
w 
-+-3 
ft 
4^> <D 
-a* 
® I 
n 
of flight. 
se <u 
+*X} 
■5 3 
[ Observ 
j right 
o 
3 
x) 
<D 
p 
lbs. 
degs. 
ft. ins. 
lbs. 
secs. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
1 
3 
2 
( Not 1 
t obsvd .) 
16 
3*2 
1066 
9 
5-0 
0-3 
8th June, 1871. 
2 
n 
ii 
17 6 
• 
u 
3-1 
1050 
7 
6-0 
0-7 
3 
n 
it 
18 4 
r o 
„ 
2-8 
1007 
60 
5-0 
0-3 
Direction of wind. 
4 
ii 
n 
17 10 
be 
be 
n 
3-1 
1062 
5 
5'6 
0-3 
5 
n 
ii 
19 0 
n 
3-0 
1060 
3 
6-8 
0-5 
6 
ii 
;/ 
"p* 
3-1 
1035 
22 
5-4 
o-i 
7 
n 
V 
*. 
x3 
a 
ii 
3-0 
1071 
14 
4-4 
0-9 
8 
„ 
n 
xi 
» g p< . 
ce 
ii 
2-9 
1053 
4 
5-6 
0-3 
9 
X3 
31 
3-0 
1126 
1040 
69 
5‘0 
0-3 
o-i 
10 
„ 
ti 
<u Pi 
ft£ 
oo 
£ 
l 
17 
5-4 
11 
ii 
„ 
t 6p 
n 
3-1 
1034 
23 
5-6 
0-3 
12 
ii 
ii 
% 
2*8 
1050 
7 
6-0 
0-7 
13 
„ 
ii 
3 6 
ii 
30 
1073 
16 
6-6 
0-3 
14 
n 
ii 
4 6 
-S 
ii 
( Not l 
tobsvd. $ 
1087 
30 
6-0 
0-7 
15 
ii 
i, 
4 3 
a 
it 
3’1 
1045 
12 
4-0 
1-3 
16 
n 
it 
O 
3-1 
1108 
51 
4-0 
1-3 
17 
n 
n 
a 
n 
3-0 
1076 
19 
6-0 
0-3 
18 
ii 
ii 
1 g J 
o 
ii 
2’9 
1034 
23 
5-4 
0-1 
19 
n 
ii 
r 8. s i 
o 
2-9 
1032 
25 
6-0 
0-3 
20 
ii 
n 
1 ft .2 
) w L 
ii 
<"*■*"* i 
■&xi 
o !> 
1026 
31 
6-0 
0-7 
Totals. 54’2 
21135 
437 
105-8 
9-8 
1 
Means. 3‘0 
1057 
21*9 
5-3 
0-5 
“ The gun was placed on low-level platform shot range. For rounds 13 and 15 the recoil was 
cheeked by placing a drag-shoe under each wheel, attached to the point of the trail by chain. The 
gun had a tendency to slew round on recoil, on account of the chain not being of quite equal 
length.” 
16-pr. M.L.E. 3'6-in. Gun. Experimental No. 385, 
Table VIII. 
"3 
Projectile. 
Ranges. 
Deflections. 
3 
O 
So 
d 
££ 
Times and 
a 
O o 
3 
Elevation. 
o 
o 
6 
mean time 
® p 
0) bfi i 
m n C 
Remarks. 
o 
o 
ft 
,p 
o 
M 
3 
ft 
+3 4> 
£ is 
® 3 
^ a 
of flight. 
cS <u 
be S 
” S 
ci 
Different 
each rai 
from the r 
Observi 
right 
« 
a 
xt 
O) 
p 
21 
lbs. 
degs. 
lbs. 
secs. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
3 
2 
16 
3-4 
1191 
4 
6-4 
2-1 
8th June, 1871. 
22 
II 
< corectd.") 
1 2° 5' j 
II 
3.3 
1190 
3 
5-0 
0-7 
23 
„ 
„ 
3-2 
1180 
7 
4-0 
0-3 
24 
II 
„ 
® 
11 
3-3 
1193 
6 
6 0 
1-7 
25 
II 
II * 
te 
II 
3-3 
1188 
1 
4-0 
0-3 
26 
II 
II 
_3 
11 
3-2 
1186 
1 
3-6 
0-7 
27 
II 
d 
Pi 
^3 
S 
II 
< Not 0 
l obsvd. j 
1163 
24 
5-0 
0-7 
28 
It 
II 
cS 
II 
3-3 
1193 
6 
2-8 
1-5 
29 
II 
„ 
pj 
lb 
9 
3-2 
1160 
27 
5-4 
1-1 
30 
„ 
„ 
3 
£ 
II 
3-3 
1208 
21 
3-0 
1-3 
31 
„ 
II 
.bo 
II 
3-4 
1201 
14 
3-6 
07 
32 
II 
„ 
o 
% 
It 
3-2 
1205 
18 
4-0 
0-3 
33 
„ 
II 
8 
t v» 
II 
3-4 
1218 
31 
4-0 
0-3 
34 
II 
II 
3 
3-4 
1193 
6 
2-8 
1-5 
35 
II 
II 
*§! 
„ 
3-3 
1170 
17 
3-0 
1-3 
36 
II 
n 
3 
33 
1165 
22 
4-2 
o-i 
37 
It 
n 
a 
II 
3-4 
1194 
7 
3-8 
0-5 
38 
II 
ii 
a 
II 
3-4 
1192 
5 
4-4 
o-i 
39 
V 
ii 
o 
o 
V 
3-2 
1152 
35 
4-0 
0-3 
40 
* 
ii 
... 1 
33 
1195 
8 
6-0 
17 
Totals. 62-8 
23737 
263 
85-0 
17-2 
Means. 3‘3 
1187 
13-2 
4-3 
0-9 
“The two guns (3*3-in. and 3-6-in.) were mounted on the same carriage, and were fired 
alternately.” 
* By sand-bags, placed 6 ft. behind the wheels. 
