DETAILS OE THE FIELD ARTILLERY OF THE PRINCIPAL FOREIGN EUROPEAN STATES. 
Prussian. 
French. 
Austrian. 
Eussian. 
Italian. 
8 c.m. 
4-pr. 
9 c.m. 
6-pr. 
4-pr. 
w 
8-pr. 
12-pr. 
4-pr. 
Apr. 
4-pr. 
9-pr. 
8-pr. 
16-pr. 
P l'l p mnHmot-ne 
10*61 
12*13 
8*08 
10*04 
8*67 
437 
10*67 
482 
9*68 
515 
12*12 
Weight of carriage (without gun, &c.) in kilos.... 
450 
616*6 
372 
679 
420 
680 
520 
steel, 301*5 
) 
( 
stl. 309-31$ 
3 steel, 626 
Weight of gun (including stopper) in kilos. ... < 
bronze, 
f. 432*6 
330 
676 
610 
263 
498 
bronze, 
bronze, 
730 
) 
c 
337-348 
628 
) 
with gun complete for serv., in kilos. 
785*6 
1018*6 
728 
1223 
700 
1115 
1108 
904 
1260 
Wht. of limber (without amtn. and eqpt.) in kilos. 
452*5 
468*6 
412 
617 
334 
370 
405 
405 
603 
603 
do. 
(equipment for service) in kilos. 
786-6 
816*6 
714 
601 
613 
616 
_ 
911 
907 
Weight of gun equipment for service, in kilos.... 
1673 
1836 
1272 
1830 
1937 
1201 
1728 
1363 
— 
1816 
2157 
» Amtn. wagon eqt. for service, in kilos. ^ 
f.b.1965 
h.b.2078 
| 2212 
1641 
1760 
2048 S 
f.b. 1644 
H.B.1689 
\ 1966 
1019 
- 
2246 
2379 
No. of rounds f Shell. 
36 
24 
33 
20 
16 C 
22 
18 
8 
2 
50 
22 
in the limber \ Shrapnel . 
8 
2 
2 
10 
6 
6 
to be added 1 Case . 
3 
4 
4 
4 
4 
6 
2 
to 
V. Total. 
48 
33 
40 
24 
18 
36 
30 
18 
12 
65 
24 
4 
4 
Ca "°) in axle-tree boxes . 
_ 
„ . . /"Shell... 
No. of rounds \ shraDnel . . 
36 
8 
24 
6 
33 
4 
20 
2 
16 
2 
22 
10 
18 
8 
no limbers 
no limbers 
60 
22 
i Case. 
6 
2 
4 
4 
6 
2 
(.Total . 
62 
36 
40 
24 
18 
36 
30 
65 
24 
fShell. 
32 
42 
66 
40 
30 j 
66 
62 
26 
18 
64 
44 
N inwirn d8 Shrapnel ...‘.... 
24 
21 
8 
4 
4 [ 
4 carcasses 
10 
4 carcasses 
' 8 
5 carcasses 
22 
4 carcasses 
12 
| _ 
- 
body 
Case . 
6 
4 
2 
3 
2 
16 
4 
1 Total . 
66 
63 
80 
48 
36 
80 
64 
66 
36 
80 
48 
Total No. of rounds in ammunition wagon. 
10S 
120 
72 
54 j 
116 
94 
56 
36 
135 
72 
The battery 
i Guns. 
6 
6 
6 
6 
8 
8 
8 
6 
6 
has 
) Ammunition wagons. 
6 
6 
_ 
12 j 
8 
16 
24 
6 
10 
Total No. of rounds per gun. 
157 
133 
204 
— 
126 
156 
128 
130 
120 
(a) 199 
148 
No. of horses per | Ammunition wagon. 
6 
1 
6 
6 
6 : 
6 
f.b.4, h.b .6 
f.b.4, h.b .6 
6 
f.b.4, h.b .6 
3 
3 
6 
6 
6 
6 
f fliin 
306 
318 
305 
323 £ 
f.b. 300 | 
l 288 5 
f.b. 338 
\ _ 
302 
\\ eight per liorse, 3 
H.B. 200 j 
) l 
) 
ooy 
in kilos 
(.Ammunition wagon.| 
f.b. 328 
h.b. 346 
} 369 
410 
293 
341 J 
F.B. 386 1 
h.b. 265 
340 
374 
396 
No. of men 1 
on the limber . 
r. gun carriage. 
2 
3 
2 
2 
3 
3 C 
3 
2 
3 
3 
3 
3 
i 
mounted 
ii ammunition wagon. 
v off horses. 
6 
4 
6 
6 
3 i 
2 
l 
- 
- 
Weight of gun with mounted men, in kilos. 
(6) 1997 
2260 
1442 
2086 
2192 
1641 
2153 
1778 
— 
2070 
_ 
n ammunition wagon, do. do. 
2475 
2722 
1981 
2185 
2473 ^ 
f.b. 1799 
h.b. 1844 
| 2221 
- 
- 
- 
- 
C Run. in kilns. 
333 
377 
361 
348 
365 | 
f.b. 386 
5 
44" 
34T 
Weight per horse, 3 
h.b. 257 
5 
o-io 
men mounted. Ammunition wagon. 
413 
454 
496 
364 
412 £ 
f.b. 450 
h.b. 307 
| 370 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Height of fore wheel, in c.m. 
123*6 
123*5 
143 
149 
149 
110*6 
' 110-6 
122*0 
120*0 
148-0 
148*0 
// hind n n . 
154*84 
164*84 
143 
149 
149 
134*4 
134-4 
137*2 
137*2 
148*0 
148*0 
Width of tire, in c.m. 
6*6 
6.5 
6 
7*6 
7*6 
— 
— 
Material of studs, &c. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
cast-iron. 
cast-iron. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
System of gun ..^ 
b.l. with 
dble.wedge. 
leaefcoatg.; 
no windage. 
M.L. 
M.L. 
M .L. 
with wedge 
with wedge 
M.L. 
M.L. 
System of taking the rifling.^ 
lead coatg.; 
no windage. 
| studs. 
studs. 
studs. 
ribs. 
ribs. ^ 
lead coatg.; 
no windage. 
lead coatg.; 
no windage. 
| studs. 
studs. 
Length of the rifling, in c.m... 
151*31 
164*31 
127 
— 
170-7 
108 
133 | 
steel, 119*3 
bnze., 121*3 
| 145*2 
130*6 
177*4 
No. of grooves . 
12 
18 
6 
6 
6 
6 
8 
12 
16 
6 
Angle of rifling . 
3° 45' 
3° 30' 
6° 63' 10" 
7° 14' 20" 
bronze. 
8° 30' 
8° 30' 
4° 22' 54" 
bronze. 
3° 36' 43" 
wt.cst.steel 
bronze. 
Metal of gun .. f 
wt.cst.steel 
(c) bronze. 
wrt. cast- 
steel. 
| bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. 
bronze. | 
| bronze. 
bronze. 
Weight of loaded shell, in kilos. 
4*34 
6*90 
4*00 
7*36 
11*60 
3*622 
6*580 
6*530 
11-060 
4*60 
11*13 
Burster, in 
grammes. 
166*6 
250 
200 
400 
500 
200 
436 
203 
410 
300 
600 
Weight of loaded shrapnel, m kilos. 
4*60 
7*33 
4*718 
8*76 
11*79 
3*983 
7*367 
12*773 
Burster, m ; 
grammes. 
8*6 
17 
85 
— 
200 
66 
127 
75_ 
_. no 
_ 
_ 
-No. of balls 
in shrapnel.... $ 
lead, 
90 
lead, 
180 
lead, 
86 
lead, 
100 
lead, 
150 
lead, 
80 
lead, 
140 
36 
Id.and anti. 
71 
- 
Weight of single balls, m grammes . 
16*7 
16*7 
19*2 
19*2 
27*7 
12*5 
12*5 
24 
24 
Weight ofci 
ase, m kilos. 
3*76 
6*26 
4*725 
8*100 
11*22 
3*746 
6*458 
4*98 
12-764 
6*44 
12*76 
11 single shot m case, grammes. 
60 
70 
70 
70 
62*6 
70 
91 
91 
100 
206 
No. of shot 
incase.....{ 
oV 
Id. and anti. 
iron, 
iron 
41 
41 
70 
98 
66 
67 
48 
108 
41 
41' 
Proportion < 
of charge to shell .5 
fFes 
1 
11*6 
1 
7*27 
1 
9*2 
1 
11*5 
jJ 5 
1 
7*1 
1 
8*84 
1*24 
iht 
0*9 
1*2 
9-2 
Initial velocity, in metres. 
341 
323 
326 
307 
333 
343 
306 
387 
330 
f 500 m. 
301 
296 
283 
280 
281 
271 
285 
287 
Velocity in^ 
1000 m. 
271 
274 
248 
256 
247 
229 
268 
271 
) 1600 m. 
248 
267 
220 
231 
222 
201 
255 
258 
metres at" 
2000 m. 
230 
244 
194 
210 
204 
182 
243 
246 
| 2500 m. 
217 
232 
170 
189 
190 
168 
232 
236 
L3000 m. 
205 
149 
169 
178 
166 
223 
227 
JLlevation, 7 , ~ nr , _ 
Angle of descent. $ at -00 paces = 376-0 m. ... 
C 0°41' 
0° 68' 
0° 61' 
0° 66' 
0° 63' 
1° 0' 
1° 2' 
0° 62' 
0° 48' 
1° 3' 
i 1° 6' 
1° 11' 
1° 6' 
_ 
1°10' 
1° 9' 
1° 14' 
1°10' 
1° 2' 
0° 60' 
1° 8' 
Do. 
do. at 1000 paces = 753*2 m. ... 
( 1°51' 
2° 9' 
2° 1' 
— 
2° 19' 
1° 58' 
2° 0' 
2° 16' 
2° 0' 
1° 63' 
2° 16' 
i 2° 17' 
2° SW 
2° 36' 
— 
2° 61' 
2° 42' 
2° 40' 
2° 34' 
2° 18' 
2° 20' 
2° 34' 
Do. 
do. at 1600 paces = 1129*9 m. ... 
3° 23' 
3° 24' 
— 
4° 2' 
3° 24' 
3° 22' 
3° 35' 
3° 12' 
3° 12' 
3° 40' 
i 3° 36' 
3° 66' 
4° 42' 
— 
6° 8' 
4° 66' 
4° 20' 
4° 10' 
3° 44' 
4° 22' 
4° 28' 
Do. 
do. at 2000 paces = 1506*5 m. 
( 4° 15' 
4° 46' 
6° 9' 
6° 6' 
6° 15' 
4° 61' 
5° 0' 
4° 30' 
4° 49' 
6° 15' 
t 6° 11' 
6° 34' 
7° 24' 
7° 68' 
7° 8' 
6° 12' 
6° O' 
6° 22' 
7° 10' 
6° 40' 
Do. 
do. at 3000 paces = 2269*7 m. ... 
C 7° 17' 
7° 49' 
9° 20' 
10° 37' 
9° 36' 
8° 27' 
8° 20' 
7° 24' 
9° 13' 
I 9° 6' 
9° 21' 
14° 69' 
15° 4' 
14° 2' 
11° 46' 
HP 40' 
9° 20' 
14° 66' 
12° 37' 
Do. 
do. at 4000 paces = 3013 m. 
(10° 66' 
11° 26' 
16° 27' 
— 
16° 25' 
15° 61' 
13° 21' 
12° 30' 
10° 61' 
15° 33' 
14° 6' 
114° 23' 
14° 8' 
25° 62' 
— 
24° 3(Y 
— 
22° 37' 
17° 6' 
14° 18' 
26° 31' 
20° 42' 
Abbreviations .— f.b., field battery; h.b., horse artillery battery; c.m. = •39"; m. =39*37"; kilog. = 2-20462 lbs.; 1000 k. = 1 ton. 
(a) The Italian batteries have a spare gun-carriage, with limber packed; the number of rounds per gun is therefore proportionally increased, (b) A man's weight = 187 lbs. = 85 kilos. 
(c) In 1870-71,13 reserve batteries were equipped with 8 c.m. bronze gnns. 
i. fore S° in g ta ' 3 * e la y s no c ' a ™ s to originality, but has been taken from a German publication which appeared in 1872, on the “ Field Artillery 
of the European Powers.” It has been thought that the table may be of service to the regiment. 
