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Results. 
1st Line .—6 dummies hit by 10 bullets. 
2nd Line .—3 « 9 „ 
3rd Line. —Nil. 
15 shrapnel shell, time fuze. 
1st Line .—22 dummies hit by 32 bullets. 
2nd Line .—16 n 26 » 
3rd Line .—13 « 16 k 
Deductions. 
At this range many of the shrapnel, percussion fuzes, again buried themselves. 
The result leaves little doubt of the superiority of time fuzes. 
Targets Employed , InfantrylFormation in Open, the same as in last series . 
Kange, 350 yds. to first line. 
12 rounds of case were fired, with 1° of elevation. 
Results. 
1st Line .—28 dummies disabled by 37 hits. 
2nd Line .—26 throughs. 
3rd Line .—6 » 
General Remarks. 
As may be seen from tbe practice table, the accuracy of the gun Accuracy 
leaves little to be desired. Taking the results at the first series on the ofgum 
first day's practice as a fair test of what it can accomplish on service; 
the following table gives the results. They may certainly be looked 
upon as satisfactory. The range was 1800 yds., the target a gun 
detachment in the open. Out of the 32 rounds fired— 
7 were range....... 
15 n within 20 yds. of target... 
3 a n 40 a ... 
6 // n 60 n ... 
2 n a 80 a 
Of these, 5 were in line* 
„ 12 ,t 
n 3 a 
n 3 ii 
a 1 ii 
As the vertical height due to 20 yds. over is a little under* 6 ft., 
22 rounds out of 32 would have hit a 6-ft. target. 
When firing at a gun-pit, ten rounds of common shell, percussion 
fuzes, at 1500 yds., gave the following results :—Short 30 yds., 20 yds., 
40 yds., parapet, parapet, 10 yds., parapet, 10 yds., 10 yds., parapet. 
