402 
ZAIMUKHT EXPEDITION. 
. Projectiles . 
Shells, 
studless, 
fitted with 
gas checks, 
common, 
C filled with 4-oz. bursting 
( charge.. 
Shrapnel, 
to 
) 
bullets—48 of 40 
lb., 40 of 55 to lb.; t 
^ v i-oz. bursting charge ; ) 
Shot, case, filled with 78 bullets, 16 J to the lb. 
Charge, 1 lb. 8 oz. R. L. G 2 , in silk cloth. 
7 lbs. 6 oz. 
7 lbs. 6 oz. 
71b. 
Fuzes. 
R. L. percussion, Mark II. 
Armstrong, special, combining time and percussion, 9 secs. 
The gun is carried on five mules:— 
Weight, 
1. Muzzle portion.... 200 lbs. 
2. Breech u . 200 „ 
3. Carriage . 177 „ 
4. Axletree, elevating gear, and axle-boxes 237 « 
5. Wheels... 197. 
100 rounds per gun carried on six mules, with 4 rounds of case in axle boxes; 
contents of each box—5 shrapnel; 2 common; 1 case. 
