FIGHTING BOOKS. 
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(b) Ships carrying belt armour beyond the power of the heaviest 
guns mounted at ranges over 2000 yards being classed as 
“ Medium.” 
(c) All other ironclads (including gun-boats) being classed as 
“Light” 
This classification for ironclads appears to be quite minute enough 
for all practical purposes, as all ships beyond the power of certain guns 
at the above ranges would have to be dealt with similarly by those 
guns— e.g., Classes A, B, C, D,F, F, G,H, (a) being beyond the power of 
the 10" B.L. above 500 yards would all have to be attacked by “secondary 
or shell attack” and can therefore all be, with advantage, classed as 
“heavy” for those forts whose most powerful gun is the 10" B.L. 
The numerical signals have been adopted to prevent confusion with 
those contained in the identification sheets and are, moreover, applicable 
to the ships of any nation. 
In order to make the specimen “ Fighting Book ” more realistic, it is 
supposed to be made out for a fort mounting the fohowing arma¬ 
ment :—- 
A Group ... 
... 2,10" B.L. 
B „ ... 
... 2, 12-5"R.M.L. 
o „ ... 
... 2, 6" B.L. 
D „ .- 
... 2, 6 pr. Q.F. Hotchkiss 
E „ ... 
... 2, 3 pr. Q.F. Hotchkiss 
Moveable Armament 
/ 2, 40 pr. R.M.L. 
(.3, 3 Bar. Nordenfeldt 
and covering a narrow passage leading from the open sea to a shel¬ 
tered harbour beyond. The fort is fought by D.B.F., no position 
finder being installed. 
a Identification sheets. 
