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V.—The following sequence and form of orders from a battery com¬ 
mander to his gun group commander when fighting a fort 
is suggested :— 
A 
IY. 
183 
E.P. 
Salvo, Right to Left (or Left to Right) 
Case I. 
meaning:— 
A group engage cruiser whose arc bearing is about 183°; 
she will run past. Nature of fire group salvo from right to 
left. Tangent elevation. 
After sending the above, the battery commander ascer¬ 
tained his corrections as follows :— 
Battery commander to drum reader ... “ Speed.” 
Answer. “ Now.” 
“ Stop.” 
2400. 
Battery commander to clerk.Powder + 50. 
Speed —225. 
Tide + 0. 
Impact + 60. 
Clerk . ... -115. 
B.C. to dial No.Range correction—125. 
Note. —The battery commander gives his corrections to 
the dial number in the nearest multiple of 25 to enable him 
to put it on the dial which only reads to 25 yards. 
B.C. to drum reader ... 
Drum reader.. .2300 
"Range”... 
>} 
And so on. 
When the range appears on the dials, the battery com¬ 
mander sounds “ commence firing.” 
YI.—The best form of attack against a ship approaching or lying 
nearly head on is "common shell above the belt.” 
YII.—The conning tower of an ironclad is generally a little before the 
funnel. This position, being vital to the manoeuvring of the 
ship, is usually heavily armoured, but a shell bursting under 
it may destroy the communications and means of commanding 
the ship—to say nothing of the personnel of the staff. Failing 
this, the fire of even the lightest Q.F. guns may confine the 
staff inside the tower and greatly hamper the directing power 
of the ship. 
Range at 50 (or 100). 
On dial 2175. 
„ 2125. 
„ 2075. 
