194 
figure of merit. 
Table I. 
Shewing the results of three series of service practice by figure of 
merit counted in two different ways. 
Work. Armament. 
Company. 
FIGURE OF MERIT. 
By Striking Energies By hits per gun per Minute. 
3 or 4 B.L. guns 
on H.P. Mount¬ 
ings, all of same 
nature. 
1 heavy and 2 
lighter B.L.guns 
on H.P. Mount¬ 
ings. 
1 heavy and 2 
lighter B.L. guns 
on H.P. H ount- 
ings. 
A 
0-156 
0-150 
B 
0-167 
0-167 
C 
0-067 
0-066 
D 
0-312 
0-306 
E 
0-070 
0-083 
F 
0-352 
0-350 
G 
0-542 
0-516 
D 
0-291 
0-195 
C 
0-285 
0-195 
G 
0.179 
0-133 
E 
0-385 
0-236 
A* 
0-128 
0-194 
Ff 
0-322 
0-388 
B 
0-466 
0-416 
* A Companv, at Fort X got no hits from the heavy B.L. gun. 
f F Company, at Fort X only obtained two ricochet hits from the heavy B.L. gun. 
Table II. 
Table of the striking energies of certain guns at every 25 yards 
from 1,5000 to 8,000. 
-6" 
1 
B.L. 4-8409905. 
....12-5" 
R.M.L. 3-7637438. 
r 
=9-2" 
B.L. IT4207741. 
.11" 
R.M.L.F5813532. 
= 10" 
B.L/3.5399605. 
.10" 
R.M.L. ”4537744. 
Range. 
6" B.L. 
9.2" B.L. 
10" B.L. 
12.5" R.M.L. 
11" R.M.L. 
10" R.M.L. 
1500 
1689-7 
8613-33 
11233-25 
9257-8 
5364-4 
3998-9 
25 
1676-7 
8574-25 
11173-4 
9214-3 
5337-3 
3978-7 
50 
1663.7 
8537-27 
11113-6 
9.70-9 
5310-2 
3958-5 
75 
1650-9 
8499-39 
11084-0 
9142-0 
5292-3 
3938-4 
1600 
1638-1 
8461-55 
11034.5 
9113-3 
6274-3 
3925-7 
25 
1625-3 
8433-24 
10997-4 
9070-1 
6247-4 
3905-0 
60 
1612-6 
8376-26 
10960-35 
9041-4 
5220-6 
3885-1 
75 
1600-0 
8357-99 
10911-1 
9012-7 
5202-8 
3865-1 
1700 
1683-7 
8320-49 
10862-0 
8984-1 
5185-0 
3851.9 
3000 
1062-7 
6619-62 
8732-01 
7402-6 
4260-9 
3104-9 
