INDEX. 
625 
PAGE 
Guns, M.L.E., Table of comparison of, 
by Major "W. Kemmis, E.A. ... 45 
... wheels, How to find the difference 
in height of ... ... ... 258 
Gyration of proj ectiles in flight ... 365 
H. 
Heavy ordnance, Eeports on mounting, 
at Malta... .. ... ... 594 
Henriques, E. N., Lieut. E.A., Eocket 
shells and artillery of the future, by... 292 
High-angle trajectories, Approximate 
solution of ... ... ... ... 282 
Hime, H. W. L., Capt. E.A., on the 
classification of batteries of field 
artillery by order of merit in shooting 254 
Historical Notices of the Eoyal Artillery, 
by Major E. Duncan, E.A. ... 217, 289 
Horse artillery combined with cavalry... 333 
.. in connection with cavalry, 
Duties of ... ... 316 
... The role of, in a campaign, 
by Lieut. J. K. Trotter, 
E.H.A. 313 
... power, Economy of, in draught of 
heavy ordnance ... ... 155 
Howie, T. S., Lieut. E.A., Silver medal 
essay of 1878, by .. 330 
Howitzers and their projectiles ... ... $29 
I. 
Infantry attack on a position ... ... 121 
Initial velocity of English field guns as 
compared with those of foreign powers 565 
Instruments for siege train use... ... 162 
Italian field artillery, N otes on, trans¬ 
lated from the Spanish by Lieut. J. C. 
Dalton, E.H.A. ... ... ... 228 
K. 
Kars, The blockade and storming of, 
Nov. 1877 ... 477 
Kemmis, W., Major E.A., Composition 
and strength of a siege 
train required for the 
attack of a modern for¬ 
tress, by... ... ... 89 
... Kesults of traction experi¬ 
ments made in the Eoyal 
Carriage Department ... 285 
Table of comparison of 
M.L.E. guns, by ... 45 
Khelat territory, Account of an expedi¬ 
tion to ... ... ... ... 68 
Krupp’s patent protected non-recoil 
system ... ... ... ... ... 66 
L. 
Le Boulenge Telemeter, Experiments 
made in Eussia with ... ... ... 170 
Limber, Best type of ... ... 528 
... box for new Austrian field gun- 
carriage, Mode of packing ... 18 
PAGE 
Limbers and wagons, by Major W. B. E. 
Ellis, E.A. ... _ ... 235 
Linear velocity of rotation ... ... 37 
Lubrication of wheels of carriages, Ex¬ 
periments to test ..286 
M. 
Magazine stores for siege trains... ... 165 
Maitland, E., Major E.A., on Krupp’s 
patent protected non-recoil system ... 66 
Marching, Distribution of batteries while 342 
Massing artillery ... ... ... ... 347 
Malta, Eeports on mounting heavy ord¬ 
nance at... ... ... ... ... 694 
Maxwell, H. H., Lt.-Gen. E.A., C.B., on 
the casting of the 100-ton gun in the 
Turin gun foundry ... .., ... 447 
Mitrailleurs, Considerations as to the use 
of... ... ... 531 
Moncrieff carriages for siege purposes ... 156 
Morgan, J. P., Major E.A. Eeport on 
transporting 38-ton gun from Calcarra 
Creek to Port San Eocco, Malta, by ... 695 
Motion of projectiles in the air ... ... 269 
Mounting of heavy ordnance at Malta... 594 
Murray, A. M., Lieut. E.A. Eussian 
artillery tactics during the campaign 
of 1877-8, by.. . 379 
Muzzle velocity ... ... ... ... 56 
Circumstances affecting 58 
N. 
Nicholson, S. J., Major E.H.A., Shrapnel- 
fire, by ... ... ... 173 
Nicolson, E., Lieut. E.A., Extract from 
a letter from ... ... 483 
Night firing ... ... ... ... 443 
Niven, W. D., Professor of Mathematics, 
on the motion of projectiles ... ... 272 
Noble chronoscope, Experiments with... 50 
O. 
Office work of a garrison battery, by 
Major Phipps, E.A.485 
Ogival-headed projectile, Drift of an ... 366 
Ordnance for siege train purposes 89,93,98,160 
for siege train purposes, Des¬ 
cription and weight of ... 152 
Overbank carriages for siege purposes... Ill 
Owen, J. E,, Capt. E.A., The new Aus¬ 
trian field guns, by ... 1 
... Major E.A., The new Aus¬ 
trian E.B.L. 6-in. siege 
gun of bronze-steel, by,.. 415 
