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SHORT NOTES ON PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS 
Experiment 2. 
12-pounders, range, 1,525 Yards. 
SHRAPNEL. 
SEGMENT. 
COMMON. 
Special percussion fuze. 
C.F.S. percussion (Freeth.) 
C.F.S. percussion (Freeth) 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
1 buried in parapet, and burst; 
no effects, 
1 passed through a thin place in 
the pit, and burst, 1 killed, 
1 passed through the embrasure, 
and burst in the breast of the 
carriage, 1 killed. 
The rest broke or burst on graze 
with no effectx 
Result— 
2 killed, and carriage injured. 
24 rounds fired, of which— 
2 were blind, 
5 broke on graze, 
1 was premature. 
Of the rest, 2 hit the parapet of 
the limber pit, 15 yards in rear, 1 
of which broke up the dummy 
limber, and severely wounded the 
horse. The horse was also struck 
by splinters at round 4.* 
Result- 
Gun pit, nil, 
Limber pit,— 
Limber much injured, 
Horse killed. 
12 rounds fired of which— 
1 was premature. 
Of the rest, 2 burst in parapet 
of gun pit, and were smothered ; 
no damage being done to parapet. 
Result- 
Nil* 
II Temporary Infantry Cover . 
Experiment 1. 
a. Hasty trench thrown up in 18 minutes, 2' 7" wide, 1' 3" deep, for front 
rank kneeling, the rear rank lying down in rear (both represented by 
dummies). The portion fired at was about 30 feet in length, and had 
15 file of dummies in it. 
12-BOUNDERS. &ANGE, 1,525 YARDS. 
SHRAPNEL. 
SEGMENT. 
COMMON. 
Wood time fuze. 
E time C.F.S. percussion 
(Freeth.) 
Wood fuze. 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
I burst beyond, 
II burst in front, from 15 to 120 
yards short. 
Result— 
5 killed, 
3 wounded. 
Of which— 
3 in front rank, 
5 in rear „ 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
3 burst beyond. 
2 buried and burst in front, 
7 burst in front. 
Result— 
2 killed, 
2 wounded. 
Of which— 
3 in front rank, 
1 in rear ,, 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
3 blind, over, 
3 burst over, 
2 missed to left, clear of the men. 
5 burst in front, from 50 to 200 
yards short. 
Result— 
4 killed, 
1 wounded. 
Of which— 
2 in front rank, 
3 in rear „ 
Experiment 2. 
12-Pounders. Eange, 
1,525 Yards. 
shrapnel. 
COMMON. 
Special percussion. 
C.F.S. percussion (Freeth). 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
12 rounds fired, of which— 
8 burst beyond, 
4 burst in front, 
3 buried and burst in front, 
1 broke up, ditto. 
Rest beyond. 
Result- 
Result- 
Nil. 
Nil. 
* The rest did no damage. 
