THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
317 
Projectile. 
Effects. 
| Number of round. 
© 
't 
o 
£ 
Nature of ordnanc 
8 
1 
Weight in lbs. 
| Charge m lbs. 
a 
o 
© 
| Range in yds. 
Deflection. 
Depth of indent 
in inches. 
I Diameter of 
| indent in inches. 
Bulge oi plate 
in inches. | 
Remarks. 
1 
2 
564 
565 
110-pr 
33 
Shell 
filled 
with 
sand. 
104 
12 
24 
200 
3? 
14 R 
33 
*4 
•5 
Struck centre plate V 6" from bottom, and 
4' 4" from left side. 
Struck centre plate 6" from the top, and 5' 1" 
from the right side; the plate driven in 
1*5" in a length of 3'. 
3 
566 
•4 
Struck the lower plate 6" from the top, and 
7' 3*5" from the right side. A bolt 1' 2" 
from indent started *4"; and a crack, 19" 
long, extended through a bolt-hole at 1' 4‘5" 
from impact. At the back, after these 
three rounds, five rivet-heads were off. 
4 
567 
68-pr. 
33 
49| 
16 
20' 
nil 
1-55 
9- 
Struck the centre plate 1' 4*5" from the top, 
and 5' 1*75" from the right side. At the 
back, two rivet-heads off. 
5 
568 
33 
33 
1*25 
9* 
Struck the lower plate 7’5" from the top, and 
6' 8*5" from the right side ; a crack 8" long 
parallel to the circumference of indent, and 
9" below it; a crack 6" long from the top 
of the plate, at 9" from indent; three 
small cracks below indent, and parallel to 
its circumference; also a narrow crack, 9" 
long, from a bolt-hole, 1' from impact. This 
round struck near No. 3, and the plate is 
now driven in 1*25". One rivet-head off at 
the back of the target, and several india- 
rubber washers compressed. 
6 
569 
110-pr 
Shell 
filled 
with 
powder. 
104 
12 
24' 
14 R 
•7 
Hit at the junction of the centre and upper 
plates, 4' from the right side. The centre 
plate started *25" at right side. 
7 
8 
570 
571 
33 
33 
)) 
33 
” 
” 
- 
Hit the upper plate, 1' 3" from bottom, and 
6' 6" from the right side. 
Hit the upper plate 1' 6" from bottom, and 
4' 5" from left side. At the back of the 
target, after rounds 6, 7, 8, one rivet-head 
was off, and a slight curvature of one side 
of a double rib. 
9 
10 
572 
573 
68-pr. 
33 
49! 
33 
16 
20' 
nil 
1-6 
9-5 
10- 
Struck the lower plate 6" from the bottom, 
and 4' 3" from the right side. 
Struck the lower plate 1' 3-5" from the bottom, 
and 4' 5" from the left side. The crack from 
bolt-hole made by round No. 5 much widen¬ 
ed, and now extends to the bottom of the 
plate; three small cracks on the indent of 
round No. 5. 
11 
574 
110-pr 
Solid 
cast- 
iron 
shot. 
HO! 
14 
24' 
14 R 
1*5 
7* 
3- 
Struck the top plate 1' 2" from the left side, 
and 1' 6" from the bottom. A wide crack 
on face of indent; the plate was forced up 
•5" from the centre one, and started 1’6" at 
bottom and 1*3" at top on left side, and had 
started from the backing for a length of 3' 
from the left side. Three rivets broken in 
the f-in. plate on left side of target. 
12 
575 
33 
33 
1-2 
6-76 
2-7 
Struck the centre plate 1' 4" from the top, 
and 2' 2-5" from the left side. The plate 
cracked slightly in indent, and a narrow 
crack 2" long, 6" above indent. The plate 
started 1*4" at top, and 1*3" at bottom on 
left side. 
