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MINUTES OE PKOCEEDINGS OE 
Table XIY. 
25. Eange, elevation, and other particulars of practice with the rifled 
canon de 12; charge 2*2 lbs.; shell 25 lbs. 
Distance. 
Angle of 
elevation. 
Angle of 
descent. 
Time 
of 
flight. 
Deriva¬ 
tion. 
Highest 
point 
of 
trajectory. 
Mean errors of 
Kange. 
Direc¬ 
tion. 
Striking 
velocity. 
metres. 
yds. 
O 
/ 
0 
/ 
sec. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
ft. 
200 
219 
0 
25 
0 
25 
0-8 
0-4 
11 
... 
974 
300 
328 
0 
40 
1 
0 
1-2 
0*6 
2-2 
• •• 
• •• 
958 
400 
438 
1 
0 
1 
15 
1-6 
0-9 
3-4 
8-3 
0-25 
942 
600 
647 
1 
20 
1 
30 
1*9 
11 
4-9 
• •• 
925 
600 
656 
1 
40 
2 
15 
2*3 
1*4 
7-1 
... 
909 
700 
765 
2 
5 
2 
30 
2-7 
2-1 
9-8 
31-7 
rob 
892 
800 
875 
2 
30 
3 
15 
3*1 
28 
13-1 
«•« 
i„ 
876 
900 
984 
2 
55 
3 
30 
3*5 
39 
16-7 
,,, 
860 
1000 
1094 
3 
20 
4 
20 
3-9 
6 5 
20-8 
10-2 
1-64 
843 
1100 
1203 
3 
50 
5 
10 
4-4 
7*1 
24-0 
in 
827 
1200 
1312 
4 
25 
5 
30 
4-8 
8-8 
29*5 
• •• 
810 
1300 
1422 
5 
0 
6 
20 
5*2 
10*7 
39-4 
14-2* 
1*89 
794 
1400 
1531 
5 
30 
7 
15 
6-6 
12-5 
42*6 
H, 
777 
1600 
1640 
6 
0 
8 
5 
6-0 
14-6 
60*3 
761 
1600 
1750 
6 
35 
9 
0 
6*4 
16-7 
59-0 
M l 
, M 
746 
1700 
1860 
7 
5 
9 
30 
6*9 
18*6 
70-0 
29-0 
1-90 
732 
1800 
1969 
7 
40 
10 
25 
7-4 
20-8 
82-0 
• •• 
717 
1900 
2078 
8 
15 
11 
20 
7-9 
23-6 
94-0 
• •• 
702 
2000 
2187 
9 
0 
12 
20 
8-4 
27*3 
108*3 
• •• 
689 
2050 
... 
• •• 
120-5 
0-87 
• •• 
2100 
2297 
9“ 
30 
13* 
*20 
8*9 
31-3 
121* 
676 
2200 
2404 
10 
5 
14 
20 
9-4 
35-3 
135-6 
,1, 
663 
2300 
2515 
10 
60 
15 
20 
10-0 
40*3 
150-9 
... 
• 00 
652 
2400 
2625 
11 
35 
16 
20 
10-6 
44*8 
169-5 
107-2 
2-03 
636 
2500 
2734 
12 
20 
17 
20 
11*2 
49-0 
185-9 
• •• 
• •• 
623 
2600 
2843 
13 
0 
18 
25 
11*8 
54-7 
204-5 
• •• 
610 
2700 
2953 
13 
50 
20 
0 
12-4 
60-0 
226-4 
133-4 
6-12 
697 
2800 
3062 
14 
35 
21 
20 
13*0 
65*6 
247-1 
• •• 
• 00 
684 
2900 
3172 
15 
25 
23 
0 
13-6 
71*1 
273-4 
M , 
00« 
671 
3000 
3281 
16 
0 
24 
20 
14*0 
77-6 
299-6 
000 
658 
3400 
3718 
20 
0 
••e 
• •• 
• •• 
• •• 
• •• 
000 
4100 
4484 
30 
0 
... 
... 
... 
... 
... 
* Printed 1*30 in the Aide Memoire, probably an error for 13-0 metres. 
26. The following are given as the times which may he reasonably 
allowed for the 25-pr. in coming into action on good ground, from column 
of march, the gunners supposed to be seated on the limber and wagon. 
m. sec. 
Prom the word “action front,” to “load,” ...... 0 27 
Erom “ load,” to “ fire,”. 0 50 
From “ load,” to the tenth round. 6 26 
A round may be fired on the average every 38 or 39 seconds, the gun 
being run up and laid properly every time. The following was the result of 
