THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, 
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Table III. 
Practice with solid shot of 100 lbs. from both guns, corresponding with 
the shot of the last delivery, Report 3575. 
Date. 
No. of rounds 
fired. 
Gun. 
Charge. 
1 Corrected 
elevation. 
Mean 
recoil 
on wet or 
damp 
platform. 
Time of 
flight 
corre¬ 
sponding 
to mean 
range. 
Ranges. 
Mean difference 
of range. 
Mean observed 
deflection. 
Mean reduced 
deflection. 
Min. 
Max. 
Mean. 
lbs. 
O 
/ 
ft. 
sec. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
French 
25 
2 
14 
6*1 
3-61 
1,393 
1,500 
1,440 
25*4 
8*4 
1*2 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
// 
ii 
5 
8 
7*2 
7-62 
2,640 
2,716 
2,668 
17*0 
29*9 
2*4 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
n 
It 
10 
4 
4*0J 
14*49 
4,455 
4,600 
4,533 
37*6 
152*3 
4*6 
9. 3. 65. 
3 * 
ii 
It 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
ii 
20 
2 
15 
4*7f 
3*46 
1,278 
1,363 
1,336 
20*4 
8*4 
0*7 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
ii 
It 
5 
8 
5*0 
7*39 
2,510 
2,595 
2,537 
26*8 
20*9 
6*0 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
n 
a 
10 
6 
3*4 
14*04 
4,225 
4,470 
4,360 
60*6 
147*4 
6*5 
9. 3. 65. 
3* 
n 
n 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
ii 
12 
2 
19 
3*3J 
3*05 
1,025 
1,118 
1,064 
20*9 
5*9 
0*9 
// 
10 
ii 
it 
5 
9 
3-0 
6*84 
2,152 
2,312 
2,214 
47*8 
15*6 
2*0 
n 
10 
ii 
it 
10 
6 
3*2f 
12*29 
3,500 
3,679 
3,610 
49*7 
91*7 
6*8 
9. 3. 65. 
3* 
ii 
it 
means 
2,640 
34*0 
3*5 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
Shunt: 
25 
2 
13 
3*8f 
3*71 
1,426 
1,537 
1,485 
26*9 
13*1 
2*0 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
n 
it 
5 
7 
4*4J 
7*57 
2,623 
2,837 
2,715 
60*1 
41*9 
4*6 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
n 
n 
10 
5 
3*3J 
13*47 
4,324 
4,452 
4,367 
30*1 
155*7 
7*3 
9. 3. 65. 
3* 
n 
n 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
n 
20 
2 
14 
4-0J 
3*67 
1,365 
1,450 
1,415 
23*1 
11*4 
1*2 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
n 
it 
5 
8 
4-5 
7*43 
2,524 
2,776 
2,610 
49*9 
25*0 
2*7 
7. 3. 65. 
10 
n 
it 
10 
5 
2*6 
13*11 
4,195 
4,286 
4,224 
19*3 
152*6 
7*8 
9. 3. 65. 
3* 
n 
n 
6 . 3. 65. 
10 
n 
12 
2 
18 
2*9J 
7*11 
1,041 
1,150 
1,094 
21*1 
7*4 
2*0 
n 
10 
n 
n 
5 
9 
2*2 
6*76 
2,120 
2,288 
2,186 
44*5 
22*0 
5*0 
n 
10 
n 
n 
10 
6 
2*3f 
11*84 
3,414 
3,613 
3,531 
46*9 
94*1 
3*9 
9. 3. 65. 
3* 
n 
it 
means 
2,625 
35*8 
4*1 
# Fired for initial velocity. f Mean of 9, 1 not observed. £ Mean of 8 , 2 not observed. 
