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RANGING A BATTERY. 
12. In the event of a “doubtful” round, the C.O. calls out “Doubt¬ 
ful,” the guns of the section in which it occurs continue loading and 
laying at the same range until a correct observation has been obtained. 
13. As soon as the mean of the short bracket is ordered, the gun 
so laid fires, the remaining guns loaded, re-lay at once at that range, 
and take up the fire when ordered, commencing with the leeward gun. 
14. The Shrapnel section, follows in its laying the ranges called 
out by the C.O. who, as soon as he has fixed the mean of the short 
bracket, or commences verification, gives the length of fuze. 
They then clamp fuzes and load. 
In the Ranging sections, guns which have been fired at either arm, 
or the mean of the short bracket, or which have obtained “Range” or 
“ Palpable hit ” do not re-load without orders, unless the firing should 
be with a reduced number of guns, when they continue to re-load with 
common until ordered to cease doing so. 
If any further verification be required by the C.O. he specially 
orders the same from the windward section; the centre section pre¬ 
pares for shrapnel.—This should only be requisite in case of bad laying 
or doubtful shots. See Example A (II). 
15. If “Range” or a “Palpable hit” be obtained, the C.O. calls 
that out. The gun of the section laid at that range fires at once, and 
the other two guns which are loaded re-lay at the same range. Veri¬ 
fication is continued from the leeward gun. 
After the second round at the one range the C.O. should be in a 
position to order the fuze. 
16. If a shot falls very much short or long, in fact, undoubtedly 
outside the bracket given by the C.O., he must make a bold increase or 
decrease of range (400 or 500 yards). This is taken up by the section 
taking the range, the other Ranging section changing its ranges for the 
arms of the bracket, at each change of range or elevation. See Example 
B. (I.) 
17. Shrapnel fire will commence on the command “ Shrapnel,” and 
the two guns of the Shrapnel section are fired in succession at “Rapid 
fire” rate, without any further command. The Centre section stand 
ready to clamp at the same length of fuze, or set at another. 
18. On the command “Ordinary ” or “ Rapid fire,” the gun next to 
windward of that last fired is the next to fire (if loaded) unless other¬ 
wise ordered, and so on in succession. 
Eor Examples— See Tables. A “ Dash ” below a range denotes the 
gun that has just fired and is being laid at the range given below the 
“ Dash,” 
