6 NOTES ON GERMAN SIEGE ARTILLERY, ETC, 
DATA OF 9°™ (3°5-IN.) GUN. 
Length of gun, ... Hh eB 82°679". 
Length of bore, ... he *. 73°43", 
Calibre, aes 1: 7 3°46". 
Number of erooves, nhs oh 24, 
Twist, a vet oar i 1 in 50. 
Weight, ih ee 8cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lbs, 
Ordinary powder charge,... 3 lbs. 5 oz. 
Weight of common shell loaded,. 151bs. 7 oz. 
Bursting charge, ... i re 9 oz. 14 drs. 
Initial velocity, ... Shs 1457 f.s. 
Weight of shrapnel loaded, ee 16 lbs. 94 oz. 
Bursting charge, ... a “ide 124 drs. 
Noxotrballas. 2. 1.35 AE bit 274, 
Weight of case, ... sha hy. 16 lbs. 84 oz. 
No. of balls, nats fe 4a 76. 
Weight of carriage, Rae test 10 cwt. 1 qr. 9 Ibs. 
rack. ice tg 4’ 11", 
Height of axis of trunnions, m8 39°88". 
Weight of limber packed, et 17 cwt. 3 qrs. 2 lbs, 
wae 15 common. 
No of rounds in limber, ‘ 15 shrapnel. 
1 case. 
Weight behind team about 37 ewt. 
For uncleanliness in turn-out and equipment I was prepared at 
German manoeuvres, but not for such roughness and lack of 
finish in manufacture. There are no axle-tree boxes, but the guns are 
provided with axle-tree seats. 
The carriage is of iron, the wheels of oak with bronze pipe boxes. 
There is a brake for each ‘wheel, which can be put into gear by a small 
hand wheel underneath the axle-tree seat, by the man sitting thereon. 
The handspike is of iron, and lies along the left bracket hinged near 
the trail plate. The elevating gear, which looked a rough arrangement, 
consists of a double screw working ina block between the brackets, 
turned by a hand wheel and supporting the breech of the gun. 
The horses were long legged animals, leaders running about 15-14 
hands, the wheelers about 2 inches higher, and although looking in 
bad condition, seemed to have plenty of work in them when manceuvr- 
ing over the sometimes rough and hilly, but always open ground. 
The driving was very fair, but the particular form of pole equipment 
seemed awkward. 
The pole props were invariably let down at the halt under every 
circumstance. 
The following points struck me generally at the manceuvres in con- 
nection with these batteries :— 
(1). The long time it took to bring the “ Abtheilung ”? into 
action from the “‘ preparatory position.” 
(2). When coming into action all ranks took off their head-dress. 
(3). The layers carried field glasses slung round their necks, and 
laid with whichever was their better eye. 
