SHRAPNEL FIRE OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 483 
Pace 18 or Essay. 
Number of hits per round which may be expected by direct fire on a 
battery in position. 
(1), Range 2,187 Yarns. 
The angle of opening is 10°. Spread of bullets— 
At 54 yards distance of burst aes 10 yards will cover one gun. 
39 109 39 29 32 vee 20 oe) 33 2) Ee) 3) 
22 163 29 23 29 OOO 30 be) 29 bP) three guns, 
29 218 32 29 ” eee 4.0 2”? 22 29 22 22 
399 273 39 9 29 DOO 50 bP) 3) 2) be) 22 
3) 327 oP) 39 be) QUO 60 29 33 32 2 Ee 
Area of target laying on 
the centre gun, 5 sq. yds. 
being the supposed target 
area of each gun when in Hits per round. 
action. 
| 15-pr. Mark IT. 12-pr. Mark II. German. 
54 yards burst 5 33 2O = 18 9.8 é Ar 
109g bp 5 X 0°64 = 3:2 Xe 24 34 
LCST. BS BSS Oe == als) : 660 1:05 15 
US 5s i 1 SQ OPO ==. Brel ; 18 é 14 
BUS op 55 NS 32 QUO Ss 1B goo ; ie 1:08 
BT — on 5 IS 5 OPO SS UO voc 0°78 _ 
(2). Ranaz 3,280 Yarns. 
The angle of opening is 12°, and the spread of bullets as follows :— 
At 54 yards distance of burst 11°3 yards will cover one gun. 
39 109 23 29 39 22 22°6 
23 163 9 29 2) 29 33°9 
93 218 39 bed 9 39 45°2 
a3 273 39 39 ” 39 56°5 
Area of target 
laying on the Hits per round. 
centre gun. 
29 te) 2) bP) 23 
92 22 29 39 2) 
Re » 5 bhree guns. 
15-pr. Mark IT. 12-pr. Mark IT. German. 
54 yards burst B S¢ Pell = Os 78 3°4 
HOO) 5 x 0.52 = 9°5 1:8 2°6 
1G Alaina 5x 024—= 1-2 9 19 
BIg 5 15 x 013= 2-0 15 13 
Die kd, 15 x 0:08 = 1:2 9 at 
Note.—It appears from the foregoing examples that accuracy of line 
is very necessary with our new shell owing to its very small cone of 
dispersion. ‘This is particularly the case when the target is artillery, 
and it would seem best for each gun in a battery to attack the gun 
immediately opposite to it, } 
