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G U N

"il'ARUS

for

Mortar!

of

11

il/che¡

~f

C

liber,

FirJl

Table al

111'0 plundl

of

pO'IJJdu,

Degrm

R.nd.ml

I

DrgruI

n.nd

,ml

5---

.24

0J

'ee1

2&

---1344 F

((1

10 ---

~80

29 -- 1392

11 --- 628

30 --- 144 0

J2 ---

í76

31 - -14

88

13 -- 62 4

32

--.lí

3

6

14--- 672

33 --

1í 8

4

Jí ---

J20

34 -- 16 3

2

16 --- 768

35 --

168o

17 ---

816

36 --1128

18 -- 864

37 --

1776

19

~

9 1.2

38 -- 182 4

20 --- 9

60

39 -- 1872

21 -- 1008

40 -- 1920

22 -

IOí6

41 --- 1968

23 -- 1.104

42, --- 2016

24 --.-- 11)2

43 --- 206 4

~¿

==

:~~~ 1':~

==

~:~~

=7 --

12

96

'Note,

11m

lhe diJference

is

of

4i

feel every degree,

Se(ond Table atl'IJJo

poundl

and h./fof

plYlud",

JJegrm

R.ndoml

Degrm

Randoml

36 ---

21'60F((1

41

---2460Ful

37 -- 2200

4

2 ---

2PO

3& -- 2280

43 --- 2í 80

39 -- 2340

44 --- 2640

40 -- 2400

4í --- 2700

}lote, Thal lhe difference is of 60.

TDird

Table al

Ihm

p.unál

of

~á",

Drgrm

Ronl01ll1

37 --

2664

Fui

38 -- 273

6

39 -- 2808

-- 2880

Degrm

R.nd.ml

42 --- 3024

FuI

43

--3

0

96

44 ---3

168

45 ---3240

41 -- 29P

The diJfcrence is of 12,

Gmadoes are charged like lhe bomba, and are very

1Doch like Ihem. excepl lhal Ihey hare no

.njoL.

A

granado is a hollow

b.II

, or tbell of iron. brafs, or

(ven giACs, or pOller! emh. filled wilh guo powder, aod

fimd with a

f~fee

tOgive it fire.

(ibid.)

Of IhtC. Ihm are

JWO

kiock

¡

the ooe large (or

dilches. or (olfees, call.d fOntétimes bomb5. whofe cali·

ber is rhe fame wÍlh thal o( Ihe bullers o(

33

lb. and

,,'h;eh wcigh 16 1b. o( 24, aod which weigh

I~

lb, o( 16,

which weigh

8

lb.

Thefc granadoes are rolled Crom Ihe ramparll, or o·

lher

~'orks,

ioro Ihe dilCb, or on a breacb, and do mucb

;:l(curioo,

TADL E5

for

Mortars

of

8

il/che¡

Cllilm.

FirJl

Table al

halfpound

of

pO'lJJJer,

Drgrm

R.ndoml

í--

210Frel

10--- 420

11---

460

12--- í04

13 -- í46

14--

í

88

15--

63

0

16--- 672

17 --- 7

r

4

18--- Jí6

19--798

20--- 840

21---

882

22---

924

23--

9

66

24 -

1008

25 -- 10ío

26 -- 1°92

:n

--

IlJ4

Drgrm

Rand",,,

28 --- 1176

Fed

'9

--1218

30 ---1260

31 ---13°1

3

2

---1344

33

--1386

34

--1~28

3S

--- 147

0

36 ---15

12

37 ---líí4

38

---lí9

6

39 -- 16

38

40 ---1680

41 ---1722

4

2

---1764

43

---1806

44 --- 18 18

45 ---

18

9

0

Tne dift'erence is of 42 feel mry degree,

Smnd

'Table.at,

/hm

guarlm

of a

pound

of

p~'lJJdrr.

Degrm

RandO/IIJ

Degrttl

&náo,.1

31 -- 1922

F..

I

a9 ---2418

Ftlt

32 -- 1984

40 --- 2480

33 --

20

4

6

4

1 --

2í4 2

34 --;) 108

~2

--

26'04

3í --

217

0

43 ---

2666

36 --

2232

44 --- 27 28

3i

--

1294

# ---

279

0

38 --

23í

6

The dift'crence

ÍJ

of

6"

rhird

Table at

one p.und

of

po'IJJder,

Degrm

RandoNlI

Dlgrw

Ran/oml

35 --

28¡oFtel

41

--33

62Fttt

36 -- 2952

4

2 ---

3444

37 -- 3034

43 --

35

26

38 -- 3116

44 --- 3608

39 -- 31

9

8

45 --369°

40 -- 32.80

The orh(r

are

hand.granadoes, of rhe bignefs or cal..

ber of a bullet of

41b.

and weigh only

2

lb. containing

4

or

í

ounees of powder. or rbereaboul,

TheCe rene ro Ihrow wirh rhe hand inlo Ihe rrench...

or retrencbmeDll, in lite middle of a trOOP or compao) ,

aod lItey iofallibly lame or kili,

Cm

is laken.

aJ

much as pol/ible, Ihal Ih(y

be

wdl

empried, !haved, and of brinle ílon.

Thm

apmulC or

orilice mufi bave

hX

I,nts.

01

Ihereaboul ,

Smalllanterns Or

l.dl(

1 of copper, and Cmall rammen,

are ufed lO charge Ihe granadoes.

M

ro Ihe proponions of gr¡nadocs, rbofe of Ihe C1lib

I

of