The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley.

  • Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date:
1886
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Credit: The soldier's pocket-book for field service / by General Viscount Wolseley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    48] SIEGE AND OTHER GUNS. [parti. Number of Guns, Carriages, and Bullocks in each Class of Siege Train used in India. 1st Class Siege Train. | 2nd Class Siege Train. 3rd Class Siege Train. 4th Clasi Siege Train. Guns or Carriages. | Bullocks. Guns or Carriages. Bullocks. Guns or Carriages. Bullocks. Guns or Carriages. ui Al- u JD 5 4 5 4 1 24-pr. . . at 26 bullocks each Spare carriages, 22 „ 18-pr. . 22 ,, Spare carriages, 18 ,, io''-Howzr. . 26 ,, Spare carriages, 22 ,, 8-Howzr. . . 22 „ Spare carriages, 18 ,, Carts, Store, or Ar-1 , tificers . . ] 0 Carts, platform . 6 ,, Carriages, Trans-1 2 port, medium . J Total Bullocks Add Spare .... Grand Total of Bullo.ks. 12 4 12 2 4 1 6 1 30 27 3 312 44 264 36 104 22 132 18 180 162 36 6 1 6 1 2 0 4 1 16 15 2 1 156 22 132 18 52 0 88 18 96 90 24 4 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 8 9 1 104 O 88 0 26 0 44 0 48 54 12 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 00 ro n 696 I l6 376 62 27 1528 812 438 3’: Total number of pieces of ordnance 34 118 11 8 Siege guns and guns of position. 64-pr. I\. M. L. gun, total L. 118'; L. of bore 97'5: cal. 6-3'': nominal \vt. 64 cwt. : grooves, 3: twist rifling 1 in 40 (uniform). Ammunition.battering shells filled with 33 oz. B. ' including gas-check, 90 lbs.; common, filled with B. C. of 7 lb. 2 oz., 64 lb* shrapnel filled with 234 balls (14 per. lb.) and B. C. of 9 oz., 64 lbs.: case sb filled with 50 8 oz. balls, 49 lb. 14J oz. : charge 12 lb. R. L. G. : M. V. 1285 with 10 lb. charge and 65 or 66 lbs. shell, 1383'; with the 12 lbs. charge ar 90 lbs. shell its range is 4000 yds. at an elevation of io° ; with the 10 lb charge and the lighter projectile its range is the same with an elevation 90 351, and is 5400 yds. at 140 57’. Wt. of carriage empty, with whee drag-chain, &c., about 33 cwt. 40-pr. A'. M. L. gun (Mark II.), total L. 120: L. of bore 104'5 : a 475: average wt. 34‘S cwt. : grooves 3, rifling 1 in 35 uniform. Ammu