Howitzer

— Dimensions and weight of bra Howitzers. | Kind. | Length. | Weight. | Length of bore. | Chamber. | | Length. | Diameter. | Powder con- tained in. | | at top. | bottom. | | Inch. diam. | Ft. | Inch. | cwt. | qrs. | lbs. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | lbs. | oz. | | 10 | | | 3 | 11 | ¹⁄₂ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 29 |.9 | 12 |.6 | 5 |.776 | 4.12 | 7 | 0 | | 8 | | | 3 | 1 | | 12 | 3 | 12 | 24 |.7 | 8 |.61 | 4 |.6 | 3.40 | 3 | 8 | | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | Heavy | | | 10 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 3 | 0 | | 5 | ¹⁄₂ | Light | 2 | 2 | ³⁄₄ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 |.47 | 6 |.02 | 3 |.2 | 2.45 | 1 | 0 | | 4 | ²⁄₅ | | 1 | 10 | | 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 |.21 | 4 |.52 | 2 |.73 | 2.24 | 0 | 8 | French Howitzers, in their own old weights and measures. | Ft. | In. | | lbs. | | lbs. | oz. | | | 8 inches | | - | diameter. | | | - | length. | 1110 | | - | weight. | 1 | 12 | | - | charge. | | 6 inches | 2 | 3 | 670 | 1 | 12 | full. | Table containing the kinds of Howitzers used by different powers in Europe. | Nations. | Kinds. | Shells. | | Wt. | | Pru ian | | - | 25 | Pr. [11] | 62 | lbs. | | 10 | — | 27 | | | 7 | — | 14 | | | Danish | | - | 18 | — | 36 | | | 10 | — | 20 | | | Saxon | | - | 16 | — | 32 | | | 8 | — | 16 | | | Hanover | | - | 30 | — | 61 | | | 16 | — | 33 | | | English | | - | 4²⁄₅ | inch or 4 Pr. | 8 | lb. | | 5¹⁄₂ | inch or 8 Pr. | 16 | | | 8 | inch or 23 Pr. | 46 | | | French | | - | 6 | inch or 12 Pr. | 23 | | | 8 | inch or 22 Pr. | 43 | | [11] See the word Shell for the principle on which the Germans cla them in pounders. Ranges with a light 5¹⁄₂ inch Howitzer. 1798. | Eleva- tion. | 4 Ounces. | 8 Ounces. | 12 Ounces. | 1 Pound. | | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | Flight. | Range to first graze. | Ex- treme range. | | Deg. | Sec. | Yards. | | Sec. | Yards. | | Sec. | Yards. | | Sec. | Yards. | | | P B | | | From 400 to 600 yards. | 1 | | 96 | From 700 to 1000 yards. | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 140 | From 1000 to 1350 yards. | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 159 | From 1100 to 1400 yards. | | 1 | 1 | | 66 | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 143 | 2 | | 334 | 1 | | 325 | | 2 | 1 | | 85 | 1 | - | 184 | 2 | | 351 | 2 | | 490 | | 3 | 1 | ¹⁄₂ | 100 | 2 | | 258 | 2 | - | 506 | 3 | | 668 | | 4 | 1 | - | 110 | 2 | - | 307 | 3 | | 500 | 4 | | 728 | | 5 | 2 | | 115 | 2 | - | 376 | 3 | | 509 | 5 | - | 918 | | 6 | 2 | | 168 | 3 | | 408 | 3 | - | 581 | 5 | | 823 | | 7 | 2 | | 194 | 3 | - | 529 | 5 | | 872 | 6 | | 975 | | 8 | 2 | - | 226 | 4 | - | 630 | 6 | - | 975 | 7 | | 1044 | | 9 | 2 | - | 282 | 5 | | 645 | 7 | | 911 | 8 | | 1049 | | 10 | 2 | - | 279 | 5 | | 642 | 7 | | 1021 | 8 | | 1104 | | 11 | 2 | - | 260 | 5 | - | 797 | 7 | - | 1177 | 8 | | 1173 | | 12 | 3 | | 315 | 5 | - | 715 | | | | | Ranges with a heavy 5¹⁄₂ inch Howitzer. 1793. | Eleva- tion. | 2 Pounds. | 3 Pounds. | | Flight. | First Graze. | Extreme range. | Flight. | First Graze. | Extreme range. | | Deg. | Sec. | Y’ds. | Yards. | Sec. | Y’ds. | Yards. | | 1 | 2 | 453 | From 1400 to 1900 | 3 | 479 | From 1400 to 2000 | | 2 | 4 | 595 | 5 | 722 | | 3 | 4 | 666 | 5 | 921 | | 4 | 5 | 847 | 5 | 1000 | | 5 | 5 | 957 | 7 | 1325 | | 6 | 7 | 1173 | 8 | 1530 | | 7 | 9 | 1449 | 9 | 1577 | | 8 | 8 | 1355 | 9 | 1721 | | 9 | 8 | 1585 | 9 | 1801 | | 10 | 10 | 1853 | 9 | 1791 | | 11 | 9 | 1793 | 12 | 1013 | | 12 | 10 | 1686 | | |