. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . s, 12, 16 and 17 feet long, each 9 inches in diameter; 302 sap fagots, each 3-«==^>|^1|| f^^t long by 9 inches■* >■ * ™ in diameter. Abouttwo-thirds of the gabi-ons were used. A saproller required in itsconstruction: 279 iron, .058 inchesthick, No, 17 wiregauge; 130 iron rivets,flat head. No. 7 wiregauge ; 14 stakes, 3 by1 inch, 9 feet long,weighing 14 lbs. each; 20 fascines weighing 83 pounds each, and asufficient number of wedges. The approximate weight of a saproller complete is 2,200pounds. Requa Battery. —This consisted of twen-t
. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . s, 12, 16 and 17 feet long, each 9 inches in diameter; 302 sap fagots, each 3-«==^>|^1|| f^^t long by 9 inches■* >■ * ™ in diameter. Abouttwo-thirds of the gabi-ons were used. A saproller required in itsconstruction: 279 iron, .058 inchesthick, No, 17 wiregauge; 130 iron rivets,flat head. No. 7 wiregauge ; 14 stakes, 3 by1 inch, 9 feet long,weighing 14 lbs. each; 20 fascines weighing 83 pounds each, and asufficient number of wedges. The approximate weight of a saproller complete is 2,200pounds. Requa Battery. —This consisted of twen-ty-five rifled barrels, 2 Iinches long, arrangedhorizontally,on a plane,so^ as to load at onceand diverge the muz-zles if desired to scat-ter the shot. It wasplaced on a light iron-framed field carriage,and weighed complete only 1,382 lbs. AVhen served by thiee men,could be fired seven times a minute. They were breach loadersand were placed and used chiefly at the flanks of lines of boys called them the Mosquito
Size: 2027px × 1232px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectuniteds, bookyear1893
