Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . ten and which to slacken. The projectiles are shown in the figures 1G0,161, 162, and 163. The case shot has 78 bullets of 16J to the pound, filled in with clayand sand. Fig. 160. The shell, Fig. 161, weighs, empty, 6 pounds 12 ounces; when filledand fuzed its weight is 7 pounds 6 ounces. The bursting charge is 4ounces of powder. The shrapnel are of two patterns, as shown in Figs. 162 and 163, bothweighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. The old pattern contains 40 bullets, at 55 to the pound, and 48 at 40per pound; the new has 56 bullets
Report of the British naval and military operations in Egypt, 1882 . ten and which to slacken. The projectiles are shown in the figures 1G0,161, 162, and 163. The case shot has 78 bullets of 16J to the pound, filled in with clayand sand. Fig. 160. The shell, Fig. 161, weighs, empty, 6 pounds 12 ounces; when filledand fuzed its weight is 7 pounds 6 ounces. The bursting charge is 4ounces of powder. The shrapnel are of two patterns, as shown in Figs. 162 and 163, bothweighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. The old pattern contains 40 bullets, at 55 to the pound, and 48 at 40per pound; the new has 56 bullets at 26 to the pound and 18 bullets at32 to the pound, and 10 segments. In both, the bursting charge is one-half ounce powder. The time fuze employed has already been described (see page 19). Thepercussion fuze is given in section in figure 164. The charge is 1 pound 8 ounces of R. L. G. powder, in a serge bag. All the ammunition is of Armstrongs make, that house supplyingthe battery complete in every detail except men and mules. 313 2> Shot 7 Tos. w-r. j Fig. , ?lbs, 6oz.,Tbwder. 4oz.
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