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Battle Of
West
Point
Tables for Cannon &
Artillery Projectiles
Information
obtained from The Confederate Ordnance Manual pages 367-369 and The
Artillerist Manual pages 455-462.
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Ranges for a 6-PDR. and 12-PDR.
Shot or Shell
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Description of pieces
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Charge in pounds
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Projectile
Type
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Elevation in degrees
& minutes
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Range in yards
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Remarks
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12 - PDR FIELD GUN, Napoleon
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2.5
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Shot
"
"
"
"
"
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0
1
2
3
4
5
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325
620
875
1,200
1,320
1,680
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2.5
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Sph.-case
shot
"
"
"
"
"
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0 30
1 0
1 30
2 0
3 0
3 30
3 45
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300
575
633
730
690
1,080
1,135
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Time, 1 Second
" 1 3/4 "
" 2 1/2 "
" 3 "
" 4 "
" 4 3/4 "
" 5 "
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2.0
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Shell
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
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0
0 30
1
1 30
2 0
2 30
3 0
3 45
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300
425
616
700
787
925
1,080
1,300
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" 0 3/4 "
" 1 1/4 "
" 1 3/4 "
" 2 1/4 "
" 2 3/4 "
" 3 1/4 "
" 4 "
" 5 "
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6 & 12 PDR. Ranges--Continued
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Description of pieces
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Charge in pounds
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Projectile
Type
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Elevation in degrees
& minutes
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Range in yards
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Remarks
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Ranges for Garrison, Sea Coast,
Howitzers, and Columbiad Guns
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Description of pieces
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Charge in pounds
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Projectile
Type
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Elevation in degrees
& minutes
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Range in yards
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Remarks
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32 - PDR. SIEGE & GARRISON
GUN
On siege carriage
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8.0
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"
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"
"
"
"
"
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1
1 30
1 35
2
3
4
5
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713
800
900
1,100
1,433
1,684
1,922
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Information obtained from the C. S.
Ordnance Manual page 373.
Ranges of Rifled Cannon
The
range of a solid shot or shell in this table was determined by the
distance from the muzzle of the gun to the first point of impact made on
horizontal ground, with the gun on its appropriate field carriage.
The range of a spherical case
shot is determined by the distance at which the shell bursts near the
ground in the time given, thus showing the elevation and the length of
fuse required for certain distances.
Tables taken from Instruction
For Field Artillery, 1864, pages 31-32, and Military Dictionary
by Colonel H. L. Scott, 1864, pages 522, 526, and 531. The author has
found several discrepancies in range tables from his sources.
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Description of pieces
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Charge in pounds
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Projectile
Type
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Elevation in degrees
& minutes
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Range in yards
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Remarks
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Ranges of Rifled Cannon--Continued
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Description of pieces
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Charge in pounds
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Projectile
Type
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Elevation in degrees
& minutes
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Range in yards
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Remarks
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| 12-pounder
Siege rifle (Length of bore, 109 inches; diameter of bore, 4.854 inches;
weight of gun, 5,000 pounds) |
3
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Shot
(22 lbs.)
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2 15
4 30
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1,000
2,000
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| 12-pounder
Armstrong rifle (Diameter of bore, 3 inches; weight of gun, 8 cwt.) |
1 1/2
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Shell
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5
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Average
1,918
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The information below was obtained from the
The Field Manual For The Use Of The Officers On Ordnance Duty, Richmond:
1862, page 121.
Bursting And Propellant Charges
For Rifled Projectiles
Employed In The Confederate Army
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Description of piece
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Service bursting charge
in pounds
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Service propellant
charge in pounds
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| 7-inch rifle |
2.5
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12.0
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| 7.44-inch Blakely |
2.75
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12.0
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| 6.40-inch rifle (Columbiad) |
2.0
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11.0
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| 6.40-inch rifle
(32-pounder) |
1.5
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7.0
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| 5.82-inch rifle (Columbiad) |
1.75
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8.0
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| *4.2-inch (30-pounder
Parrott) |
1.5
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3.5
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| 4.62-inch Siege rifle |
1.43
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4.0
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| *2.9-inch (10-pounder
Parrott) |
0.43
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1.0
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| 3-inch rifle |
0.37
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1.0
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| *3.80-inch James rifle |
0.34
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1.5
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| 3.5-inch 12-pounder
Blakely rifle |
0.12
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1.25
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| 5.3-inch rifle
(18-pounder) |
1.0
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4.0
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| *3.67-inch (20-pounder
Parrott) |
0.75
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2.00
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| 2.50-inch Blakely steel
rifle |
0.12
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0.50
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| 12-pounder Whitworth
breech-loading rifle |
0.31
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1.75
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| *Dahlgren bronze rifle |
Solid shot
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0.50
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| 4-pounder Virginia
State rifle |
0.43
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1.00
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| 12-pounder Virginia
State rifle |
0.75
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1.25
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Initial Velocities of Cannon
Balls
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Description of pieces
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Projectile
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Charge in Pounds
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Initial Velocity in Ft.
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Type
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Weight in Pounds
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12 - PDR FIELD GUN
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Shot
"
"
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12.3
"
"
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2.50
3.00
4.00
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1,486
1,597
1,826
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Spherical-Case
Canister
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11.0
13.5
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2.00
2.00
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1,392
1,262
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Initial Velocities of Cannon Balls -- Continued
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Description of pieces
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Projectile
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Charge in Pounds
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Initial Velocity in Ft.
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Type
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Weight in Pounds
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24 - PDR SIEGE & GARRISON
GUN
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Shot
"
"
"
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24.25
"
"
"
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3.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
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1,240
1,440
1,680
1,870
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Shell
"
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17.0
"
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3.00
4.00
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1,470
1,670
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Canister
"
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29.0
"
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3.00
4.00
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1,135
1,303
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Grape
"
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30.6
"
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3.00
4.00
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1,108
1,272
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