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Range Tables for HM Fleet, Vol I., 1918

Range Tables for His Majesty's Fleet, Vol. I., 1918

9.2-Inch Guns and Above

April, 1918

Repository
Document ID
Pages
Dimensions
Plates
ADM 186/236
501

21cm x 34cm

none

 

My copy is a black and white photocopy of copy 204 which resides at TNA.  A circulation note dated April 15th, 1918 indicates that this version supersedes previous tables for all guns 9.2-inch and larger with a few specific exceptions and that no howitzer or bomb-thrower tables are superseded.

The format of the book is quite large.

By their very nature, range tables are as interesting as phone books.  The tables have many pages in them, as there is a lot of data to relate.  Luckily, the table of contents which I excerpt here has page numbers for each table and enough particulars to precisely identify each ballistic combination so covered.

CONTENTS

   
Page
Introduction -- The Headings of the Tables -- The Range Table Elements -- Use of Tables A. to D. -- Formulae for Elements no given in the Tables -- Examples
5
Table A. -- Natural Tangents
18
Table B. -- Alteration of point of impact for 5 minutes elevation or deflection
22
Table C. -- Tenuity Correction
23
Table D. -- Probability Factors
28

Range Tables and R. and E. Scales

No. of Table
Gun
Projectile

M.V.

f.s.

Page

Weight

Lbs.

c.r.h.
1
  15-inch, Coast Defence I.
4
2275
29
2
  ditto
4
1775
37
3
  ditto
4
1475
43
34
  ditto
4
2300/2200
47
35
  ditto
4
1800/1700
53
36
  ditto
4
1500/1400
57
4
  15-inch, B.L. I.
1,920
4
2450
61
5
  ditto
1,920
4
2025
71
37
  ditto
1,920
4
1550
79
38
  15-inch, B.L. Guns
1,920
4
2500/2300
83
39
  ditto
1,920
4
2100/1900
93
40
  14-inch, B.L. II.
1,400
4
2500
99
41
  ditto
1,400
4
2100
105
42
  ditto
1,400
4
2500/2450
109
43
  3-pdr. Q.F. Sub-Cal II.
3.3
--
2400
115
44
  14-inch, B.L. I.
1,586
4
2475
117
45
  ditto
1,586
4
2025
123
46
  13.5-inch B.L. VI.
1,400
4
2379
129
47
  ditto
1,400
4
2000
135
48
  ditto
1,400
4
2450/2200
139
49
  ditto
1,400
4
2075/1850
143
50
  13.5-inch, B.L. V.
1,400
4
2500
147
51
  ditto
1,400
4
2075
155
52
  ditto
1,400
4
1525
161
53
  ditto
1,400
4
2525/2200
165
54
  ditto
1,400
4
2100/1850
175
55
  ditto
1,250
4
2550
183
56
  ditto
1,250
4
2150
191
57
  ditto
1,250
4
1550
197
58
  ditto
850
4
2550/1800
201
59
  12-inch, B.L. VIII.
850
2
2350
223
60
  ditto
850
2
1900
229
61
  ditto
850
4
2350
235
62
  ditto
850
4
1900
241
63
  12-inch, B.L. IX. and IX.*
850
2
2600
245
64
  ditto
850
2
2125
251
65
  ditto
850
2
2525
255
66
  ditto
850
2
1950
261
67
  ditto
850
4
2525
265
68
  ditto
850
4
1950
273
69
  12-inch, B.L. X., X.* and XIII.
850
2
2700
279
70
  ditto
850
2
2275
287
71
  ditto
850
4
2700
291
72
  ditto
850
4
2150
297
73
  12-inch. B.L. XI. to XII.
850
4
2825
303
74
  ditto
850
4
2300
311
75
  12-inch, B.L. Guns
850
2
3100/1825
317
76
  ditto
850
4
3000/2000
351
77
  10-inch, B.L. VI. and VI.*
500
2
2650
387
78
  ditto
500
2
2175
393
79
  10-inch, B.L. Guns
500
2
2800/1850
397
80
  9.2-inch B.L. III., V., VI., and VII.
380
2
2065
409
81
  ditto
380
2
1699
415
82
  9.2-inch B.L. X. and X.*
380
2
2750
419
83
  ditto
380
2
2225
427
018
  ditto
380
4
2700
433
021
  ditto
380
4
2225
441
84
  9.2-inch B.L. XI. and XI.*
380
2
2875
449
85
  ditto
380
2
2475
455
86
  9.2-inch B.L. Guns
380
2
3000/1900
461
87
  ditto
380
4
2950/2125
483

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