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OF PROJECTILES.
Relative penetrations of iron cafe (hot.
TABLE I.
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3-8
9614
6553
4283
2655
1538
61
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7580
4642
2645
1365
620
3?
2-39
6040
3251
1524
604
i8r
I
165
41.39
1621
470
74
2
TABLE II.
Number of men that can be pierced in the most solidparts of the body by cafe shot, of the following weightprojected from different distances, with an initial velocityof 1450 feet.
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to
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03
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Men.
Men*
Men.
Mem
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13
20
14
9
6
4
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16
10
6
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1
3 *
13
7
3 f
r
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9
4
1C
7
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206. From these premises (190, 191, 192) it may beinferred.
1. That when balls of which cafe shot are composedweigh 13 oz. each, every ball can pierce a file of 20men, when fired very close ; and 4 men at the distanceof 680 yards. If each ball weigh 6f oz. it can pierce16 men when very near ; 10 at 170 yards; 3 or 4 at5 io yards ; and one only at 680 yards. If each ballweigh 1 oz. it can pierce 4 men at 170yards; and mor-tally wound 1 man at 340 yards; the latter is expressed
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