 | War office - 1855 - 88 σελίδες
...distance of 630 yards, the bullet will strike 2-54 feet below the mark, showing that any error of 30 yards in the appreciation of distance would, at this range,...appreciation was under or over the correct distance (fig. 11). When firing with the 300 yards sight, the bullet will take as much as 70 yards to fall half... | |
 | Navy - 1859 - 196 σελίδες
...showing that any error of 30 yards in the appreciation of distance would, at this range, cause the firer to strike the figure of a man either in the head or...over the correct distance. . When firing with the 300 yards1 sight, the bullet will take as much as 70 yards to fall half the height of a man, owing to the... | |
 | 1860 - 936 σελίδες
...mark, showing that any error of 30 yards in the appreciation of distance would, at this range, canse the soldier to strike the figure of a man either in...firing with the 300 yards' sight, the bullet will, in passing over a distance of about 70 yards, fall half the height of a man, owing to the " trajectory... | |
 | Aubrey William O. Saunders - 1861 - 162 σελίδες
...What do these facta prove to us P That any error not exceeding 30 yards at this range, will cause you to strike the figure of a man either in the head or...appreciation was under or over the correct distance. Why is it that none but well trained soldiers should be allowed to fire at long ranges, and then only... | |
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... in the appreciation of distance would, at this range, cause the soldier to strike the figure of a man either in the head or feet, according as the error of appreciation was under or over the correct distance. When firing with the 300 yards... 