The Gunner's Examiner

About this eBook

Author

Cloke, Harold E. (Harold Edward), 1873-1949

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

UF: Military science: Artillery

Subject

Gunnery

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47895

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47895

Release Date

January 6, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GUNNER'S EXAMINER
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. — EXTRACTS FROM GENERAL ORDERS NO. 105, WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, MAY 11, 1907. — Schedules for Examinations for Candidates for Gunners. — Syllabus of Examination for Candidates for Gunners in Companies assigned to Gun Defence. — SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS. — FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS. — Syllabus of Examination for Candidates for Gunners in Companies and Detachments assigned to Mine Defense. — SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS. — FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS. — SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS. — ( a ) SERVICE OF THE PIECE. — 12-INCH B. L. R. DISAPPEARING CARRIAGE. (CHAIN HOIST ON LEFT SIDE.) — 12-INCH B. L. R. MOUNTED ON NON-DISAPPEARING CARRIAGE WITH CHAIN HOIST. — DRILL FOR 8-INCH NON-DISAPPEARING. — 12-INCH MORTAR, MODEL 1896. — 6-INCH DISAPPEARING. — NOMENCLATURE AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION. — BREECH-BLOCKS, RECOIL-CYLINDERS, ETC. — CARE OF GUNS AND CARRIAGES. — POWDERS, PROJECTILES, PRIMERS, AND FUSES. — FOOTNOTES: — (C) CORDAGE, BLOCKS, TACKLE, GINS, SHEARS, ETC. — KNOTS AND HITCHES. — SPLICES. — RIGGING-TACKLES. — GINS. — SHEARS. — HYDRAULIC JACKS. — The U. S. Magazine Rifle.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. — EXAMINATION OF FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS. — ( a ) THE AZIMUTH INSTRUMENT AND DEFINITIONS. — ( b ) THE PLOTTING-ROOM. — The Range-board. — NOMENCLATURE. (See Fig. 65.) — ADJUSTMENT. — OPERATION. — The Deflection-board. — NOMENCLATURE. — OPERATION. — The Atmosphere-board. — SPECIAL APPARATUS FOR MORTARS. — SET-FORWARD RULER. — DEFLECTION SCALE. — WARSHIPS. — EXAMINATION FOR TORPEDO-COMPANY GUNNERS. — SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS. — POSTS. — MATERIAL AND DUTIES OF THE LOADING-ROOM. — MATERIAL FOR AND DUTIES ON THE WATER. — PLANTING OF MINES. — CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED. — Small Boat Drill. — CORDAGE. — THE U. S. MAGAZINE RIFLE. — FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS. — CARE AND PRESERVATION OF MINE MATERIAL. — HANDLING HIGH EXPLOSIVES. — KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE PLOTTING-BOARD AND AZIMUTH INSTRUMENT. — BATTERIES, GENERATORS, AND SEARCH-LIGHTS. — CASEMATE APPARATUS.
8. 8.Transcriber's Notes

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