John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 135
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N.B Advantages of Elongated Shell
Pointed Shell
The ordinary Field Shell has an ogival
head stuck with an radius of 2 diameters, by using a more
pointed shell, on the principal of the modern pointed bullet,
a longer range and flatter trajectory can be obtained giving
better shrapnel effect.
Thus the Armstrong latest Field gun fires a shell with a 4
diameter head, the pointed form involves a certain loss of bullet
capacity for the same weight of shell, but this is compensated
for by the flatter angle of descent, the reason why pointed
shell have not been introduced for existing equipments is
that their introduction would render the present limbers
and wagons useless, as the pointed shell would be
too long for them, the large existing supplies of ammunition
would become obsolete and all sights would have
to be regraduated
(1) longer + heavier shells can be fired, consequently
more roof for Bullets
(2) Greater range + greater power obtained + less resistance of Air
(3) By varying length of shell different weights can be used.
(4) Allowance can be made for deviation as flight is
regular.
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