John Breed, Diary and Training diary, item 119

• March 29, 2017 15:16:09 Cheryl Ellsworth

  shell fire at the same elevation will not all pass

  through the target and the fuzes will not all burst the

  shell at the exact point intended

  The more ground effectively covered by the sheaf of bullets

  the less will these sources of errors detract from the

  effect

  "A"
  

   Drawing showing exploding shrapnel and the range covered over three stick figures 

  
  

  "B"

   Drawing of shrapnel exploding over a gun carriage 

  
  

  "C"
  

   Drawing of shrapnel landing in a trench 

  P.T.O.

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