GARRISON GUNNERS
SHELL' PRACTICE AT >ORT BALLANCE. '■'Service olass-firing was' continued by the Wellington Navals at Fort Ballaiico yesterday morning, when Lieutenant Sommerville commanded the 6-iuch .battery, which was •manned by two detachments under Petty. Officer Prancisj' (gun -group commander at "Bl", gun)', and -.Petty- Officer ,Cowan (gun group commander - at "Fl" gun).. The series was fired,under similar conditions to .those of the (previous day, except that the range was shorter] the 1 mean range being 4200 yards. Major >J. G. Hume, E.N.Z.A., is umpire for all class-firing,ser-ies.. The_ following afo the results of tho practice yesterday morning;— 6-inoh B.L; Cunj "Bi" : ':' ! '": ;■••'■: (P.0.-Francis.) '.' ■ ■ '':
[6 rounds, 6 hits—plus 00, minus 30, minus 35, plus 20, minus -15,' (plus 50. Time, 4min. 15sec. • ~ 6-Inch B.L.- Oun "Fl." .■.' : -:'-;-;' ■•_ : '(P:6i Ccwan.).'''.;'■
/ 6 roundßj Bhji;s—plus 101, plus 251, minus 60 (miss), minuses (miss), minus o0 (miss), . minus 40:. ■'■"■ :, I , •':■.■■ The total hits for tm> series were nine, and the -moan time was "■■."';'•■' : Some- excellentinstructional practice was '<■ afterwards carried ou| by the 12-ponnder '. Q.F. gun detachments , .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 9
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170GARRISON GUNNERS Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 9
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