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Artillery Training Circular No. 6/1910.

In order to allow for easier conditions at short ranges, deductions have been made for batteries having shorter ranges than the standard used by E Battery thus, —Mean range for ba,ttery: Standard range : . Total marks gained : . Marks awarded : Note. —In order to qualify as a Ist class battery, 140 marks, or 70 per cent., must be obtained. To qualify, 50 per cent. D Battery, Wellington, wins the Rhodes Cup for 1909-10. Garrison Aetillery. The training of the Garrison Artillery has been carried out satisfactorily. The following table shows the steady advancement that has been made in general efficiency and in accuracy of shooting during the past few years : —

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Desig! ation of Bs attery. A. B. D. lbs. |1| o E. r" H. Number of guns . . .. .. . . 4 4 Mark of 15-pr. B.L. guns .. .. ,. j IV IV Number of series fired for classification .. .. I 7 5 Number of series fired by indirect laying .. , • • i 6 5 Percentage of effective time shell .. .. 26 37 Number of series fired from concealed positions ... 3 2 Average time for series fired from concealed positions from— Action to first gun .. .. .. ., 6' 0" 4' 15" First gun to method of fire .. " .. .. 5' 10" j 6' 47" First gun to last gun .. .. .. .. 12' 0" 10' 32" Average time for series fired from open positions from — Action to first gun .. .. .. 2' 0" I 2' 15" First gun to method of fire .. .. .. 5' 45" 5' 30" First gun to last gun .. .. .. .. 9' 30" I 12' 0" Average number of rounds fired to get the range .. 10 4 Average number of rounds fired before getting effective 10 8 fire Number of series fired by night . . .. .. .. 1 Marks awarded for " A," manoeuvre and fire discipline, ! including reconnaissance, concealment while recon- j noitring and time taken, driving, discipline on the march and in action, time taken from order to action, 1 method of handling battery by the battery leader, f 70 81 service of guns, quickness in pointing out target, quick decision by B.C., smartness and accuracy in passing orders, maintaining intervals and rate of fire |' Marks awarded for " B," shooting, including accuracy | \ in ranging, percentage of effective time shell, per- ' g. „„ centage of target destroyed, distribution, time occu- j j pied, percentage of shell in rectangle \) Total .. 1 124 150 4 IV 6 5 73 2 4 I 5 4 59 2 2 I 3 3 33 5' 20" 4' 27" 9' 15" 7' 0" r 15" 16' 0" 3' 15" 5' 0" i 9' 6" 2' 0" 5' 0" 10' 0" 4' 40" 5' 0" 12' 0" 4 7 6 7 5 7 1 70 81 84 71 51 ) I 54 124 2,800 108 Q 69 150 3,000 140 1st 81 165 2,800 144 1st 61 I 132 3,210 132 Q 40 Mean range .. .. .. .. .. ! 2,800 3,000 Marks awarded .. . . . . . . . . I 108 140 Classification .. . . . . . . . . Q 1st 91 2,500 71

1904-5 1905-6 1906-7 1907-8 1908-9 1909-10 Year. Percentage of Hits to Rounds fired. 36-10 .. i 46-60 .. j 51-09 62-45 71-50 83-06 Average Marks awarded for General Efficiency in Gunnery, Signalling, Range-finding, &c. 70 72 73 82-06 88-95 85-05