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Excerpt from Instructions for Mounting, Using, and Caring for Mortar Carriages Model of 1896 MI and Model of 1896 MII for 12-Inch Mortars Model of 1890 MI The carriage (plate II). - This carriage is designed to deliver an all-round high-angle fire of from 45 Degrees to 70 Degrees elevation. With the -pound projectile and full charge, the recoil is approximately 23 inches, measured on the piston rods. The horizontal piece when fully counter-recoiled is 54 inches above the loading platform, and the projectile, in loading, is wheeled directly into the breech recess, the tray Of the ammunition trucks forming the loading tray. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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