
The Gunner's Examiner
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1905]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
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- THE GUNNER'S EXAMINER
- PREFACE.
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
- CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I.
- EXTRACTS FROM GENERAL ORDERS NO. 105, WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, MAY 11, 1907.
- Schedules for Examinations for Candidates for Gunners.
- Syllabus of Examination for Candidates for Gunners in Companies assigned to Gun Defence.
- SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS.
- FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS.
- Syllabus of Examination for Candidates for Gunners in Companies and Detachments assigned to Mine Defense.
- SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS.
- FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS.
- SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS.
- (a) SERVICE OF THE PIECE.
- 12-INCH B. L. R. DISAPPEARING CARRIAGE. (CHAIN HOIST ON LEFT SIDE.)
- 12-INCH B. L. R. MOUNTED ON NON-DISAPPEARING CARRIAGE WITH CHAIN HOIST.
- DRILL FOR 8-INCH NON-DISAPPEARING.
- 12-INCH MORTAR, MODEL 1896.
- 6-INCH DISAPPEARING.
- NOMENCLATURE AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
- BREECH-BLOCKS, RECOIL-CYLINDERS, ETC.
- CARE OF GUNS AND CARRIAGES.
- POWDERS, PROJECTILES, PRIMERS, AND FUSES.
- FOOTNOTES:
- (C) CORDAGE, BLOCKS, TACKLE, GINS, SHEARS, ETC.
- KNOTS AND HITCHES.
- SPLICES.
- RIGGING-TACKLES.
- GINS.
- SHEARS.
- HYDRAULIC JACKS.
- The U. S. Magazine Rifle.
- CHAPTER II.
- EXAMINATION OF FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS.
- (a) THE AZIMUTH INSTRUMENT AND DEFINITIONS.
- (b) THE PLOTTING-ROOM.
- The Range-board. NOMENCLATURE. (See Fig. 65.)
- ADJUSTMENT.
- OPERATION.
- The Deflection-board. NOMENCLATURE.
- OPERATION.
- The Atmosphere-board.
- SPECIAL APPARATUS FOR MORTARS.
- SET-FORWARD RULER.
- DEFLECTION SCALE.
- WARSHIPS.
- EXAMINATION FOR TORPEDO-COMPANY GUNNERS.
- SECOND-CLASS GUNNERS.
- POSTS.
- MATERIAL AND DUTIES OF THE LOADING-ROOM.
- MATERIAL FOR AND DUTIES ON THE WATER.
- PLANTING OF MINES.
- CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED.
- Small Boat Drill.
- CORDAGE.
- THE U. S. MAGAZINE RIFLE.
- FIRST-CLASS GUNNERS. CARE AND PRESERVATION OF MINE MATERIAL.
- HANDLING HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
- KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF THE PLOTTING-BOARD AND AZIMUTH INSTRUMENT.
- BATTERIES, GENERATORS, AND SEARCH-LIGHTS.
- CASEMATE APPARATUS.
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