Volume III: AMMUNITION AND PERFORMANCE
Chapter 25
ACCURACY OF FIRE
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Problems of ballistic research and experimentation,
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Ballistic characteristics of the round ball, 289
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Assessing accuracy of fire, 291
MADRAS ARMY ACCURACY STATISTICS, 1843-49, 293
INFANTRY GRAPHS AND DATA Line infantry, 302
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Light infantry, 306
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Riflemen, 309
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Infantry effectiveness, 315
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Summary of data on accuracy and effectiveness, 322
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Further analysis of the infantry data, 324
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Regimental averages, 325
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Comparative data from other sources, 326
CAVALRY GRAPHS AND DATA, 330
THE CAUSES OF INACCURACY IN MILITARY SMOOTHBORES, 336
BALLISTIC FACTORS AFFECTING ACCURACY, 336
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The `Magnus force' and the "Robins effect", 337
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Further implications of Robins's discovery, 344
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Contemporary ballistic ignorance, 349
BATTLEFIELD DEVALUATION OF ACCURACY, 353
CONCLUSIONS ON ACCURACY, 361