5. THE RESULTS OBTAINED BY ARTILLERY AGAINST VARIOUS TARGETS.
Germany. According to computations made by Lieutenant-General Rohne,[1] the following hits may be expected from every time shrapnel, model '96, when burst an average of 50 m. short of the targets named:
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Range| Standing.| Kneeling.| Prone. | Intrenched
m. | | | | Skirmishers.[2]
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500 | 18.4 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 3.5
1000 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 2.4
2000 | 12. | 6.9 | 4.1 | 2.3
3000 | 11. | 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.1
4000 | 10. | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.9
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The number of hits per minute obtained by a battery firing 50 shots at 500 m., 30 at 1000 m., 20 at 2000 m., 10 at 3000 m., and 4 at 4000 m., is as follows:
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Range| Standing.| Kneeling.| Prone. | Intrenched
m. | | | | Skirmishers.[3]
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500 | 364 | 210 | 126 | 70
1000 | 202 | 117 | 70 | 39
2000 | 109 | 63 | 38 | 21
3000 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 9
4000 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3
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