The
Hotachkiss System of Rapid-
Firing Guns.
Description and Illustrations of the Guns,
Ammunition, Mounts and Carriages as Designed for
the Naval and Military Services
1887
edited by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-046 $40.00 (Foreign:
$70.00 )(8 1/2" x 11" soft cover book, 117
pages)
TABLE of CONTENTS.
page
General Considerations Limiting the
Designs,
1
Qualities of Steel Used in the Manufacture of Hotchkiss
Guns, 3
Strength of Cross-Section Under Maximum
Pressure,
5
Effect of Dead Weight of Gun on the Service
Conditions,
8
Calibers of Hotchkiss
Guns,
13
Details of Gun-Body and
Mechanism,
15
The Action of the
Mechanism,
18
Directions for Mounting and
Dismounting,
18
Accessories of the Gun and
Mechanism,
20
Cartridge
Cases,
25
Shells,
26
Shrapnel,
27
Case
Shot,
27
Fuzes (Hotchkiss Nose, Hotchkiss Base,
Armstrong Combination, Desmarest),
27
The Drill
Cartridge,
31
Naval Non-Recoil
Mounts,
33
The Elswick Recoil
Mount,
36
The Hotchkiss Recoil
Mount,
38
Pivot
Carriage,
40
Mountain Carriage for
1-Pdr.,
40
Field Carriage for Rapid
Fire,
46
The
Limber,
44
Naval Landing
Carriage,
46
Embrasure
Mount,
46
Firing Table, Hotchkiss 1-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun,
51
Penetration Table, Hotchkiss 1-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun,
55
Torpedo-Boat Targets, Hotchkiss 1-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun, 56
Oak
Penetration,
66
Steel Plate Penetration, Hotchkiss 3-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun, 69
Iron Plate Penetration, Hotchkiss 3-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun, 71
Torpedo-Boat Targets, Hotchkiss 3-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun, 73
Firing Table, Hotchkiss 6-pdr. Rapid-Firing
Gun,
78
Steel and Iron Plate Penetration, 6-pdr, Rapid-Firing
Gun,
84
The Efficiency of the Rapid-Firing Gun in Defense
From Torpedo-Boat
Assaults,
85
Statement of the Governing Conditions of a Torpedo-Boat Attack, 89
Perfect
Fire,
89
Actual Speed of
Fire,
91
Accuracy of Fire,
93Compensations,
95
Rules for Receiving Torpedo-Boat
Attacks,
102
Tables of Weights and
Measures,
106
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Frontispiece. 6-pdr. Gun on Crinoline
Mount,
2
Plate I. 3-pdr. Gun on Elswick Recoil
Mount,
7
Plate II. Sections of Hotchkiss
Gun-Body,
11
Plate III. Hotchkiss Rapid-Firing
Guns,
12
Plate IV. Mechanism of Hotchkiss
Breech-Block,
14
Plate V. Breech Sections of Hotchkiss
Guns,
16
Plate VI. Detail of Dismounting the
Mechanism,
19
Plate VII. Accessories and Spare
Parts,
21
Plate VIII. Cartridge
Cases,
23
Plate IX. Ammunition in
Section,
24
Plate X. Fuzes,
28
Plate XI.
Cartridges,
30
Plate XII. 1-pdr. Gun on Steel
Cone,
32
Plate XIII. 3-pdr. Gun on Crinoline
Mount,
35
Plate XIV. Hotchkiss Recoil
Mount,
37
Plate XV. 1-pdr. Mountain
Carriage,
39
Plate XVI. 3-pdr. Field Carriage and
Limber,
41
Plate XVII. 1-pdr. Gun on Torpedo Boat
Tower,
43
Plate XVII. 6-pdr. Embrasure
Mount,
45
Plate XVIII Penetrations of Light 3-pdr. in Steel
Plates, 48
Plate XIX. Penetrations of 3-pdr. in Oak
Timbers,
67
Plate XX. Penetrations of 3-pdr. in Steel
Plates,
72
Plate XXI Penetration of 3-pdr. in Iron
Plates,
70, 72
Plate XXII. Penetration of 6-pdr. in
Steel,
74
Plate XXIII. Penetration Diagram, Metric
Scale,
76
Plate XXIV. Penetration Diagram, English
Scale,
86
Plate XXV. 3-pdr. Field
Carriage,
88
Plate XXVI. 3-pdr. Limber, 90
Plate XXVII. Effect of 3-pdr. Shell on
Torpedo Boat
Target,
92
Plate XXVIII. 3-pdr. Naval Landing
Carriage,
94
Plate XXIX. 6-pdr. on Pivot
Carriage,
96
Plate XXX. 1-pdr. Guard Boat
Armament,
98
Plate XXXI. 9-pdr. Naval
Mount,
101
Plate XXXII. Explosive Effect of 6-pdr.
Shell,
103
Plate XXXIII. 33-pdr. on Naval
Carriage,
105