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Each model of cannon was equipped with a Table of Fire, which was affixed to the inside of the lid of the limber chest:
The columns show the elevation in degrees, the projectile, the range in yards, and the time of flight in seconds.
The gunner having determined the range of the target, the men at the limber chest would give him the elevation, to be used in aiming the piece, and use the time of flight given by the table to set the fuses. A certain amount of mathematical skill was expected in order to extrapolate from the ranges given in the table.