British guns used in the Crimea were as follows:
FIELD ARTILLERY
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| 6 pounder | 3.6" | 27 cwt | 600 yards |
| 9 pounder | 4.2" | 38 cwt | 800 yards |
| 12 pound howitzer | 4.5" | 29 cwt | 1000 yards |
| 24 pound howitzer | 5.7" | 38 cwt | 1025 yards |
Types of ammunition used: shot. common shell, shrapnel (up to maximum range), case shot, and carcasses (incendiaries with range up to about 350 yards).
CONGREVE ROCKETS
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| 6 pounder | 600 yards |
| 12 pounder | 1000 yards |
POSITION ARTILLERY
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| 12 pounder | 4.6" | 44 cwt | 1000 yards |
| 18 pounder | 5.2" | 65 cwt | 2000 yards |
| 32 pound howitzer | 6.3" | 46 cwt | 1400 yards |
| 8 inch howitzer | 8" | 54 cwt | 1700 yards |
SIEGE ARTILLERY
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| 8" and 10" guns and howitzers | 2000 yards |
| 32 pounder | 2900 yards |
| 68 pounder | 2600 yards |
| Lancaster Gun |
MORTARS
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| 8" | 1720 yards |
| 10" | 2530 yards |
| 13" | 2700 yards |
Mortars were fired at a fixed elevation of 45 degrees, the range being
varied by altering the charge. Once the range was found, they could
be fired repeatedly without being relaid. For this reason, they were
mainly kept for night firing, while the day bombardment was carried out
by the "horizontal fire" of the guns.