COASTAL ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 6

COASTAL ARTILLERY PRACTICE.

LYTTELTON NAVALS' ACHIEVEMENT. (By Telciriph-Press ABioclallou.) Christchurch, Dccambor. 10. The Lyttolton Navals completed their classfiring to night, and were complimented by Cap tain Richardson, chief artillerj instructor, on their progiess since last year, which, ho said, had been remarkable The company has been raised from third to first-class; and has,doubled its aecurac} m G inch B L guns, and trebled its accuracy in 6-inch L.B quick-firers' Tho figures.-.of merit of the shooting is, of conn*, kept confidential till the end of tho year, but the actual lesulti show that it will bo first-class and higher than that ever previously attained bj the compinv Kesiilts — First series b-m B L (five rounds) Three hits, time, <Imin Wsrc , figure of eflect, ill Second series Five hits, time, 3mm 15sec , figure ot etfeot, 112 Third series Pive hits, time, 3min 20sec, figure nf effect, 1310 Eighti-mch (five rounds) TirSt series, 3 hits, fimo, 6ml 1 ) 42seo , bgurn of effect, 596 Second "enes, 3 hits, time, 6nnn 16sec , figure of effect, 6-1 Six-pouudor GF , 20 rounds Fust series, 12 hits, time, lnuu. 13m>c , figure of effect 493 Socond 1G hits, timo 49sec., figure of effect, 980 Third series, U hits, time iSxe., figure of effeot, ' (