Range table
A range table was a list of angles of elevation a particular artillery gun barrel needed to be set to, to strike a target at a particular distance with a projectile of a particular weight using a propellant cartridge of a particular weight. They were used for several centuries by field and naval gunners of all countries until gradually replaced by computerised fire-control systems beginning in World War II.
Range table for US 3-inch (76.2 mm) field gun, models 1902-1905
This gun used a standard "fixed" cartridge with shell, hence a single set of tables applied to all its ammunition.Range table for British 3 inch (76.2 mm) Stokes Mortar, 1917
Different propellant charges were used to achieve required range, angle of descent and flight time. This is typical of mortars and howitzers.Range Table For 3-Inch Stokes Mortar, Printed in September 1917.
Cartridge : ballistite, reinforced with Charges : 5 grains, guncotton yarn
Rings :,.3 mm flake cordite
Projectile : Bomb, 10 lb. 11 oz