The Gunner's Examiner

A practical handbook for enlisted Coast Artillery personnel, organized to mirror gunner examination requirements and official extracts, explains service of the piece, nomenclature and care of guns and carriages, ammunition and fuses, and rigging, knots, and handling gear. It details plotting-room instruments and procedures — azimuth instruments, range and deflection boards, telescopic sights, and meteorological devices — and covers mortar firing, torpedo and submarine-mining practice, electrical apparatus such as searchlights and generators, and safe storage and handling of explosives. Revisions and appendices align the material with current examination syllabi and procedural updates.