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FT 8-I-1 — Firing Tables for the 8″ Gun Mk VI Mod 3A2

Table of Contents & Index — August 1941 — Shell H.E. 240 lb M103 • A.P. 260 lb Mk XX • T.P. 260 lb Mk XVIII

Firing Tables FT 8-I-1 were issued by the Bureau of Ordnance in August 1941 for the 8-inch gun, Mark VI, Modification 3A2 — the 8″/55 cruiser gun that armed the heavy cruisers of the Pensacola, Northampton, Portland, and New Orleans classes. The tables give the official firing data for three projectiles: the H.E. shell 240-pound M103, the A.P. shell 260-pound Mark XX, and the T.P. shell 260-pound Mark XVIII, fired with fuze P.D. M51 Modification 1 and fuze B.D. Mk X.

Because the complete document runs to 265 pages, it is presented here in four parts, each with its own searchable PDF viewer and jump-to-page index. The scanned official Table of Contents pages follow below; click any page to enlarge.

The Four Parts

Official Table of Contents (Scanned)

Please note: this is reproduced from an aged 1941 original and the scan is of poor quality in places — this is the best copy available. We apologize for any pages that are hard to read.

FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents p.1
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.2-3
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.4-5
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.6-7
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.8-9
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.10-11
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.12-13
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.14-15
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents pp.16-17
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents p.18
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents p.19
FT 8-I-1 Table of Contents p.20