Miscellaneous Military Items: Determining the Number of Shot in a Square Pile

Miscellaneous Military Information: Determining the Number of Shot in a Square Pile

Side	Content	Side	Content
2	5	26	6201
3	14	27	6930
4	30	28	7714
5	55	29	8555
6	91	30	9455
7	140	31	10416
8	204	32	11440
9	285	33	12529
10	385	34	13685
11	506	35	14910
12	650	36	16206
13	819	37	17575
14	1015	38	19019
15	1240	39	20540
16	1496	40	22140
17	1785	41	23821
18	2109	42	25585
19	2470	43	27434
20	2870	44	29370
21	3311	45	31395
22	3795	46	33511
23	4324	47	35720
24	4900	48	38024
25	5525	49	40425

Note:

1. Side = number of shot in one side at the base of the pile.

2. Content = number of shot in the pile.

3. Rule for finding the number of shot in a square pile: Multiply the bottom row by the bottom rom + 1. Then multiply this product by twice the bottom row + 2. Divide the result by 6. For example:

To find the number of shot in a triangular pile with 6 balls at the base:

(6) X (6 + 1) = 42
42 X ((2 X 6) + 1) = 546
546 / 6 = 91

Source:

The Little Bombardier and Pocket Gunner London: T Egerton; 1801. P. 192

Tousard, Louis de. American Artillerist's Companion or Elements of Artillery Vol. 1 New York: Greenwood Press; 1969. Page 365

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