Some sources quote its maximum elevation as 47.5 , but Miller says that the sight on the gun itself was only calibrated to 45 .

The shells were fired at 910 meters per second (2,986 fps), and at maximum elevation of 40 degrees, a range of 36,475 m (39,890 yards).

Minimum and maximum elevations were 15 and 85 degrees, respectively.

I actuated the circuit, swung the guns to maximum elevation, flipped off the safety and pressed the trigger.

He was successful and the 15 cm guns were able to open fire at 3:00 at maximum elevation.

The 75 mm gun had maximum elevation of 50 .

"Admiral," the captain of the Great Republic said, "at maximum elevation, I could be making some hits by now with my twelve-inchers."

This gives the official time at which the sun reaches it maximum elevation, and therefore the time the sun disk crosses the Saint-Sulpice meridian.

Howitzers can fire at maximum elevations at least close to 45 ; elevations up to about 70 are normal for modern howitzers.

In this he was successful and they were able to open fire at 3:00 at maximum elevation.