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f.s.

American  

abbreviation

  1. foot-second.

f.s. British  

abbreviation

  1. foot-second

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The velocity in the guns is not believed to exceed 1,200 to 1,300 f.s., and it is not thought that the quantity of gun-cotton is as great in the gun shells as in the mortars.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various

The projectile velocity used with the mortars is about 800 f.s.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various

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