Nice bit of selective cut-n-paste there Raggy - Now look at all of it:

never mind Raggy another own goal based on ignorance. As far as gunnery goes you know nothing, and even when you supply the link you completely fail to understand what it very clearly stated. Just for you I will take you through it. It is no surprise to me at all that no-one was killed and that HMY Helga even although tied up alongside the wall was not hit.

Go back and read what I said was required to obtain a "Firing Solution". Then piece together how many elements the gunners firing did not have.

Both the Soldiers of the Sherwood Foresters and the crew of the Helga thought that they were under fire from rebel artillery. Neither the Sherwood Foresters or the crew of the Helga knew where this perceived rebel artillery fire was coming from and guess what Raggy? If you don't know where your target is you stand no chance of hitting it."

Now where in any of that do I state that I believe that it actually happened?

Also please refrain from sidestepping MY questions - Tell us how it would be possible for your volunteer to see what he said he had seen.

As to fires being started by British Artillery fire Raggy. Looting started on Sackville Street at 15:30 on Monday 24th April 1916, the fires were started by looters in Sackville Street around 20:30 that night - OK then Raggy when did the British bring up their first piece of artillery? About a day later wasn't it?