POWER OF TEAMS.

If a horse has to work at speed (as in the case of horse-artillery) he can, as a rule, under service conditions, draw about 600 pounds, or carry on his back about 260 pounds, although in some services he is required to do more.

In light field-artillery, where great speed is not expected, this may he increased to about 700 pounds; for heavy field-artillery a further increase may be made.

Metcalfe gives: horse-artillery, 650 pounds; light field-artillery, 700 pounds; heavy field-artillery, 850 pounds; and siege-artillery, 1000 pounds; and the English Handbook contains the following table giving a rough estimate of what teams may be called upon to transport:

Teams of
4 horses.
Teams of
6 horses.
Teams of
8 horses.
Teams of
12 horses.
Cwt.Cwt.Cwt.Cwt.
Horse-artillery batteries20 to 2433 to 36................
Field-batteries26 to 3039 to 4548 to 56........
Batteries of position................705 tons

Fig. 74.

b, breast-strap; c, collar; d, double-tree; s, single-tree; t, trace.