Carriage-mule three yards in front of muzzle, facing to front.
Wheel-mule three yards to left of gun, facing to front.
To Pack the Gun ([Fig. 20]).—No. 4 takes the lifting-bars from wheel-pack and passes them to the gunner and No. 2; No. 3 procures breech and muzzle covers from gun-pack, hands muzzle-cover to No. 1 and straps on breech-cover; No. 1 throws open cap-squares and adjusts muzzle-cover; the gunner and No. 2 pass ends of lifting-bars to Nos. 3 and 1. All numbers facing to the rear, the gunner commands, "Lift." The gun is placed on the pack and secured by Nos. 1 and 2.
Fig. 20.
Fig. 21.
To Pack the Carriage ([Fig. 21]).—The gunner and No. 3 remove the linchpins; Nos. 1 and 2 lift the axle; the gunner and No. 3 remove the wheels and replace the linchpins; Nos. 1 and 2 grasping the axle-arms, the gunner and No. 3 pass a lifting-bar through the trail-handles. All numbers facing to the front, the gunner commands, "Lift," and the carriage is placed on the pack and secured by Nos. 1 and 2.
Fig. 22.