“Form the order of march, Left face—Quick march.”
Disposition and Duties of a Detachment of Seven Men, with a 12 and 6 pounder Rocket.
| No. 1 stands one yard in rear of the tube, points, and commands. | |
| 3 stands on the left of the tube, in line with its centre, elevates,and traverses. | 2 stands on the right of the tube, in line with its centre, elevates, and traverses. |
| 5 stands on the left of the tube, in line with the rear of it, primes, and fires. | 4 stands on the right of the tube, in line with the rear of it, brings up rockets, arranges the priming, and loads. |
| 7 stands in rear of the carriage and prepares rockets. When firing shell-rockets, he bores out the composition, assisted by No. 6. | 6 stands in rear of the carriage, assists No. 7 in preparing rockets. When firing shell rockets he puts in the bursting powder, &c. |
| The following is the proportion of Stores furnished with Field Carriages. | |
| Two hundred and sixteen rockets with sticks. | } with |
| Two hundred and sixteen bursters. | } 6 pounder. |
| One hundred rockets with sticks. | } with |
| One hundred bursters. | } 12 pounder. |
| One rocket tube. One rocket frame, comprising two cheeks, a prypole, elevating bar, and tangent scale. Two funnels. One boring stock. Two boring bits. One brass scale fitted to bits. Two turnscrew bits. One grease box. One tube pocket with tubes. One lanyard with hook for friction tubes. | } with both natures. |
| To every other equipment not exceeding 144 Rockets. | |
| One rocket tube with frame. One stick for each rocket. One burster ditto. Two funnels. One boring stock. Two boring bits. One brass scale fitted to bits. Two turnscrew bits. One grease box. One tube pocket with tubes. One lanyard with hook for friction tubes. | |
| One angle. One plummet with line. One elevating chain. Two guy ropes. Two additional pieces for the cheeks. | } with 24 pounder. |
On field service the bursters are carried in the limber boxes, in canvas cartouches, similar to those in which the field ammunition is carried. The 12 pounder rocket carriage takes 50 bursters in each limber box, and the small stores in a box on the body of the carriage corresponding to the slow match box. The 6 pounder carriage takes 108 bursters in each limber box, and the small stores in a box which is between the limber boxes. In mountain equipments the bursters and small stores are carried in a box fitted to the pack saddle.
[24]Action front, rear, right, or left. Drive on. Load. Elevate. Lower. Halt. Muzzle right, or left. Halt. Priming, and Firing, as at Field guns.
Plan of a Garrison Carriage.
