Guns are always laid under metal, i. e., at an angle of depression, after exercise.
The following is a list of stores required for the service of heavy ordnance in batteries:—
| One spunge | { | to be placed on the right of the gun outside of 4, resting against the parapet; the spunge head, rammer head, and the worm uppermost, and just below the interior crest. |
| One rammer | { | |
| One wadhook | { |
When there is no parapet the side arms must be laid on the ground in the order above detailed, about two paces from the gun, and parallel to it; the spunge and rammer heads to the front, and supported to keep them free from gravel.
Five handspikes.—Two of these are placed on each side of the platform close to the edge of it, the points towards the parapet; the points of the front handspikes about two feet from the hurter, the points of the rear ones overlapping inside to about the middle of the front ones; the front handspikes for the use of 2 and 3, the rear ones for the use of 4 and 5. The fifth handspike is placed close to the rear of the middle of the platform, small end to the right, for the use of 1. All bevelled handspikes are to be laid bevelled side upwards.
| One set of priming irons One thumbstall | { | For the use of No. 4. The priming irons to be placed in the loop on the right of the carriage. |
One leather pocket with tubes.—The tube pocket must be strapped on the left side of No. 7, who will keep it close shut.
One lanyard with hook for friction tubes in charge of No. 7, who attaches it to the waist belt of the tube pocket; or, one hammer with lanyard likewise in charge of 7, who fixes it to the gun, assisted by 1.
Shot, piled on the left of the gun, close to the front of the platform.
Wads, (if necessary,) close to the shot.