GUNS, AND CARRONADES ON DEPRESSING CARRIAGES.
When, after being fired, the piece is to be loaded, it must be brought to such a position that the spunge may be clear of the ground, or sill of the embrasure. Short pieces, such as carronades, and howitzers, are superior to guns for great depression, as they are easily managed and quickly loaded.
Article 11.
EXERCISE OF 10 AND 8-INCH HOWITZERS, ON STANDING AND SIEGE CARRIAGES, WITH SEVEN MEN.
| No. 1 commands, supplies 2 with side arms, points, and primes. | |
| 3 loads, runs up, and elevates. | 2 spunges, wipes the shell, uncaps the fuze, puts the shell up, runs up, and elevates. |
| 5 supplies 3 with cartridge, runs up, and traverses. | 4 clears the vent, serves it, pricks the cartridge, runs up, and traverses. |
| 7 prepares and brings up shells, assists to put them in, double-mans 3’s handspike, supplies 1 with tubes, cuts and fixes fuzes, and fires. | 6 prepares and brings up shells, assists to put them in, double-mans 2’s handspike, replaces 1’s handspike, supplies 5 with cartridges, cuts and fixes fuzes. |
The same stores are required for the service of howitzers as for that of guns, (substituting shells for shot,) and, in addition, a shell bearer, a sheepskin, and a pair of setting up pincers.
The detachments take post as directed for guns.
Load. Shell. The howitzers are run up, elevated, traversed, primed, and fired, as detailed for guns.