A mortar is slung with the muzzle towards the rear. For a 13-inch mortar, the wheels of the sling waggon ought to be used for the sling cart, and a double-barrelled windlass, if procurable.
Unslinging a Mortar.
Slinging a Mortar bed.
The windlass for raising Mortar beds is of a different construction from that of guns, being square in the middle, and cylindrical at each end. The bed is slung with the front part towards the rear of the cart.
Sling the bed. Lash the bed.
Unslinging a Mortar bed.
Unslinging a mortar bed is just the reverse of slinging, each number undoing what he had previously done.