Four common handspikes.
Two pieces of skidding, about four feet long, and six or seven inches square.
One pair of strong dragropes.
The detachment is numbered in the usual manner, and takes post for exercise, as at the sling cart.
Disposition, and duties of the men.
| No. 1 attends to the pawls, and commands. | |
| Left side. | Right side. |
| 3 has charge of the left lever, and skidding, scotches the wheels in rear, assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. | 2 has charge of the right lever, and skidding, scotches the wheels in rear, assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. |
| 5 has charge of a handspike, assists 3 at the lever, scotches the wheels in front, fixes the carriage sling, and assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. | 4 has charge of a handspike, assists 2 at the lever, scotches the wheels in front, fixes the carriage sling, and assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. |
| 7 assists 3 at the lever, slings, and unslings the gun, lashes the breech, handspikes, and levers, and assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. | 6 assists 2 at the lever, slings, and unslings the gun, lashes the breech, handspikes, and levers, and assists in unlimbering, and limbering up. |
| 9 assists in unlimbering, and limbering up, keys, and unkeys the limber chain, and fixes the breech rope. | 8 assists in unlimbering, and limbering up, keys, and unkeys the draught chain, and fixes the breech rope. |
Bringing the stores.—If the stores are not with the waggon, Nos. 2 and 3 bring a lever each, and 4 and 5 two handspikes each; 6 the gun sling, and 7 the carriage sling or breech rope; 8 and 9 the skids and drag ropes.
The gun is supposed to be lying on skids, and its carriage on one side, with its breast nearly in line with the breech.
Form the order of march. Quick march. Back the waggon over the gun. Prepare to unlimber. Unlimber. Out levers. Prepare to turn the gun carriage over. Turn the gun carriage over—Heave. Take off the trucks. Prepare to lift the carriage to the cross-bar. Lift the carriage to the cross-bar. Fix the carriage sling. Take up levers. Right lever take a purchase—Heave. Out levers—off sling. Prepare to limber up. Limber up. Prepare to back the waggon. Back the waggon. Scotch the hind wheels. Put on the trucks. Form the order of exercise. Quick march. Prepare to raise the trunnion on the right. Heave in the slack. Take up levers. Right lever take a purchase—Heave. Left lever take a purchase. Right lever fetch. Left lever heave. Out levers. Sling the gun. Man the levers. Left lever hold on—Right lever fetch. Prepare to raise the breech. Raise the breech. Frap and make fast. Place stool bed, and quoin. Lash up levers, and handspikes.
Dismounting the Gun, and Carriage.