The artillerist's manual and British soldier's compendium

by F. A. Griffiths

No.

1. The Captain; commands, attends the breeching, primes, points, fires, and stops the vent.

2. The second Captain; assists No. 1, casts loose, runs out, attends the apron, and elevating screw, cocks the lock, and attends train-tackle.

3. Takes out the tompeon, takes off the upper half-port, lets down the lower one, loads, rams home, runs out, and trains.

4. Takes out the tompeon, takes off the upper half-port, lets down the lower one, worms, sponges, rams home, runs out, trains, and attends compressor, when the gun is out.

5. Casts loose, gives shot, and wad to No. 3, runs out, trains, and spans the breeching.

6. Casts loose, gives sponge, rammer, and worm to No. 4, runs out, trains, spans the breeching, and attends compressor, when the gun is in.

7. Casts loose, runs out, trains, and fires with a hammer, or match.

Note.—Handspikes are used with all guns, and sometimes with carronades.

The duties with 9 men at the 32 cwt., and 8 men at the 25 cwt. guns are the same as with the 32-pounder carronade, except that No. 8 attends the compressor, instead of No. 6.