The Gunner's Examiner

by Harold E. Cloke

A.

Name of Detail.	Posts.
Chief of detachment (sergeant).	Two yards in rear of the
	carriage-platform, facing it.
Gunner (duly qualified	Sighting-platform.
non-commissioned officer
or private).
Range-keeper (non-commissioned	On the left of the carriage, opposite
officer or private).	the elevation-scale.
Breech detail (four privates,	Nos. 1 and 2 immediately in
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4).	rear of the breech, Nos. 3
	and 4 one yard in rear of
	Nos. 1 and 2, all facing the
	breech, odd numbers on the right.
Elevating detail (two privates,	At the elevating hand-wheels,
Nos. 5 and 6).	facing them, No. 5 on the
	right of the carriage, No. 6
	on the left.
Traversing detail (two privates,	At the traversing-cranks, facing
Nos. 7 and 8).	the carriage, No. 7 on the
	right of the carriage, No. 8
	on the left.
Sponge and rammer detail (two	One yard in rear of the carriage
privates, Nos. 9 and 10).	platform, facing it, No.
	9 on the right.
Shot-hoist detail (four privates,	No. 11 opposite the shot-hoist
Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14).	tackle, facing the carriage,
	Nos. 12 and 13 in rear of the
	windlass crank-handle, facing
	it, No. 13 on the right, No. 14
	in front of the windlass
	crank-handle, facing it.
Truck detail (two privates,	Near the hoist, in rear of a
Nos. 15 and 16).	loaded truck, No. 15 on the right.
Telautograph detail (one private,	At the telautograph.
No. 17).
Telautograph detail (two privates,	At the delivery-table and facing it.
Nos. 18 and 19).

The posts of the gun detachment as given above are for inspection, and preparatory to the service of the gun.

The chief of detachment and gunner go wherever their presence is necessary.

Q. Name the equipments or implements which each member procures and places in proper position at the command "Posts!"

A. Gunner: Sight and difference-chart.

Range-keeper: Stop-watch and prediction-scale.

No. 1: Translating-roller (or crank), can of oil with sponge, lanyard, and silk wiper.

No. 2: Loading-tray, primer-pouch, etc.