A. First. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 man the rammer.
Second. Sponge and rammer detail is composed of No. 9 only.
Third. Truck detail consists of No. 10 only.
Fourth. The cartridge detail consists of four men only.

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Q. How many privates in a detachment?

A. Fifteen.

Q. Name the details into which a detachment is divided, and give posts of each.

A.

Name of Detail.Posts.
Chief of detachment (sergeant).Two yards in rear of the carriage,
facing it.
Gunner (duly qualifiedSighting-platform.
non-commissioned officer
or private).
Range-keeper (non-commissioned On the left of the carriage,
officer or private).opposite the elevation-scale.
Breech detail (two privates,In line, immediately in rear of
Nos. 1 and 2).the breech, facing it, No. 1
on the right.
Elevating detail (two privates,At the elevating hand-wheels,
Nos. 3 and 4).facing them, No. 3 on the
right of the carriage, No. 4
on the left.
Traversing detail (two privates,In front of the traversing cranks,
Nos. 5 and 6).facing from the parapet, No.
5 on the right of the carriage,
No. 6 on the left.
Shot-hoist detail (four privates,Nos. 7 and 8 at the
Nos. 7, 8, 9, and 10).windlass-cranks,
facing to the rear, No.
7 on the right of the carriage,
No. 8 on the left, No. 9
opposite the shot-hoist tackle,
facing the carriage, No. 10
at the foot of the steps to the
carriage-platform, on the left
of the carriage, facing it.
Sponge and rammer detail (oneOne yard in rear of the
private, No. 11).carriage-platform, facing it.
Truck detail (one private, No. 12).Near the hoist, in rear of a
loaded truck.
Telautograph detail (one private,At the telautograph.
No. 13).
Hoist detail (two privates, Nos.At the delivery-table, facing it.
14 and 15).

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