A. One chief and five privates. Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the shell-room, and Nos. 4 and 5 in the cartridge-room.
Q. Give their duties in brief.
A. The chief exercises general supervision.
Nos. 1 and 2 load trucks.
No. 3 runs up trucks convenient to the rear of gun, and returns them to shell-room.
Nos. 4 and 5 uncase cartridges and pass them to No. 7.
Note.—Owing to the comparative simplicity and the similarity of drill of almost all smaller-calibered pieces they are omitted in this work.
For definite details in the drill for 6-inch Pedestal, 5-inch Balanced Pillar, 4·7-inch Quick-firing, 15-pounder and 6-pounder Rapid-fire Guns, see Coast Artillery Drill Regulations.