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PART XII.
ARTILLERY CARRIAGES AND MACHINES.
1. What is meant by artillery carriages?
Carriages of every description employed in the artillery service.
2. How are such carriages classified?
Into two general divisions; first, those carriages on which artillery are mounted, either for firing or travelling; and secondly, such as are especially used for the transportation of artillery ammunition and stores.
3. What is a gun-carriage?
It is the machine on which a piece is mounted for manœuvering and firing.
4. Into what classes may gun-carriages be divided?
Into movable and stationary carriages.