The bombardier, and pocket gunner

by Ralph Willett Adye

Word—Prepare for Action.

7 and 8 unhook the spare drag ropes, and 12 and 13 carry them back to 14; 1 and 6 unhook from the trail, and 3 and 4 hook the other ends to the drag washers.

Word—Prepare for Action retreating.

The drag rope men change as in retreating. Upon the word Load, 1 and 6 unhook from the trail, and hook on again at the word Cease firing.

It must be here remarked, that in the exercise with 15 men, only the additional duties have been detailed; the duties of the standing numbers in action, advancing or retreating, being still the same as without drag rope men. In limbering and unlimbering, the drag rope men have no duties, but are ready to assist with the drag ropes. The truck is always put on in all movements with the drag ropes, and thrown off at the word Load.

Exercise with Heavy Ordnance in a Battery.

32, or 42 Pounder.
10 Men.	9 Men.
1 spunges; 2 loads.	1 spunges, 2 loads.
3 and 5 run the gun up.	3 and 5 run up.
4 and 6 run up and elevate.	4 runs up and elevates.
7 serves the vent, traverses,  primes and runs up.	6 brings cartridges, runs up,  and elevates.
8 runs up, traverses,  and fires.	7 serves the vent, runs up, traverses,  and primes.
9 brings cartridges.	8 runs up, traverses, and fires.
10 points and commands.	9 points and commands.
8 Men.	7 Men.
1 spunges; 2 loads and runs up.	1 spunges and runs up.
3 runs up.	2 loads and runs up.
4 and 5 run up and elevate.	3 runs up and elevates.
6 brings cartridges, runs up,  and traverses.	4 brings cartridges, runs up  and elevates.
7 serves the vent, runs up,  traverses, and primes.	5 serves the vent, runs up,  traverses, and primes.
8 points, fires, and commands.	6 runs up, traverses, and fires.
6 Men.
1 spunges and runs up,
2 loads, runs up, and elevates.
3 runs up and elevates.
4 brings cartridges, runs up  and traverses.
5 serves the vent, runs up,  traverses and primes.
6 runs up, points, fires,  and commands.
24 Pounder, &c.
8 Men.	7 Men.
1 spunges, 2 loads.	1 spunges, 2 loads.
3 and 4 run up and elevate.	3 runs up and elevates.
5 serves the vent, runs up,  traverses, and primes.	4 brings cartridges, runs up,  and elevates.
6 runs up, traverses, and fires.	5 serves vent, traverses, and primes.
7 brings cartridges.	6 runs up, traverses, and fires.
8 points and commands.	7 points and commands.
6 Men.	5 Men.
1 spunges, runs up, elevates.	1 spunges, runs up, elevates.
2 loads, runs up, and elevates.	2 brings cartridges, loads,  runs up, and elevates.
3 serves the vent, runs up,  traverses, and primes.	3 serves vent, runs up, traverses,  and primes.
4 runs up, traverses, fires.	4 runs up, traverses, fires.
5 brings cartridges.	5 points and commands.
6 points and commands.
4 Men.	3 Men.
1 spunges, runs up, points.	1 spunges, runs up, points, and fires.
2 brings cartridges, loads,  runs up and elevates.	2 brings cartridges, loads,  runs up, elevates, traverses.
3 serves vent, runs up, traverses,  elevates, and primes.	3 serves vent, runs up, elevates,  traverses, and primes.
4 runs up, traverses, fires.
4⅖, or 5½ Inch Mortar.
2 Men.	3 Men.
1 spunges, runs up, brings shells,  puts them in, traverses,  and primes.	1 spunges, runs up, traverses,  brings shells, and puts  them in.
2 serves the vent, runs up, brings   cartridges, puts them in, points,   and fires.	2 brings cartridges, puts in,   serves the vent, runs up,  primes, and fires.
	3 points, elevates, and commands.
8 Inch Mortar, or Howitzer.
5 Men.	4 Men.
1 spunges, runs up, dredges.	1 spunges, runs up, dredges.
2 runs up, brings cartridges  and puts them in.	2 runs up, brings cartridges,  and puts them in.
3 runs up, brings shells, puts   them in, traverses, primes.	3 serves the vent, brings shells,   and puts them in, runs up,   traverses, and fires.
4 runs up, traverses, fires.	4 runs up, points, commands.
5 serves vent, points, and commands.
10, or 13 Inch Mortar.
10 Men.	6 Men.
1 spunges, runs up, puts in shells,  and dredges.	1 spunges, runs up, puts in shells,  dredges, and traverses.
2 runs up, brings cartridges, puts   them in, and puts in the shells.	2 runs up, brings cartridges, and   puts them in, puts in shells,   and traverses.
3 brings cartridges.	3 and 4 run up, bring, shells,  and traverse.
4 and 5 bring shells.	5 runs up, serves vent, and primes.
6, 7, 8, and 9, run up, and traverse.	6 runs up, points, fires,  and commands.
8 serves vent and primes.
9 fires, 10 points, and commands.

Exercise of the Gin.

The complement of men for a gin is usually 1 noncommissioned officer and 10 men; they are numbered from 1 to 10, the noncommissioned officer being 11.

To carry a Gin.