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General Instructions • ... ... ... • ... ... 3

Chapter I . .—Genc ra l Duties ... ... ... ... 5

Il—Gun Drill ... ... ... ... ... 17

ilL—Laying and FuzeSetting Tests ... 54

,, IV.—SightTests ... ... ... ... 60

V.—Care of Equipment ... ... - ... 65

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

Practical instruction in the equipment should be given toeach recruit before any attempt is made to instruct him in

gun drill, This instruction should take the formof demon-~ strations dealing with the work of each number in the~ detachment; and all men under instruction should, in turn,

carry out the workof each particular number.Instruction in gun drill should begin as soon as they are

conversantwith all parts of the equipment, and can handle

in the best and quickest manner eachof the working parts ofthe gun. Oncethe workof each number has beenthoroughly

mastered, it should not take long for the recruit to learn the actual drill. -

~‘ It is most important that a marked distinction should be:i drawn betweeninstruction and drill.

During the former the language used should be as simpleas possible, and the hneaning of all technical terms which arenecessary must be carefully explained. A conversational

tone should be adopted and underno circumstanceswhatevershould anything in the nature of long quotations from dril lbooks be allowed. The men should be permitted to assume

an easy attitude and their interest should not be allowddto flag. Theyshould be encouraged to ask questions.

At drill, on the contrary, rigid discipline must be main-

rained, ordersmustbe clear anddecisive,andthedetachments~l.21] (II 15377T) Wt. . S f i - I 6 D - — - 8 j7 150 0 3)21 1 1 4 S Ltd. Op. D 32



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made to work steadily, smartly and rapidly. At the sametime the utmost accuracy is essential and any deviations -

from the methods laid down must at once be checked.

Nomenclature of loads.

Thin gun and carriage are divided into six loans, whicharecalled by the fo l lowing names

LOAD. DRILL BOOK NAME,

Wheel and axle. Wheel and axle.Trail, front part. Carriage.Trail, rearpart. Trail.

Recoil cradle. Cradle.

Gun chase. Chase.Gun breech. Breech.



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CHAPTER I.—GENERAL DUTIES.

This chapter summarizes the duties of each individual

number in the detachment. It is only intended as a guideto theinstructor,who should use his own words in explainingthe various duties to the men.

The detachment is composed of five working numbers andfour reserve numbers. The service of the gun is dividedbetween theworkingnumbers as fo l lows

in command.2 . -. ... . . ... ... thebreech.

2 and3 ... ... ... ... - the sights.4 ... • ... ... ... ... the loading.5 ... ... ... the ammunition.

The duties of eachindividual number are as fo l lows

No. 1.

1. He C O M M A N D S and is responsible for the entirservice of his gun.2. He gives the WORDS OF C O M M A N D detailed for h im

iü chapter II, and repeats all ORDERS affecting his detach-ment which have not been heard by the numbers concerned.



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His orders must be given clearly, but no louder than isnecessarytoenable hisdetachment to hear.

He assists in passing orders down the battery whennecessary. -

He acknowledges orders by saluting. Ho must salute

correctly, and face so that his salute can be clearly seen.3. He is responsible:—

(i) That the BUFFER is properly fi l led, andthat thereis no leakage at the gland.

(ii) That the SIGHTS are tested. This is done under

thesupervision of thesection commander.4. He selects the GUN 1~LATFORM,which should be on

firm and level ground. If this cannot be found and timepermits, the higher wheel is dug in. Ho digs a trench forthespade.5. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ PACK”) he assists

2 to unload the axle and supports it till the wheels are fixed;

he assis ts 2 and 3 to unload and mount the breech and 3 to

unload the sight box; he ships the breech mechanism andhandapiko, and is responsible for the breech end cap.0. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION (“DRAUGHT”) he

removes the shafts and unloads the aiming posts, cradle

bearer and handspikes.7. As soon as the gun is in action, he ascertains the lowest

elevation at which the trajectory wil l CLEAR THE CREST.He reports this elevation to the section commander.

S. He selects the auxiliary aiming point and records onthe trail the ZERO LINE angles fromthe auxiliary aimingpoint andbatterypicket.9. Before the gun is laid on a NEW TARGET he gauges

the line of fire and throws the gun roughly into the line.



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In traversing the gun by means of the traIl, the width ofthe spade corresponds to 11 degrees of traverse.

10 . (i) He orders the deflection for difference in LEVELOF WHEELS.

(ii) He applies the GUNCORRECTION and POSITIONC O RREC T I O N , - except when laying by fieldclinometer, and passes corrected, elevations to2. Position corrections, if required, are orderedin the form “No , always add (or drop)

• yards.”(iii) When laying by field clinomcter, he applies the

INDEXCORRECTION (if any) of his chiaonic te rand passes corrected elevations to 2.

11 . When an angle of sight is ordered, ho examines thesetting of the SIGHT CLINOMETER. He occasionallyexamines the - settings of the ELEVATION and FUZE

INDICATORS.

12 . He supervises the preparation and supply of AM-MUNITION. As time fuzes deteriorate rapidly if unpro-tected from damp, only such as are required for immediate

use wil l be uncovered. When one group of ammunitionis nearly expended, he reports particulars of the next groupto be used.

When firing with time shrapnel ho checks the fuze setting.

13 . He supervises LOADING and R A MS .

H m~places the end of thohandspike against the base of theshe l l and rams home with both hands in one motion. Theshe l l should be rammed home vigorously with a good travel.The sound of the driving band engaging the rifling should bedistinctly heard, Irregularity in ramming causes irregularshooting, especially when the gun is worn.

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14 . He gives the order to FIRE. The gun wil l on noaccount be fired without his order. - Before giving this order

he sees that thegun is in all respects ready.15. Heis responsiblethat the INTERVALbetweenrounds

is properly kept as regards his own gun. When a salvo orquick rate of battery fire (less than 5 seconds interval) is

ordered, he extends his right armabove his head as soon ashis gun is ready to fire.

16. At intervals ho checks the LENGTHOF RECOIL.17. Ho watches the action of the SI’ADE on recoil, and

adjusts the support if necessary.18 . When RAPID or PROLONGED FIRING takesplace he takes every opportunity of attending to his equip.

merit. If the gun is hot, the bore should be cooled withwaterwhen “Stand easy” is ordered.

No. 2 .

1. Ho attends to the right BRAKE, ELEVATION IN-DICATOR and BREEGH MECHANISM, and FIRES thegun. He tests and adjusts the OBTURATING PAD,2. At PREPARATION FOR ACTION:—

(i) He straps the TUBE POCKET round his waistand fills it with tubes.

(ii) He tucksthe LANYARD into his belt.

3. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ PACK”) he assistsi to unload the axle, and I and 3 to unload and mount thebreech; be screws up the junction nut, and is responsiblefor the wrench junction nut, spare handspike, cap joint

breech and breech bearer.



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- 4. On C O M I N G INTO - -ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) heunfastens the off shaf t . keyand carries round the trail.

5. Ho puts on the right BRAKE as soon -as the gun islaid in the line of fire.6. He assists 3 to lay by looking along the FINDER of

the DIALSIGHT when the aiming point is to the left orto the rear; - - - - • • -

7. He setsthe ELEVATION INDICATOR at the elevationordered by I, and reports “Set” loud enough for I and 3

to hear. -

8. When laying by FIELD CLINOMETER he sets it atthe elevation ordered by I and lays the gun for elevationby bringing the bubbie to the centre of its run. He seesthat the clinometer plane and the base of the chinoine terare free from grit or dirt, and that the clinometer is placedin exactly the same position on the plane for each lay.

9. (i) To OPEN THE BREECH :—Ho takes hold of thecam lever with the left hand, raises it and pushes

it away so as to turn the breech screw one sixth• - - of a turns; he then taps the cam lever to the

• • front to disengage the pad, withdrawing thebreech •screw to the rear through the carrier

• ring, and- swings the carrier and breech screwto the loading position.

(ii) To CLOSE THE BREECH :—.Tho above procedureis reversed. • -

10 . He -inserts P TUBES in the vent and locks them byturning them ~to the right with the first finger and thumbof his right hand.

11. At the order “READY” he hooks the lanyard to the

tube with his left hand andholds the toggle in his right hand.

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12 . At the order “FIRE” he jerks the lanyard smartly.The gun wil l on no account be firedwithout the orderfrom 1.

13 . H o oils and c le an s th e BREECH MECHANISM whennecessary during firing.

No. 3.1. He attends to the left BRAKE andLAYS. - He directs

4 when planting AIMING POSTS. Ho assists I to test thoSIGHTS. -

2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ PACK “) he unloadsand fixes the left wheel and assists I and 2 to unload andmount the breech; he unloads and fixes the sights.3. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) he

unfastens the nearshaft key, unloads thesight box and fixesthe sight.4. He puts on the left BRAKE as soon as the gun is laid

in the line of fire.

5. ( 1 ) IT o always LAYS for LINE. He sets on the dialsight the aiming point angle and all def lec t ionsordered. He lays on the left edge of the aimingpoint unless otherwise ordered.

(ii) With 2 he LAYS for ELEVATION, except atindirect laying with field clinomcter. He setstheangle of sight on the sightdinometer, andlaysby bringing the bubble to the centre of itsrun.

(iii) At DIRECT LAYING he laysfor line over, the opensights, and with 2 for elevation. At the firstopportunity he levels the sight clinometer bymeansof the micrometerhead.

0 . 1 When setting the dial sight by means of the QUICK



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RELEASE, he moves - the micrometer head

through one complete turn to ensure that theteeth have re.engaged correctly.

(ii) When SETTING a right deflection on the dial sight,he turns the right micrometer head away fromhim with his right hand; when setting a left

• deflection he turns the left micrometer headtowards himse l f with his left hand.

(iii) When READING a left angle on the dial plate he

reads the minutes off the heft micrometer scale;

• when reading a right angle he reads the minutesoff the right micrometer sca le .

(iv) When SETTING the SIGHT CLINOMETER heturns the top of the micrometer head to the leftlast to take up backlash.

(v) When LAYING for LINE he turns the top of thetraversing handwheel towards himse l f last.

(vi) When LAYING for ELEVATION be depresses last

(top of the handwheel away from himself) withat least’one complete turn of the handwheel,

7. For the first round the pointer of the TRAVERSINGGEAR must be within 30 minutes of zero when the lay iscompleted, except when engaging G.F. or similar targets

After the spade is embedded, the trail will not be moved

so long as the line is within the scope of the traversing gear.

8. CROSSHEADS are fitted to aiming post-s to compensatefor lateral movement of the sight. Both crossheads have

similar markingsandnumbers. Henoteswhichcorrespondingpair of markings are in line and uses them to lay on. Hedirects 4 to clamp crossheads low down, so that the bottomof thefar one is just visible over thetop of thenear one.

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0. The fo l lowing are the signals used by 3

SIGNAL. NEANING.(i) When directingI to movethe trail

Palm of the hand in the Trail right (or left).required direction.

Fistclenched ... ... Stop traversing.(ii) Whendirecting 4 to plant aiming posts

Right armoxtcnded to thu Move in the direc-right or left arm ox- tion indicated.

tended to the left, - -

Arm dropped ... ... Halt.

Both arms droppedsharply Plant. -

fromabove the head,Upward or downward Raise or lower the

motion of the arms with erosshead.both arms extended

laterally.

Both arms extended above Movehead ofpost inthe head and moved the direction in-laterally in the required dieated.direction. -

Both arms extended sharp. Pick up.ly upwards.

Both arms ex t -ended to the Move to plant thefront, far aiming post.

Body turned about andCome in

both arms extended tothe rear. -

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1. He LOADS and plants AIMING POSTS. -



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2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ PACK “) he unloadsand fixes the right whee l and assists 5, 6 and 7 to unload and

mount the cradle and 5 and 6 to unload and mount thechase . He is responsible for the aiming posts, chase bearerand one cradle bearer.3. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) he

assists 5 to unload and fixthe shield, andis responsibleforthe aiming posts.

4. He LOADS . He obtains a shell from 5, shows thu

fuze setting to Iandplaces it in thechamber so that thebase- of the shell is f lush with the rear face of thebreech; he then

receives a cartridge from 5 and places it in the chamber.He obtains anothershell from 5 and holds it ready to load.Ifa change of ammunition or fuze setting is ordered, he

lays his shell down and obtains another shell from5. Heshould be prepared to re-set the fuze if necessary.

No. 5 .1. He prepares and supplies AMMUNITION and works

the FUZE INDICATOR. -

2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION (“PACK”) he assists6 and7 to unloadandmount the carriage,4,6 and7 to unload

andmount the cradle,4 and6 to unloadand mount the chase ,and 7 to unload and fix the shield. He is responsible for

the handspike and one dragrope .3. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION (“DRAUGHT”) heassists 4 to unload and fix the shield.4. He sees that she l l are :— -

( i) Scrupulously CLEAN, especially the driving bands.

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(ii) SORTED into groups by nature, weight, fuze andsetting correction.

(iii) ISSUED from thegroup ordered.Ho sees that cartridges are

( i) SORTED by nature of propellant and “Group”number.

(ii) PROTECTED from extremes of temperature andfrom damp.

(iii) ISSUED from thegroup ordered.

5. When preparing H.E. with No. 10 6 FUZE, no safety

cap is to be removed, or the wire or seal broken, until theround is about to be loaded. On removing the cap hoexamines each fuze to see that the tape is correctly woundand that the ends of the shearing wire are visible. If aNo. 10 6 fuze has become uncapped or the wire and seal isfound to be broken, the fuze is to be regarded as dangerous,

and treated accordingly. A No. 10 6 fuze with wire or sealbroken is on no account to be replaced in an ammunition

box or wagon.. -

6. When preparing SHRAPNEL he removes the fuzecovers. He fo l lows up all orders for corrector and elevationon the FUZE INDICATOR, and calls out the fuze settingloud enough for his section commander to hear. He always

uses the reader for following up the elevation, and calls outthe highest fuze setting visible to the left of the edge of thereader. He resets each fuze accurately at safety beforereplacingthe shell in an ammunitionbox.

7. He SUPPLIES ammunition to 4, handing him the she l lwith the fuzo leading.8. When one group of ammunition is nearly expended,

heREPORTS to I the particularsof thenext group.



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No.6.

1. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION (“ PACK “) he assists5 and 7 to unload and mount the carriage, 4, 5 and 7 tounload andmount thecradle,and4and5 to unloadandmountthe chase; he unloads ammunition boxes and with 7 pro-cures the pioneer rack; he is responsible for the muzzlelifter and one dragrope.2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) ho

unloads ammunition boxes and pioneer rack.3. IN ACTION he remains under cover on the flank of

the battery.

No. 7.

1. At PREPARATION FORACTION he ships the breechlifter.2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION (“PACK”) he assists

5 and 6 to unloadand mount the carriage,4,5 and6 tounloadand mount the cradle, and 5 to unload and fix f -he shield;

he unloadsammunition boxes andwith 6 procures thepioneer

rack; he is responsible for one cradle bearer.: 3 . On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) he

unloads ammunition boxesand pioneer rack.

4. IN ACTION he takespost with the firing battery mules.He assists in the SUPPLY of AMMUNITION and is avail-able to replace CASUALTIES.

No.8. -

1. At PREPARATION FOR A O T IO N be ~nstraps the2nd pair of ammunition boxes ,



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2. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ PACK”) he assists9 to unload and mount the trail; he unloads the seatsand

ammunition boxes . - -

3. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “) heunloads ammunition boxes.4. IN. ACTION he takes post with the firing battery

mules. He assists in the SUPPLY of AMMUNITION and

is available to replace CASUALTIES.

No. 9 o~COVERER .1. Ho is S E CO N D IN C O M M A N D of the subsection.2. At PREPARATION FOR ACTION he unstraps the

1st pair of ammunition boxes .3. On C O M i N G INTO ACTION “ PACK”) he assists

B to unload and mount the trail; he unloads the gunlaycr’sguard anti ammunition boxes .4. On C O M I N G INTO ACTION “ D R- AU GH T “) be

unloads ammunition boxes.

ö. IN ACTION lie is in charge of the subsection mules. -



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C H A P T E R 11.—GUN DRILL.

Artillery Training lays down the principles of batterytactics, which vary little with different equipments. Thischapter details the orders given and the proceduro by whichthese orders are carried out in batteries armed with the2~75-incliB.L. gun. - - - - - -

Tho wording must be memoriscd and strictly adhu~redto’

with the exception of sections 4 4 , 4 5 and 4 9.

The executive order is shown tIii~ouglioutas being givenby the section commander, as will normally be the caseduring training. When orders can be heard throughout thebattery, they wil l be acted upon without repetition. In.structors wil l invariably employ the orders detailed for thesection commander, even when drilling a single detachment,

I. POSITIONS AT DETACHMENT FRONT AND- - - - - REAR. I

The detachmentfalls in two deep, one pace between ranks,Ion the right of the front rank. I is not covered.



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When the gun is limbered up, the front rankis four paces

infront of thewheel and axle mule, I four yards to the rightof the off gun wheel.

When the gun is in action, the front rank is one pace in

rear of the spade, 1 . covering tho right gun wheel.

2. TO TELL OFF.

Section commander. -

“ ...sect~on—Telloff.”

I numbers himself I, the right hand man of the rear

rank 2, his front rank man3 and so on.

3. TO CHANGE ROUND. -

Section commander.

“...section—Change round.”

I takes a pace to the rear with his right foot and a pace

to the left with his left foot. The left hand man of therear rank takes a pace to the front. At the same time theremainder of the front ranktake a pace to the right and therear rank a pace to the left.

(The detachment is then again told off.)



4. POSITION OF MULES AND DETACHMENT IN

ORDER OP MARCH (“PACK”).

Diagram I.

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5. TO FORM ORDER OF MARCH FROM DETACH-

- MENT -FRONT.

Section commander...section—Eorm order ofmarch .”

I orders “Left turn, double march.”The detachment double to their places. 9 raises his

right hand above his head and drops it smartly; all thenumbers turn about. If on the - move, the numbers turn

about independently.

6. TO FORM DETACHMENT FRONT FROM ORDER

- - OF MARCH.


.section—Detachrnentfront.”I doubles 4 yards to his right front and gives the order

“No...,, Double march.”

At the order froni I the remainder double to their placesby the shortestway.

7. TO PREPARE FOR ACTION.

Preparation for action wil l be carried out before leaving

- the gun park or moving -into- action. When in action,advantage should be taken of any interval to examine, test

and arrange equipment. -

Section commander.“ . . .section—Preparcfor action.”

Each number examines the p~rtsof the equipment forwhichhe is responsible. -



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I supervises the work of the othernumbers and sees thatthe gun and carriage are in all respects ready for action.2 obtains the tube pocket and lanyard and a supply of

tubes.7 unstraps and ships the breech lifter if necessa ry .8 and 9 unstrap ammunition boxes , unless otherwise

ordered. -

As soon as he has-ëompleted his duties, each man reportsto I, who reports to his section commander “No..., ready

for action” orotberwise.As the battery approaches the position, 5 and 6 remove

the dragropcs and place them over their shoulders.

8. TO COME INTO ACTION “ PACK “ .

- Action front.

Section commander. - -

“. . . s ec t ion—.4c t ionfront.” -

I places himself so that ho can see when his leading muleis in the required position. Ho then orders “Halt—Action

front.”

FIRST LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT.

I goes to the off side of the whee l an~Iaxle mule , casts

loose the front strap and mans the front of theaxle; 2 casts

loose the rear strap and mansthe rearof the axle.3 goes to thenear side of thewheel andaxle mule , unstraps,and seizes the left wheel; ~* goes to the off side, unstraps,and seizes the right wheel.5 goes to the near side of the carriagemule, casts loose the



2 2

- handspike and ships it in the axle bearing, opens the leftaxletree clip and mans the handspike on the left side; 6

goes to theoff side, casts loose thefrontstrap,opens therightaxletree clip and mans the handspike on the right side; 7goes to the near side, casts loose the rear strap, and standsready to lift the rear of the carriage.

8 goes to the off side of the trail mule, casts loose the rearstrap, and stands ready to lift the front of the trail; 9 goesto the nearside, castsloose the frontstrap, and stands readyto lift the rear of the trail. -

The whe e l and axle mule halts one yard in rear of thecentre of the gun platform; as soon as the loads are clearof the saddle , it moves 3 yards in front of the platform andhalts.

The carriage mule, as soon as the load is clear, moves3yards to the rightof theplatformandhalts facing outwards.

The remainingmules moveto positions as follows, thewholefacing outwards

Cradle mule 3 yards to the right rear of the centre of thegun platform.Trail mule 3 yards to the rear.]3rcech mule 3 yards to the left rear. -

Chase mule 3 yards to the left front.

The ammunition mules close up.

FIRST LIFT, LIFT.

I and 2 lift down the axle; I takes the axle from 2 andholds it ready for the whee l s , facing the rear; 3 and 4 liftdownthewhee l s , reversethem, removelinch pins andwashers,place the whee l s on the axle , and replace l inch - pins andwashers.



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4 gets the aiming posts from the wh e e l and axle mule,and places them on the left of the gun; 2 removes the sparehandspike from the ca~riagemule and lays it down on the

left of the trail.

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5, 6 and 7 lift down the carriage, 5 and 6 change innerhands from the hiandspike to the carriage, 5 withdraws thehandspike and drops it on the ground outside the left wheel;5, 6 and7 place thecarriage on theaxle, I closes the axletreeclips, 6 connects the axletree stay; 6 withdraws the hand.

wheel and spindle of the range gear; 5 and 6 raise the cap.squares and place the dragropes on the ground outside thewhee l s .

7 lifts the rear end of the carriage, ready for the trail; 8and 9 lift down the trail, 7 and 8 connect it to the carriage

and 8 keys up.The wheel and axle mule wheels to the right about and

halts 15 yards in rear of the trail, facing thefront.

SECOND LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT.

1, 2 and 3 go to the breech mule; I and-3 unstrap the

breech; 2 removes the wrench junction nut and places it inhis belt, and unstraps and ships the bearer; 2 and 3 man

the bearer; I mans the breech lifter.

4, 5, 6 and 7 go to the cradle mule, 6 and 7 nearer theplatform; 5 and 6 unstrap the cradle; 4 and 7 remove andship the bearers.

8 and 9 go to the carriage mule, take off the seats andgunlayer’s guard, and place them close to the trail on the

right.The carriage mule retires and forms up 4 yards to the right

of the whee l and axle mule . -



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THIRD LIFT, LIFT.

4, 5 and 6 lift down the chase; 4 changes hands from thebearer to the chase; 5 withdraws the cap and bearer, laysthem down on the right of the gun, and goes to the shield4 and 6 lift the chase into position; 2 screws up the junction

nut and places the wrench inside the right wheel; 6 removes

the muzzle lifter and lays it down inside the right whee l .I and 3 remove the sight box and lay it down in front of

the ammunition boxes; 3 fixes the sight bar in position.

7 brings up the shield, ships the bearer, and with 5 fixesit in position; 2 and 3 unstrap and fix the shield stays and

ship the seats; S fixes the remainder of the sights and thegunlayer’s guard in position.

1 . ships the breech mechanism and handspike, and seizesthe spare handspike for ramming.6, 7, 8 and 9 remove the ammunition boxes and place

them in two piles on the left of the gun, in line with the

seats andone yard clear.6 anti7 remove one pioneer rack from the section pioneer

mule and layit down near the gun. -

The numbers t~ikeup their positions in action.The chase, trail and ammunition mules retire and fonn

up with the chase niule between the wheel and axle andcarriage mules, covered by the trail mule, anti the 2nd

ammunition mule on the left of the wheel anti axle mule,

covered by the 1st ammunitionmule. . - - -

Action right, Action left, Action rear.

The gun is assembled in the required direction.



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9. POSITION OF STORES IN ACTION.

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10. TO ADVANCE INLONG DRAUGHT

FROM SHORT DRAUGHT).


..section—In long draught, prepare to advance.”

Iholds up the rear ends of the shafts from the near side.

2 and 3 unfasten the shaft keys, 3 orders “Drive on.”The draughtmule advancesone yard, Isupporting the shafts.

2 and3 lift therear end of the carriage; 8 and 9 lift downthe trail from the trail mule and with 2 and 3 connect it tothe carriage; 2 keys up.

The draught mule backs, I supporting the shafts, and 2

and3 fixthe shafts into the rear trail sockets.

1 . unloads and fixes the breech mechanism, if necessary.3 unloadsand fixes thesightbar andsight elinometer.5 and6 fix the seats.

The subsection formsup in the orderof march.



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ORDER OF MARCH 1~ LONG DRAUGHT “ .

Diagram VI.

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8 and9 and the remaining mules march with the first line.



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12. TO COME INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “ .

Noru.—Tho gun wil l normally be changed from shortdraught to long draught before approaching the battery

position. -

- Ac~iouFront.

Section commander.

“ ...section—Action front.” -

I places himself so that he can see when his gun is in therequired position. He then orders “Halt—Action front.”2 and 3 jerk back on their dragropes, drop them and man

the trail handles. I holds up the roar end of the shafts from

the near side.2 and 3 unfasten the shaft keys, S orders “Drive on.”

-The draught mule advances one yard, I supporting theshafts, right reverses and moves three yards to the right rear

of the trail.I

lowersthe rear end of the shafts. I on theoff side and the draught driver on the near side release thefront endsof the shafts fromthe harness.

-1 removes the aiming posts, cradle bearer and handspikesirom the draught mule.

2 carries thetrail round through a half circle to the rightand lowers it to the ground.3 removes the sight box from the trail mule, places it on

the left of the gun and fixes his dial sight in position.

4 and5 procure the shield fromthe trail mule and fix it.The pioneer rack and ammunition are unloaded as at

“Pack.”The mulesretire at the trot.The numbers take up theirpositions in action. - -



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Action right, Action left, Action rear.At “Action right” the trail is carried round through a

quarter of a circle to the left.At “Action left” the trail is carried -round through a

quarter of a circle to the right.

At “Action rear” the trail is immediately lowered to theground. -

13. POSITIONS IN ACTION.

I kneels on the left side of the trail just in front of the

spade.2 sits on theright seat.3 sits on the left seat.4kneels behind3, facing the front.5 lies in rear of the ammunition boxes.

6 takes coverto a flank of the battery.7, 8 and 9 remain with the firing battery mules. At drill

they take post six yards in~ear of their gun.

14. TO FORM DETACHMENT REAR IN ACTION.

Section commander.“ . . . see t ion—Detachment . s rear.”I doubles to his place (one yard in rear of the spade and

covering the right gun wheel) and gives the order “No.Double march.” At the order fromI the remainder double

to their places and halt.

15. TO TAKE POST FROM DETACHMENT

REAR.

Section commander.. sec t ion—.Take post.” -

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16. TO MOVE THE - GUN WITH DRAGROPES.

Section commander.

section—With dragropes , prepare to advance .”4 and 5 remove the bearer fromthe shield and fold back

the wings.I mans the handspike in the trail; 2 and3 hook dragropes

to the dragwashers on their own sides; the d~taehment(except I) man the ropes, even numbers on the right side,odd numbers on the left.At the order “Walk, march,” the carriage is moved to tho

front. -

At theorder “Halt,” the carriage is haltedand thedetach.

ment remain at their posts.At the order “Detachment rear” or “Take post,” 2 and3

replace the dragropes, 4 and5 fix thebearer to the shield end

return for the sidearms, 6, 7, 8 and 9 return for the ammuni-tion boxes, and breech mechanism and sight box. Whenstores are re-arranged the detachment takes position as

ordered.

17. TO MOVE THE GUN WITHOUT DRAGHOPES.

Section commander.

“...seetion—Without dragropes , prepare to advance .”

I mans the handspike in the trail, 2 and3 man the wheelsin rear of the shield; 4 and5 move the sidearms; 6,7,8 and

9 move the ammunition boxes and the breech mechanism

and sight box.At the order “Walk, march,” the carriage is moved tothe front.At theorder “Halt,” thecarriage is haltedand the detach.

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18~TO CHANGE FROM LOW TO HIGH POSITION.

Section commander.

.section—Change to high position.”4 and 5 go to the front of the shield, 4 on the right, 5 onthe left, and remove the bearer.

2 supplies 4 with a handspike; 2 raises the right seat;1 disconnects the axietree stay.3 supplies S with a handspike, raises the left seat, sets

the traversing gear at zero and turns the handle of the left

olevating handwhcel to the rear. -

2 and3 see tl~atthe pins securing shield stays are properly

home. . -

4 and 5 fold the wing8 of the shield, insert the handspikesin the washers, raise the carriage, assisted by 2 and 3, andsupport it until I has connected the axietree stay; 2 and3 withdraw the handspikes.

4 and 5 refix the wings of the shield, I replaces his hand.

spikein thetrail, 2 replacestheright seat,3 replacesthesparehandspike and left . seat. -

19. TO CHANGE FROM HIGH TO-LOW POSITION.

Section commander.“ . . .sect-ioev——Change to lo w posi t ion.” -

This operation is the reverse of “To change from low tohigh position.” 4 and 5 work from the front, taking theweight as the handspikespass the vertical.

20. TO OBTAIN THE LINE OF FiRE.

The line of fire is obtained by one of the methods describedin ArtilleryTraining. -



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21. TO LAY THE GUN IN THE LINE OF FIRE.

Section commander.

...section—Aiming point degs....rnins. right (or left.)”I gauges the line and throws the gun into the required

direction.3 sets the sight ch inomete r at zero and brings the bubble

to the centre of its run by the elevating handwheel. Hesets the dial sight at the angle ordered andlays for line.2 and3 put.on the brakes.

As soon as time permits 3 reports to I the readings of thedial sight from the battery picket and auxiliary aimingpoint; I records themon thetrail.

The section commander goes to his guns and takes a note

of the angles recorded.

22. TO ASCERTAIN THE LOWEST ELEVATION AT

WHICH THE TRAJECTORY WILL CLEAR THE

CREST.

When the crest is within 100 yards of the gun.

The equivalent in yards of the angle of sight to the crestis theelevation required.3 sets the sight clinometer at zero and brings the bubble

to the centre of its run by turning the elevating handwheel.1 . lays the gun just clear of the crest by looking along the

bottom of the bore and ordering 2 to olevate or depress as

required.2 reads the required elevation off the elevation indicator

andI reports it to the section commander.When the crest is over 100 yards from the gun.

The procedure is the same, but a-n allowance is made forthe elevation due to the range to the crest. - - -



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- 1, 2 and3 proceed as before -

The section commander makes a liberal estimate of therangeto thecrest- , looks up in therange table the equivalentelevation in degrees and minutes, converts this angle toyards at the e”levation reported by I, and adds the twoelevations in yards together. . -

23. TO PLANT AIMING POSTS.

Section commander.“ ...section—Aimingpostsfront(or rear).”

4 doubles out in front (or rear) of his gun with tw O aimingposts and plant -s them as directed by 3 in line with the dialsight sot at zero (or 180 degs.). He plantsthenear post firstat about 50 yards fromthe gun. He then plants the further

post as far from the gun as possible up to about 10 0 yards.

If the order “Replant aiming posts” is given, 4 doublesout and, at the signal from3, pulls up the posts, the~fnrther

one first, and replants them.

24. PARALLEL LINES TO A NAMED GUN.

Section commander. - - -

“ . . . sec t ion (orNo.... )—Paral le l lines to No3 of the named gun re-lays for line.

Zero line mothod.

1 . of the named gun reports his angle right or. left of his

zero line. This angle is ordered to the other guns.

Aiming point method.

The section commander indicates an aiming point. 3



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of the named gun swings his dial sight on to the aimingpoint and I -reports the reading. This angle, corrected ifnecessary for parallelism, is ordered to the otherguns.

Director method.

3 of the named gun swings his dial sight on to the direct-or

end I reports the reading. The director is set accordingly,and individual angles are ordered to the other guns.

The other guns are then laid in the line of fire as already

detailed. - -

NOTE.—If deflection for level of wheels has been put onthe named gun,it must be subtracted fromtheangles ordered

to the other guns.

25. TO CHECK PARALLEL LINEIS.

Section commander.

“. . . s ec t ion—Chec lc parallel lines to No2 sets theelevation indicator at zero.3 of the named gun lays on the dial sight of each gun in

turn.I reports the angles to his section commander who passes

them to the section commanders concerned.3 of eachothergunlays on thedial sight of the named gun.1 . reportsthe readingto his section commander, who checks

it with the angle taken by the named gun. The sum ofthe two angles should be 180 degrees. If necessary, hocorrects the zeroline angles.



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26. TO LOAD.

Percussion shrapnel.

Section commander.. s e c t ion—Percus s ion .”

1 . repeats this order and at the correct moment orders“Load.”

5 supplies a she l l to 4. -

4 sees that the fuze is set at safety, and places the she l l inthe chamber.

I rams home.

4 receives the cartridge fromS andplaces it in thechamber.2 inserts atube in the vent and closes the breech.

Time shrapnel.

Section commander -

“ ...section—Correc tor . . . , (elevation)...”

I repeat -s this order and at the correct moment orders“Load.”5 setsthe fuze indicator and calls out the fuze setting.

5 sets the faze and supplies a shell to 4.4 shows thesetting to Iandplacestheshell i n thechamber.I rams home.4 receives thecartridge from 6 and placesit in thechamber.2 inserts a tube in the vent and closes the breech.

High explosive.

Section commander.

“ ...aection—H.E., (faze)... “I repeats this order and at the correct moment orders“Load.”5 uncaps the fuze (if necessary), and supplies a she l l

to 4.



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4 places tho shell in the chamber.

I rams home.4~receiveshecartridge fromS and places it in the chamber.2 inserts atube in the vent and closes the breech.

Afterthefirstround,-ifthereis no alteration in ammunition,I orders “Load,” repeating also any change in ammunition

which may be ordered. -

During ranging with H.E. orpercussion shrapnel, the gunwill be re-loaded as soon as it has been fIred. At other

times the gun will not be loaded sooner than is necessaryto maintain the rate of fire.

-Nor~.—Atdrill the rammer wil l be placed against thebreech ring in the action of ramming home; only woodenshe l l and drill cartridges wil l be leaded.

- - 27. TO LAY THE GUN. -

Indirect laying with sight chixiometer.

Sect-ion commander.

. . s ec t i on—. . .degs . . . .m ins . m o re right (or left),”

Angle o f sight.~.degs....mins.ic-ration (or depress ion) ,” -

“(elevation)...- I applies the gun correction and position correction (if

any) and passes the corrected elevation to 2. - -

2 sets the elevation indicator and reports “Set.”3 puts on the deflection and angle of sight, lays and reports

“Ready.”

- - Indirect laying with field clinometer.

Section commander.

. .s ec tio n—~C ’linom eterlaying,”. - -

- .degs . . . .rnins. mo r e right (or left),”“ eleva t ion ). . . degs . . . .mi-ns.”



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1 applies the index correction (if any) to the elevation

ordered andpasses the correctedelevationto 2. -

2 sets the clinometer, lays for elevation andreports “Set.”

3 puts on the deflection, lays for line andreports “Ready.”I removes the field clinometer.

Non~.—Wbcnlaying by field elinonieter, the elevationordered is the actual elevation at which each gun is to bolaid.

Direct laying.

Section commander.

“ . . sectiort—Reference point..., Target...,”

Op e n eights , .. degs . ... mine,more right (or left),”

‘‘ eleva tion) . . .” - - -~

1 . throws the gun intothe line.2 sets the elevation indicatorand reports “Set.”

3 sets the traversing gear at zero (or at 3 degrees traverseif theorder “Targetmoving from ... to ... “is given) , and putsthe -deflection on the open sights. He lays direct over theopen sight-s on the ground line of his portion of the targetand reports “Ready.”

At the first opportunity 3 levels the sight clinonieter bymeansof the micrometer head, thus taking the angle of sight.

If “Indirect laying“is ordered, 3 picks up an auxiliaryaiming point with the dial sight. t7nlcs~a new angle of~ight is ordered, ho uses the angle ofsight already taken.



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28. TO FIRE.

No. 1.

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“ No... .—Fire.” ~I orders “Ready” when he has satisfied himself that his

gun is readyand shortly before it is his turn to fire.2 hooks the lanyard to the tube.Whenhis turn arrives I orders “Fire.”2 tires the gun, tucksthe lanyard in his belt, opensthe

breech and extracts the tube. -

The gun is re-laid.

The gun wil l on no account be fired without the orderfrom I.

29. MISSFIBES.

If thegun fails to fire, 2 a l lows 10 seconds to elapse, removesandexamines the tube and inserts afresh one. At the orderfrom 1, 2 re-hooks the lanyard and pulls it.

Ifthe gun again fails to fire, 2 allows 10 se~ondso elapseand removes and examines the tube.

All numbers should keep clearof the line of the vent whilethe tube is removed.If neither tube has fired, 2 obtains a fresh supply of tubes.

- Ifeither o r bo th tubes havefired, a pause of three nuinutes~smade; 2 then opens the breech. After a further pause ofone minute I removes and examines the cartridge. If it isdry and serviceable, I turns it end for end and replaces it inthe chamber. If it is damp or sniouldering, he places itclear and orders a new cartridge to be loaded. None of thedetachment, nor cartridges should be in roar of the breech -

when it is opened .



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- 30. TO CLEAR TEE SPADE.

Section conirnandar.. s ec t i on—Spades clear.”

I mans the handspike in the trail and withdraws the spadefromtheground. -

31. TO CHANGE TARGET.


“ . . .eection—Cha~igetarget,”- . deg s . . . .m ins . m o re rig ht (or left),”

or

“ . . . deg s . . .mins right (or left) o f zero lines.”2 and3 take oil the brakes.1 clears the spade, if necessary, and thrbws the guh into

the newline.3 sets the traversinggear at zero and turns the micrometer

headof the dial sight through the angle ordered.If the angle is givenfrom zero lines,he setsthe dial sight at

the recorded zero line angle and then turns the micrometerhead through theangle ordered.

The procedureis then as in Section 21, “To lay thegun inthe line of fire.”

32. TO STOP FIRING.


“ . .section—Stop.” -

The detachment continue their duties, but the gun is notfired until the order “Go on “ is given.



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33. TO STAND FAST.

Section commander: -

“...aection—Sandfast.”

All stand fast whatever they are doing, but when cominginto action, 2 completesscrewing up the gun.

At the order “Go on” work is continued. -

34. TO STOP LOADING.

Section commander.

..section—Stop loading .”

The detachment continue their duties. Any gun alreadyloaded is fired atits proper interval, butno gun wil l be loadeduntil the order “Go on “ is given.

35. TO EMPTY GUNS.

Section commander - - -

- .aectioiv—-Ernpty guns .”Any gun loaded is laid at the last elevation and line, and

fired. -

Ifa safety pin or cap has been removed before the orderis given, the loading is completed, and the gun fired.

36. TO STAND EASY IN ACTION. -

Section commander. - -

- . sect ion or No.... )—4S’tand easy .” -

This order is given to indicate that firing is temporarilysuspended.Before opening fire again the order “Take post” wil l he

given.



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- 37. TO PREPARE TO ADVANCE.


. . s e c l ion—Prepare to advance .” -

The firing battery mules move to a position under covernear the guns. One loaded ammunition mule per subsectionmoves to the position of assembly. The second ammunitionmule moves to the left of the gun, halting twoyards in rear olthe ammunition boxes, is loaded with the full pair of boxes

by 6, 7, 8 and 9,andproceeds to theposition of assembly.

The partially empty pair of boxes remains on the ground

till the gun is limbered up, and is then loaded on the firstammunition mule by 6, 7, 8 and 9. This mule then joins

the first line.

38. TO PREPARE TO RETIRE.

Section commander. - - -

.eection—Prepare to retire.”

The tiring battery mules move to a position under covernear the guns. 5 removes three rounds of ammunition, and

6, 7, 8 and 9 carry the ammunition boxes to the ammunitionmules and load them. The ammunition mules then proceedto the position of assembly.

39. TO CEASE FIRING. (“PACK.”)

Before “Cease firing” is ordered, guns must be empty.

Section commander~ - -

...section—Empty g uns , C e as efiring.”The spade is cleared. - -

Themules move to 5yards in rearof thetrail.



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I unships thehandspike, and lays it on the left of the trail,r emoves the breech mechanism and places It in its box, and

ships the breech end cap.2 and3 release the pins of the shield stays,5 and 7 removethe shield, 2 and 3 replace the pins.2 re leases the right brake, places the lanyard in the tube

pocket, unships the right seat, unscrews the junction nut andplaces the wrench in his belt, and loads the spare handspikoon the carriage mule.3 re leases the left brake, unships the left seat and gunlayer’s

- guard, places the sights in their box, and with I loads thesight box on the trail mule . .4 brings in the aiming posts if ordered, places them on -

the whee l and axle mule, and loads the pick on the chasemule. -

5 and 6 place the dragropes over their shoulders.5 and 7 load the shie’d on the trail mule , dropping the

bearer in front of the gun, and strap up. -

6 ships the muzzle lifter. -

I unlocks the locking lever on the trail. -

8 and 9 replace surplus ammunition and strap up boxes,and load the seats and gunlayer’s guard on the carriagemule.

40. TO LIMBER UP. “ PACK.”)

Front limber up.

Section commander. . .oeetion’—.Prcint

l imber up.”The mules move to position as fo l lows , the whole facing

outwards:—~

Wheel and axlemule 3 yards to the front of the centre ofthe platform.



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Carriage mule 3 yards to the right.

Cradlemule 3 yards to theright rear.

Trail mule 3 yards to the rear.Breech mule 3yards to theleft rear.Chasemule 3 yards to theleft front.

Diagram Vii.

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I withdraws the key securing breech and mans the breech

cud cap.2 picks up the breech joint cap and lifter, mid stands

outside the rightwheel, facing inwards.3 picks up the breech bearer and stands outiide the rear

of the left whoe l , facing thefront.



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4 picks up the chase joint cap and bearer, and stands infront of the left whee l .5 stands inside the right whee l , facing the rear, and seizes

tho chase . -

6 mans the muzzle lifter. - -

FIRST LIFT, LIFT. - -

5 and 6 remove the chase to the front; 4 inserts the capin the bore; 5 changes bands from the chase to the bearer,andwith 4 and6 lifts thechaseonto thechasemule; 4 unshipsand straps up the bearer.

2 inserts the breech joint cap and lifter into the breech,and with 1 . lifts the breech over the left wheel; 3 places thebearer under the breech to 2; 2 changes hands from the

lifter to thebearer, andwith 1 . and3 lifts the breech on to thebreech mule; 2 strapsup, goes to the chasemule, and strapsup the chase.

SECOND LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT. -

4 ships and mans the rear cradlebearer on the left side.5 replaces the key securing breech, withdraws the spindleof the range gear, and mans the rear cradle bearer on theright side. -

6 ships and mans the front cradle bearer on the left side.7 opens the cap squares and mans the front cradle bearer

on the right side. - - - - - -

- 8 and 9 disconnect the trail.

SECOND LIFT, LIFT.

4, 5, 6 and 7 lift the cradle on to the cradle mule; 7straps up. - -

8 and 9 lift the trail on to the trail mule and strap up.



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THIRD LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT. -

I goes to the front -of the carriage, opens the axletreeclips, lifts the front of the carriage, and hands it to 5 and6.2 disconnects theaxietree stay andstandsready to assistI.

3 and4 remove the linch pins andwashers,and standreadyto lift the wheels, 3 on the left and4 on theright. -

5 picks up the handspike, supports the carriage, ships thehandspikd, and closes the left axletreo clip and capsquare.6 supports the carriage, mans the handspike on the right

side, closes theright axietree clip and capsquare, and replaces

the spindle of the range gear, running the range gear to fullelevation.7 stands ready to lift the rear of the carriage on the left.

THIRD LIFT. LIFT. - -

5, 6 and 7 lift the carriage- on to the‘carriage mule; 6

unships and straps the handspike; 5 and 6 strap up thecarriage and secure the dragropes ;6 runs the range screwdown to stops.

- I secures the axletree stay and supports the axle; 3 and 4remove the wheels and replacehinch pins andwashers. -

I and2 load-the axle; 3 and4 reverse and load thewheels;

2, 3 and4 strap up. - -- - -- - -

6 and7 replace the toolsin thepioneer rack and secure thorack on to the section pioneermule. -

8 and9 load up theemptyammunition boxes.At the order from 1 “Cover off, march,” each subsection

forms the order of march and proceeds independently to-the position f assembly. - - -

Right, Left or Rear limber up. - -

The mules face in the required direction on forming the orderof march. - -- - - -



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41. TO CEASE FIRING “ DRAUGHT “ .

Section commander.

“...sectioa—Empty g uns , C e as efiring.” -

The spade is cleared.Iunships the handspike and brings up the shaft -s .2 and3 release the pins of the shieldstays, 4 and5 remove

theshield,2 and3 replacethepins.2 places the lanyardin the tube pocket and el~vateshe

gun.3 removes the sights and places themin the sightbox.4 brings in the aiming posts if ordered. - -

5 folds the shield and straps up the stays.

42. TO LIMBER UP “ DRAUGHT “ .

i~oT1i.—Thegun will normally be limbered up in -short -

draught.

- Front limber up. -

Section commander. . -

“...sectior~—Frontimber up.”2 carries thetrail roundthrough ahalf circleto theright.2 and 3 lift tho rear end of the carriage; 2 unkeys; 8

and9 remove thetrail andload it. -

2 and 3 fix the shafts into the carriage sockets on their

own sides andlower them to theground.The draught mule comes up on the off side of the muzzle,

passing close to the off gun wheel and steps into position

between the shafts.2 and 3 raise theshafts and attach them to the draught

harness. -

I loads up the aiming posts,handspikes and cradle bearer

on the draught mule, 2 and 3 load up the sight box, 4 and 5 -



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the shield, 6, 7, 8 ann 9 the pioneer rack and ammunitionboxes.

2 and3 hook dragropes to the dragwashers and manthem.The subsection Iorn]s up in order of march.

Bight limber up. -

2 carries the trail round through a quarter of a circle tothe right.

Left limber up.

2 carries the trail round through a quarter of a circle tothe left. -

Rear limber up. -

The trail is not moved.In each case the procedure is t-he same as in front limber

up. -

43. CASUALTIES TO DETACHMENTS.M en sent up to replace casualties report to thick section

commanders, who order such changes of duties as they

consider necessary.Casualties are replaced as fo l lows :—

Section commander ... By the senior No. I of thesection.

1 . -.. ... ... By a named successor (usually

9).With four men ... 4 performs the dtities of 4,

- and5.With threemen ... I performs the duties of I~and

2, 4 the duties of 4 and5.



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44. CASUALTIES TO EQUIPMENT.

(i) Sight Clinorneter.

Lay by means of the field clinomcter if no spare sight

clinometer is available.

(Ii) Elevation Indicator. -

Lay by means of the field elinometer.

(iii) Dial Sight.

Lay on niming posts over the open sight. To obtain theline before planting aiming posts, lay the gun by means ofa dial sight borrowed fromanalhergun.

(iv) Wheels.

If a gun wheel is damaged, turn it at once so that T hesoundest portion bears the weight of the gun. Replace itby a sparewheel as soon as pmsible.

(v) Mules. - -

Ifa mule is casualtied at the gun posit-ion, the fo l lowingsignals wil l be used to order up the relief :—

Relief wheel and axle . -. Letter A repeated.carriage ... ... ,, Bcradle ... ... ,, D ,,

- ,, trail .. ... ,, F -

,, chase ... .. ,, G ,,

- breech- ... .. HSpare ... - ... -... K ,, -

45~DISABLEMENT.The extent ofdisablement ordered wil l depend on the time

available andthe probability of recapture.



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To disable the gun s o that it can be brought into act ion immedi-atelyafterrecapture: Remove the breech mechanism; unscrew

the junction nut and remove the wrench junction nut.

To disable the gun s o thet it can be brought in to action afterrepair: Remove the range screw and fire the gun.

To destroy the gun: Place an H.E. she l l in the muzzle;load with H.E.; fire the gun by means of a long lanyardfrom under cover. A length of telephone cable attached tothelanyard is suitablefor thepurpose.

Norn .—-The dial sight and clinoineters should always be

removed and taken away before abandoning a gun.

46. BLANK AMMUNITION. -

(i) No officer , non~commissionedofficer or gunner who hasnot been trained and passed in gun drill is ‘to command asection or form part - of -a gun ‘detachment firing blankammunition at salutesor at training. - -

(ii) When firing B.L. blank cartridges no gun is to be re-loaded within 30 seconds after fir ing. Even after thisinterval.’no gun is to be re . loa-dcd until-I has examined thechamber and bore and removed any debris remaining fromthe previous round. - - - - -

(iii) In the event of a misslire, a further attempt -shouldbe made to fire the gun in its turn. In no case must thebreech be opened for at least one minute with black powder

and 10 minutes with smoke le ss charges. No one must be inrear of the breech ‘when it is opened. In firing salutes,an officer orsenior non-commissioned officer should be detailedfor the special duty of timing the interval after a ihissIlre,and informingIof that gun when the breech may be opened.



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C H A P T E R I I I .—LAYJNG AND FUZE

SETTING TESTS

I. In everybattery there should be at least six qualified

layers per subsection, exclusive of serjoante and lance.serjoants. A list of layers should be kept. All layers,sectioncommanders, serjeants and lance-serjeants should be testedperiodically. -

2. All officers and Nos. I must be thoroughly conversant

with

(i) The tests for and care of sighting gear and sights.(ii) The methods of obtaining parallel lines of fire.

(iii) The applicationof gun dellectionsand corrections.3. Layers will be tested by means of two tests: Test A

wil l consistof four lays indirect, test B of twolays direct.4. A maximum of 2 0 marks wil l be given for each lay in

test A, and 10 marks for each lay in test B. In order toqualify, a layermust obtain 75 marks.

5. The examiner should he assisted by an officer orseniornon.commissioncd officer with a stop watch and record

book, and by a penciller who will take down all ordersgiven, for reference when checking thehay .0. When laying indirect, three or more aiming points

should be selected to the rear and on either flank, if possible,and made known to all concerned.



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7. Before beginning the tests at least five targets will beselected in the foreground at varying ranges and angles of

- sight, and covering a front of about 2 ~5degrees; except inthe case of targets representing guns,these should be naturalfeatures of the ground. If it be necessary to u .3e ’dumrnies ,they should be placed in positions such as the troops which

they represent would naturally occupy on service. A refer-ence point, approximately in the centre of the target ~ioiie,wil l be pointed out to the No. I and to the layers; targetswill be indicated with reference to this point by means of

the clock code.S. When laying direct on any target (other than a gun

target) which extends over a fairly wide frontage, greatexaetitude in direction will not be required as regards thepoint originally selected to lay upon, which may be any.where in that portion of the target oppouite to the gunbeing laid. Any subsequent lay on the same target must,

however, be on the same point as the first.

9. Theorders for thelaymust be given outby theexaminer clearly and distinctly, a short pause (about two or three

seconds) being made after each separate order, thus: “ Allguns , 2 0 dego . right “—pause-—”A ii guns , 1 1 5 mini, m ore right “—.

pause—”Angle of s ight 1 deg. 2 0 mini. elevalion “—pause—“4200.”

All orderswil l he acknowledged by the No. I and actedon at once. Should the layer at any time he in doubt as

to anyparticular order, he wil l refer to the No. I, who mayrepeat to him any part of the order received. - The No. Imay, in turn, refer to the examiner.

10 . After checking a lay, the examiner wil l elevate thegun about 15 minutes. -



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- 11 . In the case of a change of target, the brakes must -betaken off and put onagain.

12 . Layers wil l be examined in pairs (Nos. 2 and 3); forany incorrect part of a -lay marks wil l be deducted onlyfromthe individual making theerror.13. The timesallowed foreach lay are as follows

Test A. Test B.

Lay 1. Lay 2. Lay3. Lay4.

0’ 45” 0’ 35” 0’ 45” - 1’ 0”

Lay 5. Lay C .

0’ 30” 0’ 20’

The layerwill call out “Ready “- as soon as he has finished

laying the gun. The time wil l be taken fromthe conclusionof the orders for the lay irntil the word “Ready” from thelayer. - - -

14. One markwill be deducted:—

i) For every five seconds or fraction of five seconds beyond the time laid down for the particular lay.(ii) If the traversing gear is not within 30 minutes of

zero, except in lays 2 and 0.(iii) For eachmistake in the manipulationof thesighting

gear or in the drill of the layer as laid down.

15 . Two markswill be deducted :—

If the angle of sight has not been taken correctlywhen laying direct. -

10 . ~en marks wil l be deducted

If the aiming posts arenot planted i n line.



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17. No marks wil l be given for thelay:—

( i) If thesight is incorrectlyset.(ii) When laying indirect, if the gun is not correctlylaid

for elevation and direction. -

(iii) When laying direct, ifthe gun is not laid for eleva-tion within .3 minutes or for direction - within

minutes. - - - -

EXAMPLES OF TESTS. - --

Layingtests.The gun is placed on a firm platform. The examiner sets

the elevation indicator at about3,000yards andthe remainingscales at zero.

Test A (Indirect). -

Orders. - - Procedure.Lay I.

“Aiming point,...”The

procedurewil l be as laid“All guns, 90 degs . 10 mini, down under “To lay the

right.” gun in the lineof fire.”The battery picket and aux-

iliary aiming pointreadings- wil l be recorded - on the

- - - trail alter 3 has reported“Ready.”

“Aiming postsfront.” - The procedure wil l be as laiddown under “To - -plantaiming posts.” -

Time for this part of the layis not taken. -



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- 11. In the case of a change of target, the brakes must -betaken off and puton again.

12 . Layers wil l be examined in pairs (Nos. 2 and 3); forany incorrect part of a -lay marks wil l be deducted onlyfromthe individual making the error.13. The timesallowed for each lay are as follows

Test A. Test B.

Lay 1. Lay2. Lay3. Lay 4.

0’ 45” 0’ 35” 0’ 45” - 1’ 0”

Lay 5. Lay C.

0’ 30” 0’ 20’

The layerwill call out “Ready “- as soon as he has finished

laying the gun. The time wil l be taken fromthe conclusionof the orders for the lay until the word “Ready” fromthelayer. - - -

14 . One markwill be deducted:—

- i) For every five seconds or fraction of five secondsbeyond the time laid down for the particular lay.(ii) If the traversing gear is not within 30 minutes of

zero, except in lays 2 and0.(iii) For each mistake in the manipulationof thesighting

gear or in the drill of the layeras laid down.

15. Two markswill be deducted:—

If the angle of sight has not been taken correctlywhen laying direct. -

10 . ~en ‘marks wil l be deducted

If the aiming posts are not planted in line.



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17. No marks wil l be givenfor the lay

( i) Ifthe sight is incOrrectly set.(ii) When laying indirect, ii the gun is not correctlylaidforelevation anddirection. -

(iii) When laying direct, if the gun is not laid for eleva-tion within $ minutes or for direction - within 5

minutes. - - - - -

EXAMPLES OF TESTS. - - ‘ --

Laying tests.The gun is placed on a firm platform. The examinersets

theelevationindicator at about3 , 0 0 0 yards andtheremaining

scales at zero.

Test A (indirect). -

Orders. - ‘ Procedure.Lay I.

“Aiming point,...” The procedure wil l be as laid“All guns , 90 ciegs. 10 mins. down under “To lay theright.” gun in the lineof fire.”

The battery picket and aux-iliary aiming pointreadings

- will be recorded - on the- - trail after 3 has reported

“Ready.”

Aiming posts f rO nt.” - The procedure wil l be as laiddown under “To - -plantaiming posts.” -

Time for this part of the layis not taken. -



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Lay 2.

Test A (indiroct)—eontd.

Orders. Proceduro.

“All guns , 1 deg. 10 mine.mo r e right.”

“Angle of sight, I deg. ~i0mine, elevation.”

“3400.”

Lay 3.

“Represent ~No.2 gun inaction.”

“Change target.” -

“All guns , 2 degs . 15 mine.snore left.”

“Concentrate 2 0 mine, onNo. 1.”

“Angle of sight, 10 minedepress ion.”

“4275.”

Lay 4.

“Change target.”“All guns , 31 degs . right of

sero lines.”“Cl inom eter laying.”“10 digs. 30 mins,” -

The procedurewill be as laiddown under “To lay the

gun.” -

The procedurewill be as laiddown under “To changetarget” and “To lay thegun.”

The procedure wil l be as laiddown under “To changetarget” and “To lay the

gun.”



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Test B (direct).

The reference point is described before orders are given.

Orders. Procedure.Lay 5.

“Represent No. 3 gun inact ion.”

“Infantry lining hedgerow :4 o’c lock , 3 degs . to degs .”

Op e n s ights .”

“1200.”

The procedure wil l be as laiddown under “To lay thegun.”

Thebubble of thesight clino.meterwil l bebrou~hto the

centre of its run beforereporting “Ready.”

The examinerwill put on a deflection and note thereading.

The gun wil l be re-laid on thesame pointof the target asin LayS.

The deflection orderedwill besuchas wil l enable the layerto lay by means of thetraversing gear.

Fuze setting test.Procedure.

The competitor wil l set thefuze indicator at the cor-

rectorand elevationorderedandwill setsixfuzes at the

graduation shown on thefuze indicator.

Time—i minute.

Lay 6.

“ . 4 1 1 guns , 4 0 mine, mo r eleft.”

“1500.”

Orders.

“Correc tor 1152, 3700.”



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‘ C H A P T E R IV .—SIGHT TESTS .

The field clinometer, sight clinometc~andelevation mdi-Cater should be tested daily and after prolonged firing. Thealignment tests should be carried out as often as possible.

Anyadjustment to optical instruments must be carried outby a qualified artificer. -

- Test 1.—To test the field clinometer.

Set the clinometer at zero; place it on the clinoineter

plane and elevate or depress the gun until the bubble is inthe centre of its run; then turn the clinometer end for end.If the bubble is still in the centre of its run, the e l inoxnetcris in adjustnient.

If t -he bubble is not in tho centre of its run, bring it so bymoving the slider or, if necessary, the armand slider. Onehalf of the net reading is the indexerror of the clinometer.

If the bubble cannot be brought to the Centre of its run

by this method, the error of the clinometer may be deter-mined by comparison with a clinometer of known error.

To eliminate an error, the chinometer must be adjusted bya qualified artificer. This adjustment is given in theHandbook.



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Test 2.—To test and adjust the sight clinorneter.

With thesight clinometer bracket horizontal and thesight

clinometer reading zero, the bubble of the sight clinometershould be in the centre of itsrun.

Place the sight ch inome t c r set at zero in its bracket, andbring the bubble to the centre of its run by theleft elevating

handwheel. Reverse the sight clinometer end-for end; thebubble should still be in thecentre of its run.

Ifthe bubble is not in thecentre, bringit so by turning themicrometer head. NOte the reading andset the micrometer

scales to half this reading. Bring the bubble to the centreof its run by the left.elevating handwheel. Slacken the nutssecuring the micrometer scales and the screws securing thereader of th9 degree scale; shift the micrometer scales andreader to zero and re-clamp. -

Test 3.—To test and adjust the elevation indicator.

With the sight elinorneter reading zero and the bubble inthe centre of its run, the elevation indicator should read theelevation at which the gun is laid.

Placeashell in the chamberto takeup playin theolevatinggear; set the sight clinomoter at zero and bring the bubbleto -the -centre of its run by the left elevating handwheel;place the field ch inome t e r setat zero on the clinometer plane:

- bring the bubble of the field clinometer to the centre of itsrun by the right elevating handwheol. The eh~vation

indicatorshould read zero.If the elevation indicator does not read zero, slack back

the clamping nut and the butterfly nut until therack carry-ing the scale plate can be disengaged from the pinions:



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revolve the scale plate till it reads zero and re-engage tho

rack; screw up the nut by hand, see that the bubbles aro

still central and tighten with the spanner.

- Alignment tests.

Before beginning these tests the following - preparationsshould be made

(i) Place the carriage on a firmplatformand manipulate

it until it is level transversely see iv). -

(ii) Select a well-defined object at least 1,500 yardsdistant on which to lay.

(iii) If this distant object cannot be found, set up the- target testing sights (see diagram) about 50 yards

in front of the gun at right angles to the axis ofthe bore.

(iv) If the carriage cannot be levelled transversely thetop of the dial sight carrier andthe target testingsights should be sloped to the same angle as thecarriage.

(v) Fix crosswires at the muzzle of the gun.

(vi) Set the elevation indicator, the cowl of the dial

sight, the dial plate and micrometer scales of thedial sight and the deflection scale of the epen

sight at zero.

NoTis .—In practice, tests 4 and 5 are carried out shun .

-. taneously. -



- I - -~

Id

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I--ithai

0l )<N.

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Test 4.—To test and adjust the dial sight and open

sights for line.

The lines of sight through the dial sight and open sightsshould be parallel to the axis of the bore as regards line.

Lay the bore on the distant object for line by the left

elevating handwheel and the traversing gear, using the inter-section of the cross wires as a foresight and the axial vent asa hind sight. The lines of sight through the dial sight and

open sights should be on the distant object. When usingthe target testing sights, lay the bore on point B; the dial

sight should be on line D, and the open sights on point 0.If the dial sight is not in alignment, turn the micrometerheadsof thedial sight until the lineof sight is correct, slacken

the screws securing the reader of the dial plate and the nutsof the micrometers, shift the reader andmicrometer scalestozero and reclamp. If the open sights are not in alignment,

slacken the screw securing foresight, movethe acorn right or

left until the line of sight is correct and reclamp. -

Test 5.—To test and adjust the open sights for

elevation.

The line of sight over the open sights should be parallel tothe sight ch inome t e r set at zero. -

Set the sight clinometer at zero. Lay the bore on the

distant object for elevation by the left elevating handwheel.The line of sight through the open sights should be on the

distant object. When using the target testing sights, laythe bore on point B; the open sights should be on point 0.If the opensight~are not in alignment, slacken the clamp.

ing nut at the bottom of the foresight, screw the foresight

up or down until the line of sight is correct and reclamp.



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C H A P T E R V.—OARE O F EQUIPMENT,

- - 1. CLEANING -ANn OILING. -

Limber gunners should be intelligent and reliable men.Theslippers should be kept clean andoiled andmaintained

in good working order; all working surfaces should be wel llubricated and kept freefrom paint.

The bore should be kept clean and lightly greased. Afterfiring it should be scrubbed out with caustic soda and hot

water (one pound to a gallon), using tkn -piasaba brush.When dry it should-be lightly greased with mineral jelly.No gritty substance, such as sand paper or bath brick,

should be used for cleaning working surfaces. -

All spare parts should be used periodically to ensure thatthey are in working order. -

When travelling in draught the axlctree should be greasedevery second hour and the shaftsockets kept wel l lubricated.

Heads of lubricators should be kept free from paint.

List of lubricators.

Fitting to belubricated. No. Whore situated.

Bracket, oscillating, elevatinggear

Capsquares

Nut , t raveningSlipperWhoel~.~. -

I2 -

1 -82

On left shoulder.One on each trunnion.

Centre ofnut.Four on each side.

Oneon outer flange ofnave ofeach wheel.



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2. THE No. 7 IMAL SIGHT.

Thedial sight when issued is in correctadjustment, water-tight, andwith all cel ls and joints secured with fixing screws.It is very unlikely that the interior will require cleaning

and the dial sight must on no account be taken to piecesexcept by a person in possession of an Ordnance Col legecertificate stating that he is competent to do so.

The body of the dial sight should be cleaned with a cleansoft cloth and a little oil, which must be rubbed off after.wards, care being taken that the glass is not touched. Nogritty substance should be used.

The exteriors of eye lens and window should be cleanedwith chamoisleather, specially kept for the purpose. Greatcare must be taken that no oil or grease is allowed to touchthe glasses. Fingers though apparently clean and dry leave

markson the lens whichwillimpair thedefinition of the sight-.When not in use the dial sightshould be kept in the breech

mechanismandsight box.

3. THE BREECH MECHANISM.I. General precautions.

The breech mechanismshould be dismantled periodicallyin order that it may be thoroughly cleaned.

The threads of the breech screw should be free from burrs.Should the screw not work easily when the obturator hasbeen detached, the defect may often be remedied by careful

filing by an artifleer, but no portion of the thread should be

cut away to remove a crack.The breech should be kept covered up when possible to

prevent dust and gritgetting into the breech fittings.

The obturating pad should be examined to see that the

canvas c o v e r i n g i s intact and in working order . If the



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canvas cover is found to be loose or to overlap cit-her of theprotecting discs, the obturator should be changed.

The spare pad should be kept under compression in thebox obturator.

Theprotecting discs should be carefullyexaminedand shouldbe replaced if the steel rings are eroded,burredorcracked.

Whenfitting thepad anddiscs on theaxial vent, care mustbe taken thatthe-v are assembled in thecorrectorder. Thefaceof the pad marked “front” should be towards the muzzle .One or moresteel adjusting discs maybe required between the

obturatorandthe face of thebreechscrew whenthepad is com-

pressedby firing, but theobturatorshould always turn freely.The obturating pad should be a close fit in the coned seat-

ing of the chamber. To ascertain this, lightly cover theseating with a mixture of oil and tallow; close and open thebreech; the outer end of the pad should be covered withgrease fromcontact with the greasedseating of the chamber.If it is found that the pad does not- fit the seating closely,adjusting discs should be added until the breech closes with

some difficulty. The breech should then be opened andclosed until it works easily. Before use, the pad and discsshould be we l l covered with tallow.

Every opportunity should he taken to keep the obturatorand axial vent cool. This can be done by pouringwater over

it in position, or by sousing it thoroughly with a sponge cloth

during or after firing.The obturator should never be dismantled when hot.

When a new pad is fitted, it must be expanded with a fullcharge.

U. To dismantle the breech mechanism. -

Open the breech, lift the breech mechanismas awhole out

of thesocketin the jacketor breechring, andwithdrawit..



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Brc~chserew.—Placethecarrier in t~iehalf lockedposition,press up -the retairiin~chi~f the~arner i~ingshi~htly,and

push out the axis pin of the clip; remove the latter withspring. The breech screw with axial T vent and obturatorcan then be withdrawn from the carrier ring to the rear.

Vent, T, axial and obturator.—Prise out the bolt retainingvent axial in the side of the, breech screw wit-h a tool usedas a lever; the vent axial with obturator can be withdrawnfrom thebreech sc r ew . The pad and discs can then be takenoil the axial vent.

Spring, retaining T tube.—Prise up the tail of the springclear of the recess in the axial T vent, and withdraw thespring.

C am lever.—Turn the lever back as far as it will go, andwithdraw it to the rear. - -

L U . To assemble the breech mechanism. -

The breech mechanismis assembled in the reverse order.

Care must be taken when placing the axial vent and the

obturating pad and discs on the breech sc r ew , to see that theindicating arrows engraved on-the mushroom head of theaxial vent and the front end of the breech screw correspond, -

as it is in that position only that the retaining bolt in -thobreech screw will engage with the recess for its reception in

the axialvent. - -

When inserting the retaining clip of the carrier ring, thebreech screwshould be placed in the unlocked position.

4. RUNNING OUT SPRINGS AND BUFFER.

- - General precautions. - -

i. Before firing.Care should be taken -to see that the buffer is correctly



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charged, that there is no abnormal leakage at the stuffingbox and that the key securing breech is in position.

It is necessary to strain theoil before charging thebuffer.During severe weather, the buffer should be protected asmuch aspossible fromthe cold: -

Springs, spring cases and parting plates must be we l lcoatedwith mineral jelly. -

ii. In action.

Fault. Cause. Remedy.,

Excessive length ofrecoil.

Violent recoil

Gun falls to run outat all,

Gun fails to run outout completely.

Worn piston

Loss of liquid frombuffer oylinder.

Inner spring - casebroken. -

Expansion of liquiddue to continual f ir .

ing or climatic con.- ditions. -

Replace.

Replenish. -

Replace .

Remove filling plug andwithdraw surplus

- liquid.

Gun runs out slug.gl~thly.

- - - -

Gunrunsoutviolently

- -

-

Springs weak

.

-

. - - -

~Spring eases dented ...

Loss of liquid

Head of control rodout of action,

~

- Replace.Condemning limits of

rnnning out springsare ~—Outecprings,2160 inches; innersprings, 2~60inches.

Replace.

Fill up buffer andexamine gland.Take down buffer and

clean head, orreplaceif necessary.



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ill. When guns are resting in action. -

Coo l the bore. Allow air to escape from the buffer.Replenish the buffer. Tighten packings if necessary.

8. THE RUNNING OUT SPRINGS.

L To remove the springs.

Dismount the gun and remove the cylinder nut and fillinghole plug. Attach the apparatus adjusting springs to the

ifihing hole andtake up tension.

If it is desired to remove the outer springs, remove thetapered pin from the collar guide at the rear end of thecradle. Remove the piston rod nut and slack out the hingebolts of the cap at the front end. Slackup on the apparatusadjusting springs until the springs are free from tension.Remove the springs, thrust pads and parting plates.

ii. To replace the springs.

The springs are replaced in the reverse order.

6. THE BUFFER.

I, To fill the buifer.

Place the gun at extreme depression. Remove the cylinder

nut and filling hole plug. Pour in oil until it over f lows .Replace the filling hole plug and cylinder nut. About 3~pints of oil are required.

ii. To empty the buffer.

Remove the cylinder nut and filling hole plug. Attachthe apparatus adjusting springs to the filling hole and take

up tension. Remove the piston rod nut and cap. Slackupon the apparatus adjusting springs until the stuffing box is



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in a convenient position for working. Removo the stuffingbox and run off the oil.

1 1 1 . To tighten the gland.

Remove the piston rod nut, remove the cap and screw upthe gland with the spanner, hydraulic buffer. The retainingstud must be disengaged by pressingoneof the projectionsonthe spanner against it.

lv. To remove the packing ring.

Remove the piston rod nut, cap and gland. Remove thering supporting packing and replace the old packing withnew . Replace the ring supporting and gland, care beingtaken toensure that aslot in theglandis in acorrect positionto engage the retaining stud.



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APPEND IX

CARRIAGE OF STORES.

1. Loads.

Wheel and axle mid,. -

lbs. ozs.

Saddlery, &c 94 9One axietree 66 0Twowheels 152 0Two aiming posts - 2 0

313 9Carriage mule.

Saddlery, c 90 13Carriage 181 8Two seats 12 0Gunlayers’ guard 7 0

Two handspikcs 13 0One pairofdragropes 3 2~

- - 307 7~Trail mule.

Saddlery,&c 00 9Trail 78 0Shield 78 - 0Box, breech mechanismand sight 95 4~

330 13~Crv4l~mule.Saddicry, e 86 9

Cradle 232 0Two hearers 13 0

331 9



Chasemule.

Saddicry, e. -

Chase

MuzzlelifterCap, joint chaseBearer, joint chaseCleaner, woolCleaner, piasabaOne shovel orpick

Saddlery, c

BreechWrench, junctionnutLifter, joint breechCap, Joint breech

- Cap, breech endBreech bearer

Pioneer mule,Saddlery, cTwo pioneer racks -

Onecrowbar -

One pawlin and strap

Cordage -

- 250 0Subsection store pannier mule,

Saddlsry, c - ... 84T w o panniers 155- .3Qne pawh in and strap .~ 12 0

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Breech mule.

- lbs. ozs.85 5

197 0

2 95 223 02 S f r2 73 0

301 61

86 0

203 04 01 62 34 08 10

309 12

84 1

275 8

12 0

371 0

84 1

13 8 21 1 8

12 0

4 14

Ammunition mule.

Saddlery, & c

- - Two ammunition boxesOnepawlin and strap

25 1 - 4~



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ii. Stores carried In breechmechanism and sights box.

Bar, testing sights

Bit, ventBox, obturating pad

Carrier No. 7 dial sight, No. 2Clinometer,fieldOlinometer,sightHandle,fileHoldall

DriftNo.4FilesItimers, vent V.

Crossheads,range gear

Indicator, lureLanyards, firing, No. 5Leathers, chamoisBreech mechanismcomplete

Pillar, dial sightPincers, carpentersScrewdrivers,4-inchSight,dial, No. 7Sight barSpanner, No. 244Spanner,

No. 202Wrench, B.M.Box, tin

Various springs,pins, its. see Handbook).

(per battery) I

1

1 per section) 1

1

1

(per section) 1

22

(per battery)

1(per section) 1(per bat tery) 1

21

iii. Stores carried in subsection stores pannier.

Box , dubbin 1Box, grease 1

Cans,lubricating, No. a ICans, lubricating, No. 0Chains, brass,yards ~ .. (per battery) 1

Cloth, emery, sheets 2Cloth, sponge UFunnels, fillingHammers , claw 1

Lamps siegeLines, hambm’



Lines, white •Pads, spring, thrust, inner (per battei~) 2

Pads, spring, thrust, outer

Plates, packing,inner ,,

Plates, packing, outer

Pliers,parallel, fiatnose (per section) 1

Rings, packing,hydraulic buffer 2Spanners, MeMahon ISpanners, hydraulic buffer, No. 148 1

Spanners, hydraulic buffer, No. 14 0 ... 2Washers, dragWashers, packing , hydrau l ic buffer (per battery) 2Wheels,hand, elevat ing 1

Whee l s , hand, range gear ,, IBox , tinTow, for packing, lbs 2

Various bolts, rivets and screws see 11an~book).

iv. Stores carried In pioneer rack.

Bill hooks 2Banderoles 6Cordage, feet 4Axes, felling, with helves

Hammers, uphand, 7 lbs 1Hand axes 2Piekaxes, with helves 2Reaping hooks 2Shovels, G.S 2

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CONT1~NTS.

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General Instructions ... ... ... . . ... 3

Chapter 1 .—Gene r a l Duties ... ... ... ... 5

,, II.—Gdn Drill ... ... ... ... ... 19

,, 111 .—Lay ing and Fuze SettingTests .. 58

,, IV.—SightTests ... ... ... ... 64

V.—Care of Equipment ... ... ... 70

Appendix—Carriage of Stores - ... ... ... ... 79



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- GENERAL‘INSTRUCTIONS.

Practical instruction in the equipment should be given to

each recruit before any attempt is made to instruct him in

gun drill. -

In teaching theduties ofeach manat tine gun, the instructorshould try to impart tho instruction by reasoning rather

than by a long explanation in words. By meansof questions

ci he should try to draw from the recruit the correct answersasU to the performance of his dtities, being careful to lead the~ man’s mind into the desired channel of thought. Should

~ this attennpt fail, the instructor should give.a demonstration

> emphasizing the points the recruit Inns not grasped. Suchdemonstrations should deal with the work of each man in the

~ detachment; and all men under instruction should, in turn,

J carry out thework of each particular man. - -

u Instruction in gun drill should begin as soon as themen areconversant with all parts of the equipment, and can handle

in the best and quickest mannereach of the working parts ofthe gun. Once the work of each niani has been thoroughly

mastered, it should not take long for the recruit to learn theactual drill.it is most important that a marked distinction should be

drawn between instruction anddrill. -

During the former the language used should be as s impleas possible, and the meaning of all technical terms which arenecessary must be carefully explained. A conversational

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tone should bo adopted and in no circumstances whatevershould anything in tine nature of long quotations from drill

books be allowed. Tine men should be permitted to assumean easy attitude and their interest should not be allowedto f lag. They should be encouraged to askquestions.

At drill, on the contrary, rigid discipline must be main-tained, ordersmust be clearanddecisive, and thedetachmentsmade to work steadily, smartly and rapidly. At tho sametime the utmost accuracy is essential and any deviationsfrom the methods laid down must at once be checked.

- Nomenclature ot loads.

The gun and carriage are divided into six loads, which ì arecalled by tine fo l lowing names

LOAD. DRILLBOOK NAME,

Wheel and axle. Wheel and axle,

Trail, front part. Carriage.Trail, rear part. Trail.Recoil cradle, Cradle.Gun breech, Breech,

Gun chase. Chase.



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CHAPTER 1.—GENERAL DUTIES.

This chapter summarizes the duties of the section com-mander and each man in thedetachment. It is only intendedas aguide to theinstructor,who should use his own words in

explaining the various duties to the men.The detachment is composed of nine men. Tine service ofthe gun is divided betweenthem as fo l lows

I ... ... ... ... ... In command.2 . . . ... .. ... The breech.3 ... ... ... ... ... The sights.4 ... ... ... ... ... The loading.5 and 6 ... ... ... ... The ammunition.

7 and8 ... ... ... .., The reserves.9 ... ... ,,, ,,. .,, Thecoverer and secondin command.

The duties of the section commander and eacin Inan are asfo l lows

DUTIES OF SECTION C O M M A N D E R .

No’ru.—Oa serFice it may not always be possible for sec t ion

c ommande r s to be with their sect ions in act ion, and it may beinadvi sable to withdraw a No. 1 from his gun to act as sec t ionc ommande r . In this ca s e .guch of the fo l lowing duties as af fec tboth guns will be perform ed by the G . P . O . (gun position officer)and su ch as af fec t individual guns by the Nos, 1.



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1. He C O M M A N D S his section and is responsible for theserviceability of its EQUIPMENT and the correctness

of its drill.2 . He places himself where ho can best see and hear theB.C. or G.P.O. and wil l only move about when necessaryfor the supervision of his section. In ordinary circumstances

he should be on theflank of his section nearestthe command

post.3. He will acknowledge orders from the command post by

saluting withi the hand nearest the G.P.O., finishing with thehand vertically above thehead.

He only passes ORDERS when he sees that m is No. 1 or theneighbouring section ~ommander has failed to acknowledge.

4. He supervises the TESTING and ADJUSTMENTof thesights of his section. -

5. He keeps a RECORD of the MUZZLE VELOCITYandJUMP of his guns andalso of theirZERO LINE READINGSto the AUXILIARY AIMING POiNT and BATTERY

PICKET. He wil l not keep any records of orders during

a shoot. - - -

E l . Ho reports the CREST ANGLES to tine G.P.O. whenodered to do so,

7. He is RESPONSIBLE tinat, before fire is opened on anytarget, his guns are layed in the DIRECTION ORDERED.

This is best done snot by inspection of the sights, but- bycomparing the line of his two guns and the flank guns of theneighbouring sections by looking along tile line of each with

reference to some distant object either in front or rear,8. He C O N T R O L S his section in action.

This control is best carried out by watching and listening,rather than by personal inspection of sights, &e . , e.g . . asregards deflection correct - ions, observation of the Inami,whether left or right, used by 3, wil l ensure deflectionis



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being put on in the correct - direction; as regardsluresetting,

comparison of the fuze lengths called out wil l expose any

considerable enor. -

- 0. When his section is R-ANGIXG, if Oslo gun miss-f i res , he -

will fire BOTH ELEVATIONS from the other gun, thehigher elevation first,

10. At BATTERY FIRE lie will report to tine G.P.O. whenone of his guns MISSES iTS TURN,- 11 . lIe will report to the G.P.O. when either of his gunsgoes OUT OF ACTION or when lie finds that an ERROR Innsbeen made which is likely to have AFFECTED THE

SHOOTING. - - -

DUTIES OF 1 .1. He C O M M A N D S and is responsible for the entire

service of his gun.

2. He gives the WORDS OF COMMAND detailed for himin Chapter II, and repeats all ORDERS affectinghis detach.

ment, which have not been heard by the men concerned.

His orders must be given clearly, but no louder than isnecessary to enable his detachment to hear.

He assists in passing orders down the battery when

necessary.

- He acknowledges all orders by saluting. He will salute

- with the hand nearest the gun position officer, finishinlg withtino hand vertically above the head.

- 3 . He is responsible :— -

(i) That the BUFFER is properlyfilled,

and that thereis no leakage at the gland.

(ii) That the SIGHTS are tested. Thnis is done under

- thesupervision of the section commander.

4. He selects the GUN PLATFORM, which should be onfirm and level ground. If tilis cannot be found and time



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permits, the higher wheel is dug in. He digs a trench forthe spade.

5. He isresponsible for the breech end cap.

6. He ascertains, when ordered, the CREST ANGLE andreports it to the section commander.

7. lIe orders the deflection to correct for difference in

LEVEL OF WHEELS. The difference in level of wheels in

degrees, multiplied by the elevation in degrees, gives the

deflection in minutes, required towards the higher wheel.He must not alter this deflection after his gun has once

opened fire on this line.

When a switch is made to a target at a different range, orwhen giving parallel l ines to a named gun, he must bear inmind the amount of deflection already on the sight for the

difference in level of wheels when making the new calculation.

8. Ho selects the auxiliary aiming point and recordson theslate the ZERO LINE angles from the auxiliary aiming

point and battery picket.9. Before the gun is layed on a NEW TARGET be gauges

the line of fire and throws the gun roughly into the line.

In traversing the gun by means of the trail, the width of

the spade corresponds to 11 degrees of traverse.

10. (i) TIe applies

a) The POSITION CORRECTION which, ifrequired, is ordered in the form: “POSITIONCORRECTION. No , plus (or minus)

- (yards),” and is applied to all elevationsordered, but is cancelled when a fresh targetis ordered.

b) Corrections during fire for effect, which areordered in theform: “ No add (or drop)

(yards).” These are cancelled when afresin elevation is ordered,



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(ii) When laying by field ch inomete r , ho applies theINDEXCORRECTION (ifany) of l n i s clinometer,anid passes the corrected elevations to 2.

(iii) When time fuzes are issued for which there is noindicator, I will be providedwith a fuze correction

board on which wil l be shown corrections to fuzelengths required forgain or loss of theM . V . of thegun.

11 . When an angk~of sight is ordered, he examines the

setting of the SIGHT CLINOMETER. He occasionallyexamines the settings of the ELEVATION and FUZE

INDICATORS and DIAL SIGHT.

12 . He supervises the preparation and supply of AM-MUNITION. As time fuzes deteriorata rapidly i~unpro-tected from damp, only such as are required for immediateuse wil l be uncovered. When one group of ammunition

is nearly expended, he reports particulars of the next group

to be used, -

13 . He supervises LOADING and R A MS , kneeling on theriglnt of the trail, and using both hands on tine handspike. The

she l l should be rammed home vigorously with a good travel.The sound of the driving band engaging the rifling should bedistinctly beard. Irregularity in ramming causes irregularshooting, especially when the gun is worn. An improperly

ralnmed shell may slip back when tine gun is elevated, and

cause a premature. He sees that the caps of the-No. 10 6 lureshave been removed and occasionally examines the settingof time lures. - - -

1 4 . H e gives the order to FERE. The gun wil l on noaccount be fired without his order. Before giving this order

he sees that the gun is in all respects ready.



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15. He is responsible that. the INTERVAL between rounds

is properly kept as regards his own gun. When a salvo or

quick rate of battery fire (less than 5 seconds interval) is

ordered, he extends his right arm above his head as soon ashis gun is ready to fire.16. At intervals he olneeks the LENGTH OF RECOIL.17. He watches ti’e action of the SPADE on recoil, and

adjusts the support if necessa ry . -

18. When RAPID or PROLONGED FIRING takesplace he takes every opportunity of attending to his equip-ment. If the gun is hot, tine bore should be cooled with

water when “Stand easy” is ordered. -

DUTIES OF 2 .

1. lIe attends to tine right BRAKE, ELEVATION

INDICATOR, JUNCTEON NUT, and BREECHM E C H A N I S M , and FIRES the gun. lie tests and adjuststhe OBTURATING PAD.

2 . At PREPARATION FOR ACTION

- - - ( i) He straps tine TUBE POCKET round his waistand fills it with tubes.

- (ii) He tucks tine LANYARD into his belt. -

3. Ho is responsible for tine wrenc ln junction nut, sparehandspike, cap joint breech and breech bearer. -

4. In assembling the gun, when tine breech a-nd chase are

placed together, the arrow on the upper front of tine JUNC-TIONNUT must be opposite the arrow and word,” Enter “ onthe STOP RING.

As soon as tine breech and chase are engaged, lne revolvesthe JUNCTION NUT upwards with the wrench and screws



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tip tight. The arrow on the JUNCTION NUT must thenbe between tine arrows showing the limits for wear on the

STOP RING.5. H~puts on the right BRAKE as soon as tine gun islayed in the line of fire.6. Ho assists 3 to lay by looking along the FINDER of

the DIALSIGHT when the aiming point is to the left orto the rear.

7. He sets tine ELEVATION INDICATORat the elevationordered by 1 and reports “Set” loud enough for I and 3to hear.

8. When laying by FIELD CLINOMETER he sets it attine elevation ordered by I, and lays the gun for elevationby elevating until the bubble of the field dinometer runsto the front, and then depressing until the bubble, runs tothe centre of its run, and reports “Set.” He sees that tinechinometer plane and the base of the clinometer are freefrom grit or dirt, and that the ch inomete r is placed on thepositioningmarksof the plane for each lay.

9. ( i) To OPEN THE BREECHs—He takes bold of thecam leverwith the left hand, raises it and pushesit away so as to turn the breech screw one sixthof a turn; he then taps the cam lever to thefront to disengage the pad, withdrawing thebreech screw to the rear through the carrier

ring, and swings the carrier and breech screwto the loading position.

(ii) To CLOSE THE BREECHs — T h e above procedureis reversed.

10 . He inserts T TUBES in the vent and locks thembyturning them to the right with tine first finger and thumb

of his right hand. -

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11 . When Igives thenumber of hisgun, as acaution beforethe order “Fire,” m o hnooks tine lanyard to the tube with

his left hand and holds the toggle in his right hand.12 . At the order “FIRE” he jerks tine lanyard smartly.The gunwill on no accountbe fired without theorder fromI.

13. He oils and cleans the BREECH M EC H ANI S1 ~ 1whennecessaryduring firing.

DUTIES O F 3.

1. lie attends to tine left BRAKE andLAYS. lie directs4 winen planting AIMING POSTS. He assists I to test tineSIGHTS.

2. He puts on tile left BRAKE as soon as tine gun is layedin tine line of fire.

3. ( i) 1 - I c LAYS FOR LINE and with 2 he lays forELEVATION, lie lays for line on i tine leftedge of tile aiming pointunless otlnerwise ordered.

When laying by dial sigint, he adjusts theCARRIER so tinat the sight is in tine lowestposition in whichit is convenientfor laying.

When he has finished laying arnd w h n e s n 2 hasreported” Set” he reports “Ready” loud enoughfor I to hear.

(ii) At INDIRECT LAYING with SIGHT CLINO-METER lie sets the dial sight anid sight clino.

meter at the angles ordered. He elevates tinegun until the bubble of the sight chinometer

runs to tine front and depresses until tine bubble

is -near ly central. He lays for line. He depressesthe gun until the bubble of tine sight c l inonneteris i n n tine centre of its run and reports “Rea(ly.”





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(vi) When LAYING for ELEVATION he depresses last

(top of the handwheel away from himself) with

at least one complete turn of the handwheel,

5. For the first round the pointer of the TRAVERSINGGEAR must -be within 30 minutes of zero when tine lay iscompleted, except when engaging G.F. or similar targets.

After the spade is embedded, the trail wil l not be movedso long as the line is within the scope of the travcr~inggear.

6. At ChANGE TARGET, if the anglo is given as “Moreright (or left).” ho turns tine micrometer Ineads of tine dialsight through thu angle ordered. If tine angle is given from

zero line, Inc sets the dial sighit at the recorded zero line

angle and thien turns tine micrometer heads of tine dial sight

through the angle ordered.

7. CROSSHEADS are fitted to aiming post-s to compensate

for lateral movement of - the sight. Both crossheads havesimilarmarkings andnumbers. Henoteswhichcorrespondingpair of markings are in line and uses them to lay on. He

directs4 to c h amp crossheads low down, so that the bottomof the far one is just visible over the top of the near one.

8. The fo l lowing are the signals used by 3

- SIGNAL. MEANING.

(i) When directing 1 . to move the trail :—Palm of the hand in the Trail right (or left).

required direction.

Fistclenched ... ... Stop traversing.(ii) When directing4 to plant aiming posts :—

Right arm extended to tine Move in the direc-right or left arm cx- tion indicated.tended to the left. -

Arm dropped ... ... Halt.



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SIGNAL. MEANING.

Both armsdropped sharply Plant.

fromabove the head.Upward or downward Raise or lower tinemotion of the arms with- crosshead.both arms extended -

laterally.

Both arms extended above Move inead of post inthe head and nnoved tine direction in-

laterally in the required dicated.direction.

Both arms extendedsharp. Pick up.ly upwards.

Both arms extended to the Move to plant thefront (or rear). - far aiming post.

Body turned about and Come in.

both arms ex t -ended tothe rear (or both armsextended to the front).

DUTIES OF 4.

1 . lie LOADS and plants AIMING POSTS.2. Ho is responsible for the aiming posts, chaso bearer

and one cradle bearer.3. He prepares AIMING POSTS with crossheads clamped

andplaces them on the left of thegun.n4When planting aiming posts ho holds the post with the

armbent and elbow against the side at a convenient height,so that it hangs vertically with the point just clear of theground. He moves to the right or left, as directed by 3,

until signalled to “plant,” when he allows the post to slip



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throughi tine finngcrs untiE the point toae lncs tine ground. liethen connpie tes tine planting.

4. lIe LOADS. He receives a shell from 5, foze leading,lne tween the right arm andbody, and places it in thechamberso t inat the base of tine smell is f l m n s h n with the rear face of thebreech; he then receives a cartridge from 5, after I inasrammed, andplaces it in the chamber. -

He receives another shel l from 5 and molds it ready toload,* -

If a change of amnnunition or faze setting is ordered, he

lays his shell down and obtains another shel l from 5. lieshould he prepared, if necessary, to re-set the faze of theformer rnond, or to breakthe wireand unncap N m ) . 10 6 fazes.

DUTIES OF 5 AND 6. -

1. They prepare and supplyAMMUNITION. 6 works tine

FIJZE INDICATOR.2. They are responsiblefor tine HANDSPIKE, two DRAG-

ROPES, the MUZZLE LIFTER and the PIONEER R A CK .3. They see that shel l are :—

i) Scrupulously CLEAN , especially the driving bands.(ii) SORTED intogroups by nature, weight and faze.

- (ill) ISSUED from the group ordered.

Tiney wil l put on one side all shel l with burred drivingbands and with the wire or seal of No. 10 6 faze broken,reporting particulars to I. Whncn opportunity offers , theburrs will be removed under instructions fromI.

- When a specified number of rounds have been fired (it.E. feze 100 )

ths wjrs er seal of this reund will net be breken,



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They see that cartridges are :—

i) SORTED by nature of propellant and “Group”

number.

(ii) PROTECTED from extremes of temperature andfrom damp.

(iii) ISSUED fromthe group ordered.

4. When preparing ammunition with No. 10 6 FUZE, nosafety cap is to be removed,or thewire or sealbroken, until theround is about to be loaded. On removing the cap theyexamine each fuze to see that the tape is correctly woundand that the ends of the shearing wire are visible. If a

No. 10 6 fuze has become uncapped or the wire and seal isfound to be broken, the fuze is to be regarded as dangerous,and treated accordingly. A No. 10 6 fuze with wire or sealbroken is on no account to be replaced in an ammunition

box or wagon .5. When preparing SHRAPNEL they remove the fuzc

covers. 6 fo l lows up all orders for corrector and elevation

on the FUZE INDICATOR, and calls out the fuze setting

loud enough for his section commander to hear, lie alwaysuses the reader for fo l lowing up the elevation, and calls out

the highest fuze setting visible to the left of the edge of thereader. 5 sets fuzes with a fuzekey to thesetting calledby 6.He fo l lows up the settings as they are called, so that lie hasalwaysa round ready to be fired. 6 assists 5 when ‘lie is not

using the faze indicator. They re-set each fuze accuratelyat safety before replacing the she l l in an ammunition box.6. 5 SUPPLIESammunition to 4, passing the shell between

4’s right arm and body, with the fuze leading. He handsthe cartridge to 4.

7. In action, except when usingNo.106 Faze, they alwayshave six ROUNDS READY for loading. If firing is likelyto be continuous, this number should be Lncreased.



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Whenusing Faze 106 , 5 wil l breakthe wire and uncap thefuze just before supplyingeach shell to 4, up to the numberofrounds specified. In this way there should never be more

than two rounds with broken wires at the gun—the round“loaded” and theround “ready.”8. When one group of ammunition is nearly expended 6

REPORTS to I theparticularsof thenextgroup.

- DUTIES OF 7 AND 8 . - -

1. In “PACK” they assist in bringing the gun into

ACTION and in LIMBERING UP, and are responsiblefor one CRADLE BEARER.

2. In ACTION they remain at thewagoh line.3. Tiney assist in the SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION, and

are available to replaceCASUALTIES.

DUTIES OF 9.

1 . H e is the COVERER, and SECOND IN C O M M A N Dof the subsection.

2 . In PACK he assists in bringing the gun into ACTION .and in LIMBERING UP.

3 . IN AC TIO N he is in charge of the subsect ion.

- THE DRIVERS

They are primarily respon.sible for leading and controllingtheir mu le s , but they 8houl~1be prepared to assist, where pos s ib le ,

t i m e gunners in unstrapping and strappingup the l oads .- While theguns arein act ion they wiltjoin up thequick releasesand ca s t l o o s e thebucklesof thestrapsfor t i m e l oads .



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CHAPTER II.—QUN DRILL.

Artillery Training lays down the principles of battery~-tacties, which vary little with different equipments. This~ chapter details the orders given and the procedure by which~ these orders arc carried out in batteries armed with the-~2~75.inchn13.L. gun.

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The procedure must bo memorised and strictly adhered to.

The executive order is shown throughout as being givenby the section commander, as wil l normally be the caseduring training. When orders can be heard throughout thebattery, they wil l be acted upon without repetition. In.

structors wil l invariably employ the orders detailed for thesection commander, even when drilling a single detachment.

I. POSITIONS AT DETACHMENT FRONT AND

REAR.

The detachmentfalls in two deep, onepace between ranks,

I o n the right of the front rank. I is not covered.



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When the gun is limbered up, the front rank is four pacesin front of the leadingmule, I four yards to the right front.

When the gun is in action, the front rank is one pace inrear of the spade, Icovering the right gun wheel.

2. TO TELL OFF.

Section commander.

. . s ec t i on~—Tel loff.”

I numbers himself I, the right hand man of the rear

rank2, his front rankman 3 and so on.

3. TO CHANGE ROUND.

Section commander.

“.. .s e c t ion .—C hange round .”

I takes a pace to the rear with his right foot and a pace

to the left with his left foot. The left hand man of therear rank takes a pace to tine front. At the same time the -

remainder of the front rank take a pace to the right and therear ran.k apace to the left.

(Tino detachment is then again told off.)




ORDER OF MARCH “PACK”).

Diagram I.

- j® J

Ca,r,aqe~

Cradle

m~ech

C/ia,~e

2 ‘~- 4m,rnirn7~on





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nut is screwed up. He sees tinat the buffer is correctlyfi l led, and that thereis no leakage fromtheglands.

He tests and adjusts the sights.

He generally supervises the work of the remainder of thedetachment, satisfying himself that spare parts are inter-changeable, small stores complete, and the equipment is in allrespects ready for action.

2 examines the junction nut, breech mechanism, elevatinggear, shield and brake.

3 examines the sights, apparatus illuminating sights,elevating, traversing andfiring gears, shield and brake.

He assists I to test and adjust the sights,4 examines aiming posts.6 examinesfaze indicator andpioneer rack.4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 see that the small stores are complete;

they examine the ammunition and group it in ammunitionboxesorwagons as ordered.

The section commander may order that each “load”be placed on its mule. The men then examine the load forwhichtheyare responsible,seeingthat thestrapsandbearings

fit correctly andthat the pins aresecured by theirchains.As soon as the examination is completed the detachment

formdetachment rear.I collects reports, and reports to the section commander,

“No ready for action,” or otherwise.

8. TO PREPARE FOR ACTION.

Preparation for actionwill be carried out before movinginto action.Section commander.“ . . . s e c t ion—Prepare for act ion.”

Each man examines the parts of the equipmentfor which

he is responsible.



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I supervises the work of theother men -and satisfies Inimseifthat the detachment and equipment are in all respects readyfor action.

2 obtains the tube pocket and lanyard and a supply of tubes. -

7 unstraps and ships the breech lifter if necessary.

The driven’s unstrap ammunition boxes, unless otherwiseordered.

As soon as he has completed his duties, each man reportsto I and resumes his place. I then reports to his sectioncommander “No..., ready for action” or otherwise.

As the battery approaches t i m e position, I gives the order“Advance for action.” 3 and 4 remove tine lincit pins and

washers and place them in their belts, 5 and 6 remove tine(Iragropes and place them over their shoulders, and thedetachment take up their places as at “First Lift, Prepare

to Lift.” -

9. TO COME INTO ACTION “ PACK “).

Action, front.Section commander.“...section—Action front.” -

1 . places himself so that he can see when his leading muleis in the required position. Ho then orders “Halt—Action

front.” -


1 . goes to the off side of the whe e l and axlemule, castsloose tine front strap and mans the front of tine axle ; 2 casts

lo9se the rear strap and mans the rear of the axle.

3 goes to thenear sideof thewhe e l and axlemule , unstraps,

and seizes the left wheel; 4 goes to the off side, unstraps.and seizes tho right wheel.



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5 goes to thenear side of the carriage mule, casts loose thehandspike and ships it in the axle bearing, and mans tue-handspike on the left side; 6 goes to tine off side, casts loose

the front strap, and mans the haindspikc on the i’iglnt side7 goes to the near side, casts loose tine rearstrap, and standsready to lift the rear of the carriage.

8 goes to the off side of the trail mule, castsloose the rearstrap, and stands ready to lift tine front of the trail; 9 goes

to the near side, casts loose tine frontstrap, and stands readyto lift tine rear of the trail. -

Thewheel and axle mule halts on the gun platform; as

soon as t i m e loads are clear of tine saddle, it moves 3 yards infront of the platform and halts.

The carriage mule, as soon as the 1o~dis clear, moves3 yards to the rightof theplatformand halts facing outwards.

Theremaining mules move to positions as fol lows, thewholefacing outwards :—~-

Cradle mule 3 yardsto the night rear of the centre of thegun platform.

Trail mule 3 yards to tine rear. -

Breech mule 3 yards to the left rear.Chnase mule 3 yards to the left front.The ammunition mules close up.

FIRST LIFT, LIFT.

I and 2 lift down the axle; I takes the axle from2 andholds it ready for the wineels , facing the rear; 3 and 4 liftdown thio wheels, reverse them, place tine wheels on the axle

and replace linch pins andwashers. -

4 takes the aiming postsfrom the whee l and axle mule,and places them on the left - of the gun; 2 removes the spare

handspike from the carriage mule and lays it down on theleft of the trail. ~~



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5, 6 and 7 lift down the carriage, 5 and 6 change inner

handsfrom thehandspike to the carriage and open the axlo-

Diagram II.

G u n- © p w r o r m

M M

2

tree clips and replace plungers; 5 withdraws the handspikeand drops it on the ground outside the leftwheel; 5, 6 and7place the carriage on the axle, I closes the axletree clips,



2 7

Diagram III,

(n 27—32jr



2 8

6 connects the axletree stay; 6 withdraws tine handwheeland spindle of the range gear; 5 and6 raise tine cap-squares

and place tine dragropes on the ground outside tine wheels.7 lifts tine rear end of the carriage, ready for the trail-; 8and 9 lift down the trail, 7 and 8 connect it to the carriageand 8 keys up.As soon as each mule is completelyunloaded it proceeds

to t i m e wagon line under tine direction of the batteryserjcant-major. At drill, wheeling outwards, they form up, with thewheel and axle mule 15 yards in rear of the gun, in “Closeorder” as fo l lows :—

First rank: Wined and axle, carriage, cradle.Second rank: Chase, breech, trail.Tinird rank: the ammunition mules.(Tine ranks are given in order from left to right.)


1, 2 and 3 go to the breech mule; I and 3 unstrap tine

breech; 2 removes the wrench junction nut and places it inhis belt, and unstraps and ships tine bearer; 2 and 3 manthe bearer; Imans the breech lifter.

4, 5, 6 and 7 go to the cradle mule, 6 and 7 nearer thep l a t f o r m ; 5 and 6 unstrap the cradle; 4 and 7 remove a n dship the bearers.

8 and 9 go to the carriage mule, take off the seats and

gunlayer’s guard, and place them close to the trail on theright.

SECOND LIFT, LIFT.

4, 5, 6 and 7 lift down the cradle; 6 changes hands fromthe bearer to the cradle and with 4 and5 lifts the cradle intothe trunnion holes; 6 withdraws the front bearer and drops



Diagram IV .

0 •111 _

A M-2 ~ I- TR®

/5*

~ ~A,M

(a 27—32)r



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it outside the left wined; 6 and 7 close the eapsquares ; -

5 fixes the handwheeland spindle of therangegear, andwith.

draws the key secur ing breech; 4 withdraws the rear bearerandplaces it in frontof tine whee l s .

1, 2 and 3 lift down the breech; 3 withdraws the bearer•and drops it on the left of the gun; I and2 lift the breechto the slipper; I keys up and withdraws the breech endcap; 2 withdraws the cap joint breech and lifter, laying itoutside the right whee l , and kneels inside the right whe e lready to screw up the junction nut.

THIRD LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT.I and3 go to the off side of the trail mule .4,5 and6 go to the chase mule; 4 andS unstrap the chase;

4 unstrapsand ships thebearer; 5 removes the pick anddrops

it near the left wheel; 4 and5 nnan the bearer; 6 mans themuzzle lifter.

7 goes to the near side of tine trail mule.8 and9 go to the ammunition mules.

THIRD LIFT, LIFT.

4, 5 and 6 lift down the chase; 4 changes hands from the

bearer to the chase; 5 withdraws the cap and bearer, layst lnem down on tino left of tine gun, and goes to the shield;4 and 6 lift the chase into position; 2 s c r ews up the junctionnut andplaces thewrench outside tine right wheel ; 6 removes

themuzzle lifter and lays it down inside the right whee l .I and 3 remove tine sight box and lay it down in front of

the ammunition boxes; 3 fixes the sight bar in position.7 brings up the sinicid, andwith 5 fixes it in position and

ships tine bearer; 2and3 unstrap andfix the sinield stays andship the seats; 3 fixes the remainder of the sights and the

gunlayer’sguard in position.



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10. POSITION OF STORES IN ACTION.

“ PACK.”)

Diagram V.

—4I

C,act?e 8en2,-9p

—~.P’L......~reech Bec~rep~

~ ~

) o,~cJ~c’ar~r

— ,~•.;. aredI~JeC,.,p9 /,

4e’ .r/’~e/Q’

‘It7~.tfJ/9 L /ter

tY~t ~ ~rn~

. i C~~4tht 5pe.’~vi.&z



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I ships the breech mechanism and handspike, and seizestine spare handspike for ramming.6, 7, 8 and 9 remove tine ammunition boxes and placo

them in one pile on the left of the gun, in rear of tine trail

joint, and two yards clear of tine trail. A second pile ismade on the left as soon as the third andfourth ammunition

mules come up.6 and7 remove one pioneer rack from the section pioneer

mule and lay it c lown near tine gun.The men take up tineir positions in çiction.

Action right, Action left, Action rear.

The gun is assembled in the required direction.

ii. TO ADVANCE IN LONG DRAUGHT

(FROM SHORT DRAUGHT).

Section commander. . .-section—In long draught , prepare to advance .”

2 holds up the rear ends of t i m e shafts fromthe near side.I and 3 unfasten the shaft keys; Iorders “Drive on.”

Thedraught mule advancesone yard,2 supporting theshafts.Iand 3 lift the rearend of the carriage; 4 and 5 lift down

the trail from tine trail mule and witln I and 3 connect it totine carriage; I keys up.

The draught mule backs, 2 supporting the shafts, and Iand 3 fix the slnaf ts into the rear trail sockets.

I unloadsand fixes the breech mechan i snn , if necessary.3 unloads and fixes thesight bar and sight clinometer.5and 6 fix tine seats.Tine subsection formsup in the order of march.



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12. POSITION OP MULES AND DETACHMENT IN

ORDER OP MARCH “LONG DRAUGHT “ .

Diagram VI. *

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7,8 and 9 and the remaining mules march witln the first line.



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13. TO COME INTO ACTION “ DRAUGHT “ . -

Nora.—Tine gun wil l normally be cinanged from short

draught to long draugint before approaciming tine batteryposition.

Action Front. -

Section comnnmander.

“ ...scction—Action front.”

I places himself so that he can see winen his gun is in therequired position. He then orders “Halt—Action front.”

2 and 3 jerkbackon tineir dragropes, drop t inem and manthe trail innnndles. 2 holds up t i m e rear endof the shafts fromtine near side.Iand3 unfasten the shaft keys; I orders “Drive on.”The draught mule advances one yard, 2 supporting the

shafts, right reverses and moves three yards to the right rearof the trail. 2 lowers tine rear end of the shafts. 2 on theoff side and the draught driver o e m tine near side release the

front ends of the shafts from the harness.2 removes the aiming posts, cradle hearer and handspikes

f ronn the drauglmt mule.I and 3 carry the trail round through a half circle to the

rigint and lower it to the ground.

3 removes the sight box fromthe trail mule, places it onthe left of the gun and fixes the dial sight in position.4 and6 procure the sinield from the trail mule and fix it.

- Time remaining stores and ammunition are unloaded by4, 5 and6.

As soon as eacin mule is completely unloaded, it proceedsto the wagon line under tine direction of tine battery

serjeant-major.The anon take up tineir positions in action.



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- Action right, Action left, Action rear.

At “Action right” the trail is carried round through aquarter of a circle to the left.At “Action left” the trail is carried round through a

quarter of a circle to tine right. -

At “Action rear” the trail is immediately lowered to tineground.

14. POSITIONS IN ACTION.

I kneels on the left knee facing the breecim on the right

side of thetrail just in frontof thespade.

2 sits astride the rigint seatfacing thebreech.3 sits on the left seat. -

4 kneelson the right knee beinind 3 facing the breccin.5 and 6 kneel on t i m o left knee in rear of tine ammunition

facing the front,5 beingthe nearerto tue gun.7, 8 and 9 remain with the firing battery mules. At drill

they take post six yards in rear of their gun.

IS. TO FORM DETACHMENT BEAR IN ACTION.

t~ection commander.

• . .sectio-n——Detaclmments rear.” I doubles to his place (one yard in rear of the spade andcovering the right gun wheel) and gives the-order “No.

- Double march.” At the order from 1 the renmainder double

to their places a-nd halt.

16. TO TAKE POST FROM DETACHMENT

BEAR.

Section commander.. .8ec t ion—Take pos t .”

The detachment double to their positions in - action.



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17. TO MOVE THE GUN WITH DRAGROPES.

Section commander.

• . . sec t iwm— With dragropee, prepare to advance .”4 and 5 remove the bearer from the shield and fold back

thewings.I mans the handspike in the trail; 2 and3 hook dragropes

to the dragwashcrs on their own sides; the detachment(except 1) man the ropes, oven numbers on the right side,odd numbers on theleft.


“. . . section—.2lIarclt .”The carriage is moved to t i m e front.


...sectzon—IIalt.”

The carriage is halted and tine detachment remain at their

posts, -

Section commander.

. eec tion—D etachm ent rear” (or “Take post”).2 and3 replacethe dragropes,4 and5 fix tine bearer to theshield and return for the sidearms, 6, 7, 8 and 9 return fortine ammunition boxes, and breech inecinanism andsight box.When stores are re-arranged the detachment double to their

places and halt.

18. TO MOVE THE GUN WITHOUT DRAGROPES.

Section commander.“...eection—1-Vitlnout dragropes , prepare to advance .”I mans the handspike in the trail; 2 and 3 man thewheels

in rear of the shield; 4 and5 mov~he sidearms; 6,7,8 and

9 move the ammunition boxes and the breech mechanismand sight box.



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Section commander.

. sectiomm—]Ilarch.”The carriageis moved to the front.

Section commander....section—IIalt.”

The carriage is halted and the detachment remain at theirposts.


. sec . t ion—Detachments rear” (or “Take pos t “ .

When stores are rearranged, the detacinment double to

their places and halt.

19. TO CHANGE FROM LOW TO HIGH POSITION.


. sectiors—Change to high posi t ion.”

4 and 5 go to the front of the shield, 4 o n the rigint, 5 e utine left, and remove the bearer.

2 supplies 4 with a handspike; 2 removes tine right seat;1 disconnects the axietree stay.3 supplies 5 with a handspike, removes t i m e left seat, sets

the traversing gear at zero and turns the handle of the left- elevating lnandwhee l to the rear.

2 and 3 see that the pins securingshield stays are properlyhome.

4 and 5 fold the wings of tine shield, insert the handspikcsin the washers, raise the carriage, assisted by 2 and3, andsupport it until 1 has connected the axietree stay; 2 and3 withdraw the handspikes.4 and 5 refix the wings of tine shield, 1 replaces m i s hand.

spike in tine trail, 2 replacestheright seat,and 3 replaces tinespare inandspike and leftseat.



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20. TO CHANGE FROM HIGH TO LOW POSITION.

Section commander.• .

. sec t ion—Change to low posi t ion.”T lm i s operation is tine reverse of “To change from low tohigh position.” 4 and 5 work from tine front, taking theweight as the handspikespass tine vertical.

21. TO OBTAIN THE LINE OF FIRE.

The line of fire is obtained by one of the methods described

in Artillery Training. -

22. TO LAY THE GUN IN THE LINE OF FIRE.

Section connmande r . -

‘.‘ . . . s e c t io n—.Aim ing paint dege. ...mins. right (or left.)”1 gauges the line and throws the gun into tine required

direction, ordering “Run up” if necessary.3 sets the dial sight at the angle ordered. - He sets the

sight clinometer at zero and brings the bubble to the centreof its run by the elevating handwheeland lays for line.

2 and3 put on thebrakes.1 points out the auxiliary aiming point and battery picket

to 3.As soon as time permits 3 reports to 1 the readings of the

dial siglmt from tine battery picket and auxiliary aimingpoint; 1 records themon tine slate.

The section commander goes to his guns and takes a noteof tine angles recorded. -

23. TO ASCERTAIN THE LOWEST ELEVATION AT

WHICH THE TRAJECTORY WILL CLEAR THE

CREST.

Section comnniander.“ ...section—Beport cre s t angle .”



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2 sets t ine alevation indicator to zero.

1 lays tine gun just clear of t i m e crest by looking along thebottom of the bore, ordering 3 to elevate or depress as

required. -

3 brings the bubble of tine sigint clinometer central by tinemicrometer head. - -

I reports theangle recorded on tine sigint elinometer to thesection commander,who passesit to t i m e gun position officer.

The gun position officer adds to tine angle reported theelevation due to range to tine crest, and reports t i m e resultant.

quadrant angle to the battery commander.

Norn.—The section commander sinould order tine correctangle of sigint to t i m e gun, aftercrestanglehas beentaken.

24. TO PLANT AIMING POSTS.


.section—Aimingpostsfront (or rear).”

4 doublesout in front (or rear) of his gun witim two aiming

posts and plant -s t h e m m n as directed by 3 in line with the dialsight set at zero (or 180 degs.). He plants thenearpost first

at about & i yards from the gun. He then plants the furtherpost as far from the gun as possible up to about 10 0 yards.

If the order “Re-plant aiming posts” is given, 4 doubles

out and, at the signal from 3, pulls up the posts, the furtherone first, and replants them.

25. PARALLEL LINES TO A NAMED GUN.

Wimen tue line of the named gun has been obtained byshooting, tine angie (or angles)reported by Imust be corrected



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for difference in level of wheels of tine named gun before beingordered to the otiner guns.

Zero line method.

Section commander.

“ .. . sectian (or No.... )—Parallel lines to No Zero lineme thod .”

3 of the named gun re-lays for line. -

1 of the named gun reports m i s angle right or left of hiszero line. -

This angle, corrected for level of wheels if necessary, isordered to the other guns.

Aiming point method.

Section commander. . sec t ion (orNo.... )—Parallel lines to No.... Aiming point

me thod .”

The section commanderindicates an aiming point.3 of thenamed gun re-lays for line, swings m i s dial sight on

to tine aiming point, a m n d I reports the reading. -

This angle corrected, if necessary, for parallelism and levelof whee l s , is ordered to the other guns.

Director method.

Section commander.“ ...section (or No....)—Paraflei lines to No.... Director

me thod .”

3of thenamedgun relaysfor line,swings hisdial sight ontot i m e director, andI reports the reading corrected for level of

wheels if necessary.

Tine director is set up accordingly, and individual anglesare ordered to the other guns.



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Dial sight method.

Section commander.• . .section (or No....)—Parallel lines to No.... Dial s ight

method .”3 of the named gun re-lays for line. He then swings his

dial siglmt on to the dial sight of eachgun in turn.I reports these angles corrected for level of wlnee ls , if

necessary, to his section commander, who passes on theirsupplements to - the section commander concerned.

3 of cmli othergun sets his dial sight at the angle orderedfor his gun and lays on the dial sight of the named gun.

26. TO CHECK PARALLEL LINES.

Section commander.“ .. . sec t ian—Check parallel lines to No2 sets theelevation indicator at zero.3relays for line. -

3 of the namedgun lays on tine dial sight of each gun inturn.

I reports the angles to his section commander who passesthem to the section commanders concerned.

3 of eachothergunlays on the dial sight of thenamed gun.I reports thereading to his sectioncommander, who cheeks

it with the angle taken by the named gun. The sum ofthe two a n g l e s should be 180 degrees. If necessary, hecorrects the zero line angles.

27. TO LOAD.

Percussion 8hrapnel. -

Section commander.“...sectiorz—Shrapnel..., ... Ranging (or me thod of fire).

Percus s ion ,”



4 2

1 repeats the ammunition order and at tine correct moment

orders “Load.”6 supplies ashell to 4.

4 sees tlnat the fuze is ~et at safety, and places the shell inthe chamber.1 rams I n o n m e .4 receives the cartridge from5 andplaces it in the chamber

and receives another she l l from5.

2 inserts atube in the vent and closesthe breech.

Tin -ne shrapnel.

Section commander“. .. sec tio n—Blm rapnel Ranging (or method of fire),

corrector . . .(elevation)...”

I repeats the ammunition order and at tine correctmoment

orders “Load.” -

6 sets thefuze indicatorand calls out the fuze setting.5 sets the luze andsupplies a she l l to 4.

4places tine shell in thechamber.

1 . rams home.4 receives the cartridge from5 and places it in tine chamber.2 inserts a tube in the vent and closes the breech.

High explosive. -


...section—H.E. fuze) Ranging o r me thod offire).” -

1 repeats the annnrnunition order and at t i m e correct moment


5 uncaps the fuze (if necessary), and supplies a she l lto 4. -

4 places the she l l in the chamber. -

I rains home . -



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4 receives the cartridgefrom5 and placesit in the chamberand receives another she l l f r o m 5.2 inserts a tube in the vent and closes the breech.During ranging (except with “time set” fuzes), t ime-gun

wil l be reloaded as soon as it has been fired.During ranging with “tinne set “ fuzes the gun wil l be

re.loaded as soon as the time setting has been ordered.

At a method of fire the gun will not be loaded sooner thanis necessary to maintain tine rate of fire.~Aftort i m e first roundIf there is no alteration in annmmnmnition ordered, 1 only


If t lnere is an alteration in ammunition ordered, 1 repeatsthe ammunitionorder for tine first round only.

Winen engaging a fast moving target 6 may be ordered toram instead of 1. -

NoTx.—At drill the rammer wil l be placed against thebreech ring in the action of rammIng home; only wooden

she l l and drill cartridges will be loaded.

28. TO LAY THE GUN.

Indirect laying with sight clinometer.

- Section commander. . s e c t ion—. . . degs . . ..mins~more right or left),”

“ _4ngle of sight, . . . deg s . •..mins. elevation (or depression),”

“ Elevation...” -

I applies the g u n - correction and position correction (ifany) and passes tine corrected elevation to 2.

2 sets the elevation indicator and reports “Set.”3 puts on the deflectionand angle of sight,lays and reports

“Ready.” -



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Indirect laying with field clinometer.

Section commander.. sec l ion—Clinom eter laying,”. degs . ...mins. m o re rig ht (or left),”

Angle of eight, . . . degs . . . .mins. elevation (ordepression),”“Elevation, .. . degs . . . .m in s .”I applies the index correction (if any) to the elevation

ordered and passes the corrected elevation to2.2 sets the clinometer, lays for elevation andreports “Set.”

3puts on the deflection, setsand levels thesightclinometer,lays for line and reports “Ready.”

1 removes thefield clinometer. -

Nora.—When laying by field clinometer, the elevationordered is the actual elevation at which each gun is to belayed.

Direct laying.

Section commander.

...section—Target..., Reference point o’c lock ...degs.,”

Open eights , . . .degs . . . .mins. m o re rig ht (or left),”‘‘Elevat ion . . . ’ ’I throws the gun into the line. - - -

2 sets the elevation indicator andreports “Set.”3 sets the traversing gear at zero (orat 3 degrees traverses

if the order “Target moving from...” is given) and putsthe deflection on the open sights. He lays direct over theopen sights on the ground line of his portion of the target

and reports “Ready.”If ‘~Indirect” is ordered, 1 selects an auxiliary aimingpoint andpoints it out to 3.

3 turns the dial sight on this aiming point. He sets thesight clinometer at tine angle of sight orderedand laysindirectwith sight clinometer.



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- 29. TO FIRE.

No. I.

“ No... .—.Fire .”I gives thenumber of his gun as a caution, wlnen he inas

satisfied himself that his gun is readyand sinort ly before it ism i s turn to fire.

2 hooks the lanyard to the tube.

When his turn arrives 1 . orders “Fire.”2 fires the gun, tucks the lanyard in his belt, opens the

breech and extracts the tube.

Tine gun is re.layed.The gun wil l on no account be fired without the orderfromI.If the gun fails to run out completely, 2 and 3 push it

home by hand. -

30. MISS-FIRES.

If thegunfails to fire, 2 allows 10 seconds to elapse, removesand examines thetube and inserts a fresln one. At theorder

from 1, 2 re.hooks tine lanyard and pulls it.If the gun again fails to fire, 2 allows 10 seconds to elapse

and removes and examines the tube.

All numbers should keep clearof the lineof tine vent whilethe tube is removed.

I/neither tube has tired, 2 obtains afresh supply of tubes.

I/either o r bo th tubes have fired, a pause of three minutes ismade; 2 then opens the breech. After a furtiner pause of

one minute I. rennoves and examines the cartridge. If it isdry and serv’ iceable , I turns it end for end and replaces it inthe chamber. If it is damp or smouldering, he places itclear and orders a new cartridge to be loaded. None of thedetachment or cartm’idges should be in rear of the breechw h e n it is o p e n e d .



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31. TO CLEAR THE SPADE.

Section commander.

“ .. . s e c t ion—Spades clear.”I orders “Runup.”2 and3 takeoff the brakes.

3 sets the traversing gear to zero.2 and 4 man tine wineels.I mans the traversing handspike.

At the order from I, the spade is cleared and the gun

moved to tine front (or rear) until the platformis satisfactory.

I orders “Take post.”

32. TO CHANGE TARGET.

Section commander.

• . . sec t ion—Target ,”“Ammunition...,”

. . .deg . s . ...mins., right o r left) of zero lines.”I repeats the ammunition order, clears the spade, if neces-

sary, and throws thegun into tine new line.3 brings tine traversing gear to zero, sets tine dial sigimtat the recorded zero line reading and turns tine micrometert inroughn the angle ordered.

5 and6 prepare ammunition.Section commander.

Angle of sigh—.. . deg s . . . .mi-ns. elevation (ordepression) .”3 sets tine sight clinometer.I checks the setting. -

- Section commander. -

. ranginq o r me thod of/ire),”Interval (if required) . . . .”

“ Percu s s i on o r correc tor ), if necessary) .”I at the correct moment orders “Load.”



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5 supplies the ammunition ordered to 4.4 loads the she l l and receives the cartridge from 5.

I rams home.

4 loads tine cartridge and receives another smell from5.

2 closes the breech and inserts a tube.

Section commander.“Elevation or elevations)...”

I passes the elevation to2.

2 sets the elevationindicator and reports “Set.”3 lays and reports “Ready.”

33. TO STOP FIRING. -

Section commander.“ . . . s ec t i oa—Stop .”~The detachment continue tineir duties, but tine gun is not

fired until the order “Goon”is given.

- 34. TO STAND FAST.

Section commander.“...eection—Standfast.”

All stand fast wina t eve r they are doing, but winen cominginto action, 2 completesscrewing up the gun.At tine order “Goon” work is continued.

35. TO STOP LOADING.

Section commander...section—Stop loading.”The preparationof ammunition is suspended.Tine detachment continue their duties. Any gun already

loadedis fired at its proper interval,but n o g u n wil l be loaded

until tine order “Go on “isgiven.



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36. TO EMPTY GUNS.

Section commander

“ . . . s e c t ion—-Em pty guns .”Any gun loaded is layed at the last elevation andline,andfired.Ifa cap Inas been removed from a No. 10 6 fuze before the

order is given, thne loading is completed, and the gun fired.

37. TO STAND EASY IN ACTION.

Section commander.• . . sect ion (orNo.. . .) -—.Stand eas y .”This order is given to indicate that firing is temporarily

suspended.

Before opening fire again the order “Take post” will begiven.

38. TO PREPARE TO MOVE.

The section commander informs the Nos. I of the method

of evacuating tine position and whether a position of assemblyis to be used.

Section commander.. s ec t ion—Prepare to mov e .”

Ammunition andstores as ordered by t i m e section comman-derare re-packedand loadedup. Preparations for limberingup wil l be made as far as possible, but guns will remaimn inaction until the order “ Cease firing” is given.

Tine firing battery mules move to a position under covernear the guns. (At drill theyare formed up in “ close order”

15 yards in rear of their guns.)

39. TO CEASE FIRING. “PACK.”)

Before “Cease firing” is ordered, guns must be empty.



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Section commander.

“...section—Empty guns, Ceasefiring.”

The spade is cleared.I unships the handspike, and lays it on the left of the trail,

removes the breech mechanism and places it in its box, andsinips the breecin end cap and withdraws the key securing

breech.2 and3 release tine pins of tine shield stays.

4 and 5 remove t i m e sinield dropping tine bearer i n n froint ofthe gun. They lay tine shield down readyfor loading in rearof tine gun. -

2 and3 replace tine pins. -

2 releases the right brake, places the lanyard in the tubepocket, unships the right seat, unscrews thejunction nut and

places the wrencim in his belt and openstine capsquarcs.3 releases the leftbrake, unships tine leftseat and gunlayer’s

guard, and places the sights in their box. -

4 brings in the aiming posts if ordered.4 and5 replaco the ammunition in the boxesand strap up.6 replacesthetoolsin tine pioneerrack. -

5 and6 place the dragropes over their shoulders.6 ships themuzzle lifter.

1 . unlocksthe locking lever and disconnects the trail.

40. TO LIMBER UP. “ PACK.”)

- Front limber up.


• . .s e c tioa—Fror tt tim ber up.” -

Tine mules move to position as fo l lows , the whole facing

outwardsWheel and axle mule 3 yards to the front of the centre of

the platform. -



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Carriage mule 3 yards to the right. -

Cradle mule 3 yards to the right rear.Trail mule 3 yards to the rear.

Breech mule 3 yards to the left rear.Chasemule 3 yards to theleft front.

Diagram VII.

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FIRST LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT. - - -

I mans the breech çnd cap. -

2 picks up the breech joint cap and lifter, and stands

outside the right wheel, facing inwards. -

3 picks up the breech bearer and stands outside the rearof theleft wheel, facing the front.4 picks up the chase joint cap and-bearer, and stands in

front of the left whee l . -



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5 st tLnds inside tho right wheel, facing the rear, and s e i z e sthe chase . -

6 nnans the muzzle lifter.

8 and 9 go to the trail.

FIRST LIFT, LIFT.

6 and B remove the chase to the front; 4 inserts the capin the bore; 5 changes hands from the chase to the bearer,and with 4 and6 lifts t i m e chase on to thecimase mule.4 and5 strapup tine chase and the bearer. -

2 inserts the breech joint cap and lifter into the breech,and with 1 . lifts the breech over the left wheel; 3 places thebearer under the breech to 2; 2 changes hands froun thelifter to the bearer, and witin Iand3 lifts t i m e breech on to tinebreech mule ; 2 and 3 strap up tine breecin and the bearer.8 and9 load the sigint box and sinield on the trail mule, and

tine pick (or shovel) on the chasemule.


4 ships and mans the rear cradle bearer on the left side.5 replaces the key securing breech, withdraws the spindle

of the range gear, and mans the rear cradle bearer on theright side.

6 ships and mans the front cradle bearer on the left side.7 manstine front cradle beam-er on tine right side.

SECOND LIFT, LIFT.

4,5, 6 and7 lift the cradle on to tine cradle mule; 5 and6strap up the cradle, 4 and 7 the bearers.



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THIRD LIFT, PREPARE TO LIFT.

I goes to the front of the carriage, opens the axietree

clips andreplaces plungers, lifts t i m e front of the carriage, andhands it to 5 and 6.

2 disconnects theaxletree stay and stands ready to assist I.3and4 remove the linch pins andwashers, and stand ready

to liftthe wheels, 3 on the left and4 on t i m e right.

5 picksup the handspike, supports the carriage, ships thehandspike, and c loses the left axietree clip and capsquare.6 supports the carriage, mans the handspike on the right

side, closes theright axletree clip and capsquare, andreplaces

the spindle of the range gear, running the range gear to fullelevation.- 7 stands ready - to lift the rear of the carriage on the left.

THIRD LIFT, LIFT. -

5, 6 and 7 lift the carriage o n to the carriage mule; 6unships and straps the handspiko; 5 and 7 strap up thecarriage and secure the dragropes; 6 runs tine range screw

down to stops.5 loads the seats, gumnlayor’s guard and spare handspiko

on the carriagemule.I secures the axictree stay and supports the axle; 3 and 4

remove tine whee l s .- I and2 load theaxle; 3 and4 reverseand load thewheels;

2, 3 and 4 strap up.3 and 4 replacelinch pins and washers. -

4 loads t i m e aiming posts.6 and 7 secure t I m e pioneer rack on to the section pioneer

mule.8 and 9 load up the ammunition boxes.At the order from 1 . “Cover off, march,” each subsection

forms the order of march andmoves as directed by 1.



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Right, Left or Rear limber up.

Tine mules face in the required direction on forming theorder of march.

41. TO CEASE FIRING (a’ DRAUGHT “).

Section commander.“ .section—Emptyguns, Cea s efiring.”

The spade is cleared. -

Iunships tine handspike,2 and3 release the pins of the shield stays; 4 and 5 removo

theshield; 2 and3 replacethepins.2 places the lanyard in tine tube pocket and elevates thegun. Ho brings up the shafts.

I and 3 lift the rear end of tine carriage; 1 unkeys; 6 re-moves tine trail.I and 3 fix the slnaf ts into the carriage sockets on their

own sides and lower them to t i m e ground.3 removes the sightsand places them in the sight b o x .4 brings in the aiming posts if ordered.5 folds the sinield, straps up the stays and lays t inem down

ready for loading.4 and 5 replace tino ammunition in the boxes and strap

up.6 replaces the tools in thepioneer rack.

42. TO LIMBER UP “ DRAUGHT “).

Non~.—Tinegun wil l normally be limbered up in shortdraught.

Front limber up.

Section commander.“ ...section—Front l imber up.”



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I and 3 carry the slnaf ts round through a half circle to theright and lower them to the ground.

The draught mule conies up on the off side of the muzz le ,passing close to the off gun wheel, and steps into positionbetweenthe shafts.I and 3 raise the shafts and attach them to the draught

harness.2 loads up the aiming posts, handspikes and cradle bearer

on thedraught mule and loads tine seats; 3 loadsup the sightbox, and 4, 5 and 6 the shield, pioneer rack and ammunitionboxes .

2and 3 hook dragropes to thedrag washers and manthem.The subsection forms up in order of march.

Right limber up.

1 . and3 carry t i m e shaftsround througim a quarter of a circle

to tine rigint.

Left limber up. -

I and3 carry tine sinaf ts round througha quarter of acircle

to the left. -

Rear limber up. -

Tine shaftsare not moved. - -

In each case t i m e procedure is the same as in front limberup. -

43. CASUALTIES TO DETACHMENTS.

M en sent up to replace casualties report to their sectioncommanders, wino order such changes -of duties as theyconsidernecessary. - - -



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Casualties arc replaced as fo l lows

Section commander ... By the senior No. I of the

- section.I - ... ... ... By a named successor (usually 9).

Wit in five men ... 5 performstheduties of5 and6.

With four men ... 4 performs the duties of 4, 5and6.

With threemen ... I perfornns tine duties of I and

2, 4 the duties of4, 5 and 6.

44. CASUALTIES TO EQUIPMENT.

(I) Sight Clinometer. -

Lay by means of the field- cl ixnometcr if no spare sight

clinonneter is available. -

(ii) Elevation Indicator.

Lay by meansof thefield ehinomoter .

(iii) Dial Sight.

Lay on aiming posts over tine open sight. To obtain theline before planting aiming posts, lay the gun by moans ofadial sight borrowed from another gun.

(iv) Wheels.

If a gun whe e l is damaged, turn it at once so that thesoundest portion bears the weight of the gun. Replace itby a spare whe e l as soon as possible.



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(v) Mules.

Ifa mule is disabled at the gun position, the fo l lowing

signals wil l be used to order up the relief:—Reliefwheel and axle ... Letter B repeated.

- ,, carr ie -ge ... ... ,, A,, cradle ... ... ,, D ,,

trail ... ... ,, F ,,

breech ... ... ,, G,, chase . . ... ,, H ,, -

Spare ... ... ... K

45. DISABLEMENT. -

The extentof disablement ordered will depend on the timeavailable and the probability of recapture.

To disable the gun s o that it can be brought into act ion immedi.ately after recapture: Remove the breechmechanism; unscrewthe junction nut and remove the wrcnc ln junction nut.

To disable the gun s o that it can be brought into act ion a/letrepair: Remove tine range screwand fire the gun.

To destroy t i m e gun : Place an H.E. fuzed 10 1 E or 10 1 Bsmell in t i m e muzzle; load witin H.E. fuzcd 10 1 E or 10 1 Bfire tine gun by means of a long lanyard from under cover.A length of telephone cableattached to the lannyard is suitablefor tine purpose.

Norn .—-The dial sight and eh inomete rs should always be

removed and taken away before abandoning a gun.

46. BLANK AMMUNITION.

(i) Noofficer , non.coznmissioncd officer or gunner wino hasnot been trained and passed in gun drill is to command a



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section or form part of a gun detacinnient firing blankammunitionatsalutes or at training.

(ii) When firingB.L. blank cartridges no gun is to be re•loaded within 30 seconds after firing. Even after thisinterval, no gun is to be re.loaded until 1 . has examined thechamber and bore and removed any debris remaining fromthe previous round.

(ili) In the event of a miss-f i re , a f uT the r attempt shouldbe made to fire the gun in its turn. In no case must tine

breech be opened for at least one minute with black powder

and 10 minutes with smoke le ss charges. No one must beinrear of the breecin when it is opened. In firing salutes,anofficeror seniornon.commissioned officer sinould be detailedfor the special duty of t inning the interval after amiss.fire,andinformingI of that gunwhen the breech may be opened.



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CHAPTER - I I I . - - - -LAYING AND FUZE

SETTING TESTS.

1. In every battery there should be at least six qualified

la~-ersfor each subsection, exclusive of serjeants and lance.serjeants. A list of layersshould ho kept. Afl layers,section

comraanders, serjennts and lancc-serjeants should be testedperiodically. -

2. AU officers and Nos. 1 . must be thoroughly conversant

with

( i) The tests for andcare of sighting gear and sights.(ii) The methods of obtaining parallel lines of fire.(iii) The applicationof gun defiections and corrections.

3. Layers wil l be tested by means of two tests: Test Awil l consist of four laysindirect, testB of two laysdirect.

4. A maximum of 2 0 marks wil l be given for each lay intest A, and 10 marks for each lay in test B. In order toqualify, alayer must obtain 81 marks.

5. Time examiner should be assisted by an officer or senior

non.commissioned officer with a stop watch ahd recordbook, and by a penciller who wil l take down all o r d e m n sgiven, for referencewhen checking tine lay.

6. When laying indirect, three or more aiming pointsshould be selected to the rear and on either flank, if possible,and made known to all concerned.



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7. Before beginning the tests at least five targets wil l hoselected in the foreground at varying ranges and angles of

sight, and covering a front of about 2 5 degrees; e x c e p t inthe case of targetsrepresenting guns, these should be naturalfeatures of the ground. If it be necessary to use dummies,they should be placed in positions such as the troops whichthey represent would naturally occupy on service. A refer.ence point, approximately in t i m e centre of the target zone,

will be pointed out to the No. I and to the layers; targetswil l be indicated with reference to this point by means oftine clock code. -

8. When laying direct on any target (other than a guntarget) wlnicb extends over a fairly wide frontage, greatexactitude in direction wil l not be required as regards thepoint originally selôcted to lay upon, which may be any-where in that portion of the target oppocite to the gunbeing layed. Any subsequent lay on tine mine target must,

however, be on the same point as the first.9. The orders for thelay mustbe gnven out by the examiner

clearly and distinctly, a short pause ( abou t . t w o or threeseconds) being made after each separate order, thus: “Allguns, 2 0 deg s . right “—pause——”AUgu-ns, 15 mins. morer igh t “—

pause—”Angle of eight 1 deg. 2 0 nnins. elevation “—pause—“4200.”

All orderswill be acknowledgedby the No. I and actedon at once. Should the layer at any time be in doubt asto any particular order, he wil l refer to the No. I, who may

repeat to him any part of the order received. Time No. 1 .may, in turn, refer to the examiner.10 . After checking a lay, the examiner wil l elevate the

gun about 15 minutes.11. In the case of a change of target, the brakes must be

taken oIl a n d put o n again.



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12 . Layers will be examined in pairs (Nos. 2 and 3); for

any incorrect part of a la~rmarks wil l be deducted onlyfrom the individual making the error. -

13. The times allowed for each lay are as fo l lows

Test A. Te,tB.

Lay 1. - Lay 2. Lay 3. Lay 4. Lay 5. Lay 6.

0’ 45” 0 35” 0 ’ 4 5” 1’ 0” 0’ 30” 0’ 20”

The layerwil l call out “Ready” as soon as he has finisinedlaying the gun. Tine tune wil l be taken from the conclusionof t i m e orders for t i m e Jay until the word “Ready” from the

layer.14 . One mark wil l be deducted

(i) For every five seconds or fraction of five secondsbeyond the time laid down for the particular lay.

(ii) If the traversing gear is not within 30 minutes of

zero, except in lays 2 and6.(iii) Foreach nnistakc in tine manipulation of tine sighting

gear or in the drill of tine layer as laid down.15. Ten marks wil l be deducted :—

Ifthe aiming posts are not planted in line.16. No markswill be given for the lay

(i) If the sight cl innometer or eievationn inmdicator isincorrectly set.

(ii) When laying indirect, if t i m e gun is not correctlylayed for elevation and direction.

(iii) When layiing direct, if the gun is n n o t layed forelevationn withimn 3 minutes or for direction within5 minutes.



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17. Ftnzo setters wil l be tested by three continuous tests.18. A maximum of 30 marks, 10 to be allotted for each

test, wil l be given for the tinree tests ; in order to qualify,2 5 marks must be obtamed.

19. Tinue allowed for eacin test wil l be 1 m n n i m n m n t e .

2 0 . No marks wil l ho given for the test

( i) If the fuzo indicator is wroingly set.

(ii) If anyfuses are incorrectly set.

2 1 . One mark wil l be deducted for every5 secomuls over tine

tinne allowed. - -

- EXAMPLES OF TESTS.

Laying tests. -

The gun: is placed on a firrnn platform. TIne examiner setst ime elevation indicator atabout 3 , 0 0 0 yards m id tine renn;milningscales at zero.

Test A (indirect).

Orders. Procednnre .

Lay I. - -

“Aiming point,... “ The procedure will be as laid

“ Alt guns, 0 0 degs . 10 nuns, down under “To lay tineright.” gun in tine line of fine.”

The battery picket and aux.

iliary aiming point readingswil l be recorded o m n the

- slate after 3 has reported

“Ready.” -

“ Aiming posts frmut .” Tine procedure wil l be as laid

down unnder “To plaintaiming posts.”

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Test A (indirect)—contd.

Lay 2.“All guns , 1 deg. 10 mine.

more right.”

“Angle of eight, 1 deg. 20

mine, elevation.”

“3400.”

Lay 3.

“ i lepresent No. 2 gun inaction.”

“ Target... “

“AU guns, 2 degs . 15mine.mo r e left.”

“Concentrate 20 mine, on

No. I.”“Angle of sight, 10 mine.

depre8sion.”“4275.” -

Lay 4.

“Target....”

“All guns, 31 dege. right ofzero lines.”

“Cl inom eter laying.”“Angle of eight—.1 deg.

elevation.”“10 degs. 30 mine.”

Orders. Procedure.

The procedure wil l be as laiddown under “To lay the

gun.”

The procedure will be as laidd o w n under “To changetarget” and “To lay the

gun.” -

The procedure wil l be as laid

down under “To changetarget” and “To lay tinegun.” -

Norx.—In lays 2, 3 and 4, layers ~hould be exercised and

tested in laying fromauxiliary aiming points or aiming postsat the discretion of the e x a m i n e r .



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- Test B (direct),

The reference point is described before orders are given.

Orders, Procedure.Lay 5. -

“Represent No. 3 gun in The procedure will be as laid

action.” down under “To lay the“Infantry lining hedgerow: gun.”4 o’clock, 3 dege. to 5 degs.”

“ Op e n eights.”

“1200.”

The examinerwill put on a deflection and note tine reading.

Lay 6.

“All guns, 4 0 mine, mo r e Time gunwil l bere-layedon thesame pointof the target as

“1500.” in Lay 5.- The deflection ordered wil l be

such aswil l enable thelayer

tolay by means of the

- traversing gear.

luze netting test. -

Orders. Procedure.

“Corrector 152, 3700.” The competitor will set thefuse indicator at the cor-

rectorand elevationorderedandwill s o t six f u s e s at the

- graduation shown o n thefaze indicator.

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CHAPTER IV —SIGHT TESTS

The field cliaometer, sight elinometer and elevation mdi’cator should be tested daily and after prolonged firing. Thealignment tests simould be carried out as often as possible.At drill these tests sinonld be carried out frequently to ~

give officers anul N.C.Os . practice in n doing theun accurately.Any adjustment to optical in:strumnicnts must be carried out ~

b~ra qualified artificer.

Test 1.—To test the field clinornotor.

To ascertain the index error.-

1. Set tke clinometer to read zero (degrees and miunutes)~-

place the imnstruinent on the eliniometer plane of t i m e gun, and~ -

by means of the elevating gear bring the bubble into the -

cemitre of its run. Turn tine clinometer end for end. If tinebubble does not remain in the centre of its run, bring ittinere by moving tine arm and slider. Note the net reading.Half tinis reading is t i m e INDEXERROR of t i m e clinometer.

2. An alternative method may be employed. Procurea clinometer known to be in adjustment, set at zero, amnd

place it on tile c l inonneter plane andby meansof the elevating

gear briing the bmnbble central. Remove time clinomet-er.

- Tine elinometer to be tested is now placed on the clinomcter

planne aim1

time bubble brought central by moving tine aim



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and slider. Time actual reading of this innstrunnent is thu

INI)EX ERROR. A number of cl inomaetcrs can be quickly

and uniformly tested in this manner.Noru.—A clinometerwlnen set to read its INDEXEltitOltand bubble brought central wil l lay tine cl inomneter p l a n m ehorizontal.

Time clinonmter should be adjusted to have no INDEXERROR, or, if this is impracticable, time IND1~XEli-ROItmust be applied to all angles to be sot on tine ins t rnnmemmt.

~ The method of eliminating or adjusting for INDEXERRORis shown in: the Handbook. -

~ Test 2.—To test and adjust the sight clinometer.

With the siglmt clinomineter bracket horizontal and the sight~-eiinometer reading zero, the bubble of the sight elinonieter

~mimouldbe in the centreof its run.Place the sight elinometer set at zero in its bracket, and

~bring the bubble to the centreof its run by the left elevating

i andwlnce i . Reverse tine sigint clinometer end for end; t i m e~‘bubble sinould still be in the centre of its run.

If tine bubble is not in t i m e centre, bring it s o b y turning t i m e

micrometer head. Note the reading and set t i m e mnicronmet-er scales to half tinis reading. Bring the bubble to t i m e centre

of its run by the left elevating handwheel. Slacken t i m e nutssecuring the micrometer scales and the screws securing thereader of the degree scale; e l m i f t the micrometer scales and

reader to zero and re-clamp.

Test 3.—To test and adjust the elevation indicator.

Wit ln the sigint cl inonmeter reading zero, and the bubble in

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the -elevation at which the gun is layed, plus or minus thecorrection for jump and droop. -

If the jump of any particular equipment has not beendetermined it wil l be taken as + 2 5 minutes.

Placea shell in the chambertotake up playin theelevatinggear: set the sight elinometer at zero and bring the bubbleto thecentreof its runby the left elevatinghandwheel. Place

the field ch inomete r , set at 7 degrees 50 minutes (i.e. 8 degrees

15 minutes, the elevation for 3 , 0 0 0 yards,minus 2 5 minutes,correction for jump), on the elinometer plane. Bring the

bubble of the field dinometer to the centre of its run by theright elevating handwheel. The elevation indicator shouldread 3 , 0 0 0 yards.

If the elevation indicator does not read 3 , 0 0 0 yards, with.draw the handwheel and spindle; slacken the clamping andbutterfly nuts until the olovation indicator can be freed.

Revolve the elevation indicator until it reads 3 , 0 0 0 yards,

see that thebubblesarestill central, re-clamp, and re-assemble.

Remove the shell fromthe chamber. -

N.B.—If the elevation indicator cannot be made to readexactly 3 , 0 0 0 yards, slacken the screws securing the readerof theelevationindicator, slide the reader to read 3 , 0 0 0 yards,andre-clamp.

Alignment tests.

Before beginning these tests the following preparationsshould be made :—

(i) Place the carriage on a firmplatformand manipulateit until it is level transversely see i v ) .

(ii) Select a well-defined object at least 1,500 yards

distant on which to lay.



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(iii) If this distant object cannot be found, set up the

target testing sighnts see diagram) about 50 yards

in front of the gun at right angles to the axis ofthe bore.

(iv) If the carriage cannot be levelled transversely the

top of t i m e dial sight carrier and the target testingsights should be sloped to tine same angle as thecarriage.

(v) Fixcross wires at the muzzle of thegun.* -

(vi) Set t i m e elevation indicator, the cow l of tine dial

sight, the dial plate and mnieronieter scales of thedial siglmt and the deflection scale of the opensight at zero.

Norx.—In practice, tests 4 and 5 are carried out simnul.taneously.

Test 4.—To test and adjust the dial sight and open-

sights for line.Time lines of sight through time dial i~iglntand open sigints

should be parallel to t i m e axis of the bore as regards line.Lay the bore on the distant object for line by the left

elevating imanduvhee l and the traversing gear, nsimng the inter.

section of time cross wires as a foresight and tine axial vent as

a hind sight. The lines of siglmt through the dial sight and

open sights should be on the distant object. When usingthe target testing sights, lay the bore on point B; the dial

sight should be on line D, and the open sights on point 0.

If t i m e dial sight is not in aiignment, turn tine micrometerheadsof thedial sight until the lineof sight is correct, slackenthe screws securing the reader of time dial plate and the nuts

* Tine cross wires nninst be zennoved en complet ion of tine tcst.



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of time micrometers, shift time reader and micrometer scales to

zero and re-clamp. If the open sights are not in alignnnenl- ,slacken the screw securing foresight, move tine acorn right orleft inntil tine line ofsigint is correct and re-clamp.

- Test 5.—To tes t and adjust the open sights for -

elevation. -

The line of siglmt over the open sigints simould lie in a plane

parailei to that in which tine bubble of tine sight ehinonicter

lieswhen the latter is setat zero with the bubble in: thecentreof it-s ruin.Set tine sight elinonneter at zero, and bring f-lie bumble

to t i m e centre of its run by tine left elevating hnannlwincel

place tine bar testing siglmts o m n the open sight-a, anid piace t i m efield clinomuneter set at zero on the bar testing sights. Timebubble should be in tine centre of its run.

If the bubble is not in tine centre, bring it so by moving the

foresightup or down by meansof theclannping nuts.



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CHAPTER Y . — O A R E OF EQUIPMENT.

1. CLEANING AND OILING.

Linnb.er gunners should be intelligent and reliable men.Tine slippersshould be keptclean and oiled and unaintained

in good working order; all working surfaces should be wel llubricated and kept free frompaint.

The bore should be kept clean and lightly greased. Afterfiring it should be scrubbed out with caustic soda, and hotwater (one pound to a gallon), using the piasaba brush.When dryit should be lightly greased with mineral jeily.No gritty substance, such: as sand paper or bath : brick,

should be used for cleaning working surfaces.All spare parts should be used periodically to ensure timat

they are in working order.When travelling in draughtthe axletree should be greased

e v e r y s e c o n d hour and the shaft sockets kept wel l lubricated.

Headsof lubricators should be kept free from paint.

List of lubricators.

Fitting tobe lubricated. No. Where situated.

Bracket, oscillating, elevatinggear ... -

Capaquares

Nut, traversingSlipper - ...

Wheels

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On left shoulder.Orno on each truinnioa.

Centreof nut .Four on each side.Oneon outer flange of nave of

each wheel.Worms and worm spirndlo ofthe junction nut

I Onupper side of junction nut(remove the sot screw, lubri.cate, and carefully replace thescrew).



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-2. THE No. 7 DIAL SIGHT.

The dial sight when issued is in correct adjustment, water-tight, and with all ceh is and joints secured with fixing screws.

It is very unlikely that the interior will require cleaning

and the dial sigimt must on no account be taken to piecesexcept by a person in possession of an Artillery Col legecertificate stating that he is competent to do so.

The body of the dial sight should be cleaned with a cleansoft cloth: and a little oil, winicin must be rubbed off after-wards, care being taken that tine glass is hot touched. Nogritty substance s imould be used.

The exteriors of eye lens and window should be cleanedwith chamois lent -her , specially kept for t i m e purpose. Great

care must be taken timat no oil or grease is allowed to touchthe glasses. Fingers though apparently clean and dry leavernutrks on t i m e lens whichwill inmpairthe definition of the sight. .

When not in use tho dial sight should be kept in the breech

meeimanism and sight box.

3. THE BREECH MECHANISM.

I. General precautions.

The breech mechanismshould be dismantled periodicallyin order that it may be thoroughly cleaned.

The threads of the breech screw should bo free fromburrs.Should the screw not work easily when the obturator has

been detacined, the defect may often be remedied by carefulfiling by nn artificer, but no portion of the timread should be

cut away to remove a crack.The breech should be kept covered up when possible to

prevent dust and grit getting into the breech fittings.



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Time obturating pad s lm o u n l d ho examnined to see that tinecanvas covering is intact and in working order. If the

canvas cover is found to be loose or to overlap either of theprotecting discs, tine obturator should be changed.

The spare pad sinould be kept under compression in t ime

box obturator.

Time protecting discs should be carefully examined and sinould

E m replaced if the steel rings are eroded,burred or cracked.

Wimen fitting the pad anddiscs on the axial vent- , care must

be takem: tinat tiney areassembled in tine correct order. Theface

of i-lie pad marked “frent “ should be towards tine muzzle.

O l m e or rnorestecl adjusting discs maybe required betwecim tine

obturator mmd the face of the breech screw when the pad iscompressed by firing, but the obturator should always turinfreely.

The obturating pad Should be a close fit in the coned seat-ing of the clnannber. To ascertain this, lightly cover the

seating with a mixture of oil and tallow; close and open the

h)rcecin ; tIne outer end of the pad should be covered withgrease fromcontact with the greased seating of t i m e c h n a r m : b c r ,

lf it is found that the pad does not fit the seating closely,- adjusting discs sinould be added until tine breee}m closes with

some difficulty. Time breecim simould timen be opened and

closed until it works easily. Before use, the pad and discss i m o u m i d be wel l covered with tallow.

Every opportunity should i) e taken to keep the obturator

and axial vent cool . This can be done by pouring water overit in position, or by sousing it thoroughly with a sponge clothdumring or after firing.

Time obturator should never be dismantled when hot.

When a new pad is fitted, it must be expanded with a fullcimarge. -



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ii. To dismantle the breech mechanism.

Open t I m e breech, lift the breech mechanismas awhole out

of the socket in the jacket or breechring, and withdraw it.Breecin serew.—Place the carrier in tine half lockedposition,

press up tine retaining clip of tine carrier ring slightly, and

push out the axis pin of the clip; remove the latter with

spring. The breech screw w i t i m axial T vent and obt imra torcan then be withdrawn from the carrier ring to the rear.

Vent, T, axial and obturator.—Prize out the bolt retainingvent axial in the side of the breech screw wit-h a tool used

as a lever; time vent axial with obturator can be withdrawnfrom the breech screw. The pad and discs can then be takenoff the axial vent.Spring, retaimning T tube.—I’rize up tine tail of t i m e spring

clear of time recess in the axial T vent, and wit imdraw t i m espring.

C a r m i lever.—Turn tine lever backas far as it wil l go, andwit indraw it to t i m e rear.

LU . To assemble the breech mechanism.

Time breecim unecinanism is assemmnbled in tine reverseorder.

Care must be taken when placing the axial vent and t i m e

obturating pad and discs on the breech : s c r ew , to see that theindicating arrows engraved on t ime nmushroom head of tineaxial vent and the front end of the breech screw cor re spond ,

as it is in that position only that the retainning bolt in tinebreech: screw will engage withm the recess for its reception in

t ime axial vent.

When inserting the retaining clip of the carrier ring, the.breech: screw should be placed in tine unlocked position:.



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4, THE JUNCTION NUT. -

When assembling the gun, care should be taken to seethat

(i) The parts of the junction are clean and the screw

- threads of thejacket andjunction nut aregreased.

(ii) The feather on breech portion fits into the slot inthemuzzle portion.

(iii) The two portions are brought together without ablow.

(iv) The indicating arrow on upper front of junctionnut coincides with the indicating arrow and

word “Enter” on the stop ring when placing

the breech and muzzle portions together.

(v) The indicating arrow on the junction nut coincideswith the arrow on the stop ring, showing limito f w e r w n the nut is screwed home.

General precautions.

The junction nut should be dismantled periodicall~,inorder that it may be thoroughly cleaned and oiled. Thethreads of the junction nut and worm should be free fromburrs.

I. To dismantle the junction nut.

Remove the slipper ring at the muzzle end of the chaseportion.

Remove stop ring by taking out the two screw s, unscrewthe ring and pass it over the muzzle . The securing s c rewsare not inter langeable. Turn junction nut to the disengageposition and carefully slide it over themuzzle .



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Remove set screw of worm spindle and worm spindle;remove wormand spring from inside junction nut.

The catch retaining junction miut is carried in the smoulde rof tine chase portion and can be rennioved, witlm its spring,

after unscrewing its retaining nut.

ii. To re—assemble the junction nut. -

Reverse the order as above. . Time arrows on worm andworn: spindle should coincide when replacing the latter. -

5. RUNNING OUT SPRINGS AND BUFFER.

- General precautions.

I. Before firing.Care should be taken to see that the buffer is correctly

charged, that there is m : o abnormal leakage at the stuffing

box, and that the keysecuring breech is in position.It is necessary to strain tine oil before charging the buffer.

During severe weather, the buffer should be protected asmuch : as possible from tine cold. - -

Springs, spring cases and parting plates must be wel lcoated with mineral jelly. . -

ii. In nctiQn.During action the functioning of the system should be

carefully watched a m n d steps taken to remedy clefccts atonce. . -

Time fo l lowing are tine mnore comnnon faultsFor a m n y given f a m m l t tine causes and remedies arc set out

in time sequence wimich should be followed to ascertain theparticular cause and remedy, so that tine simplest and most



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readily rennoved causes may be eliminated before proceedingto the more difficul t .

Fault. Cause. Remedy.

Recoil violent ...

Recoil excessive ...

Recoil short

Insufficient liquid inbuffer system.

Weak or broken- springs.Buffer nearly empty ...

Damaged slides ...

Fill buffer.

Replace.

Fill buffer.Examine end repair.

Run outslowPaekings tootight ...

Burrs or grit on slides...Paeki.ngs tootight ..

Weak or broken

Repack.Remove obstruction.Repack.Replace.

Failure to run out ...

springs.Burrs or grit on slides...\Vei~k or broken

springs.I’ackings too tight ...

Remove obstruction.Replace.

.

Repack.

III. When guns are resting In action.

Coo l the bore. Allow a-jr to escape from the buffer.

Replenish the buffer. Tighten packings if necessary. -

6. THE RUNNING OUT SPRINGS.

1. To remove the springs.

Dismount the gun andremove the cylinder nut and fi1lin~mole plug. Attach : tine apparatus adjusting springs to t i m e

filling hole and take up the temision.If it is desired to remove the outer springs, remove the

tapered pin from the collar guide at the rear end of the



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cradle. Remove the piston rod nut and slack out the hingebolts of the cap at the frontend. Slackup on tine apparatusadjusting springs until t i m e springs are free from tension.Remove the springs, thrust pads and parting plates.

ii. To replace the springs.

The springs are replaced in the reverse order.

7. THE BUFFER.

I. To fill the buffer.

Place thegunat extreme depression. Rennove thecylinder

nut and filling hole plug. Pour in oil until it over f lows .Replace the filling hole plug and cylinder nut. About 3~

pints of oil are required.

It. To empty the buffer.

Remove the cylinder nut and filling hole plug. Attachthe apparatus adjusting springs to the filling hole and take

up the tension. Remove the piston rod nut and cap. Slackup on the apparatus adjusting springs until the stuffing boxis in a convenient position for working. Remove t i m e

stuffing box and runoff the oil.

iii. To tighten the gland.

Remove the piston rod nut, remove the cap and screw uptine gland with t i m e spanner, hydraulic buffer. The retainings t m m d mnust be t h i sengaged by pressing one of time projections on

the spanner against it.



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i v To remove the packing ring. -

Remove the piston rod nut, cap and gland. Remove t i m e

ring supporting packing and replace tine old packing withnew. Replace the ring supporting and gland, care beingtaken to ensure that aslot in t i m e glandis in acorrect - positionto engage the retaining stud.



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APPENDIX.

CARRIAGE OF -STORES.

- I. Loads. -

Wheel andaxle mule.- lbs. ~z.

Saddlery, & c 94 9One axletreo 65 0Two wheels 152 0Two aiming posts ... 2 0

313 9Carriage mule.

Saddlery, c 90 13Carriage 181 8Two seats ... - i~ 0(lunlayers’ guard 7 0Twohandspikes 13 0One pair ofdragropes 3 2~

~307 7~

Trail mule.Saddlery, & e - 90 9Trail 76 0Shield 78 0Box, breechn mechanism and sight 95 4~

339 131



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Cradle mule.

Saddlery, c.

CradleTwo bearers

Breedsmule.

lbs, oz.

sf1 9

232 01 3 .0

331 9

Saddlery, fee.ChaseMuzzle lifterCap, joint chase

Bearer, joint chaseCleaner,woolCleaner, piasabaOne shovel or pick

Chasemule.

56 9203 04 0 -

1 6 ~:...2 3 ~i

4 0 ~5 10

309 12

85 510 7

0-~..

2 9 ~5 12 1~3 0 -i~

2 ffj2 7 0

.dsamuuifion e n n e i e .

Saddlery , feeBreech

Wrench, junction nutLifter, joint breechCap, joint breechCap, breech end

Breech bearer

Saddlery, feeTwo ammunition boxesOnepawlin and strap

301 61

84 1

275. 81 2 0

3 7 1 0



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Pioneer mule. Ib~. or.

.Saddlery, c. 84 1Two pioneerracks 138 2

Onecrowbar 1 1 8Onepawlin and strap 12 0Cordage 4 14

250 9Subeection slore pannier mule.

Saddlery, c 84 1

Two panniers 155 3One pawlin and strap 12 0

c.v 251 4

II. Stores carried in breech mechanism and sights box.

Bar, testing sights (for each battery) 1

Bit, vent I

~r Bo~c,obturating pad 1~ Carrier No. 7 dial sight, No. 2 1

~ Clinometor, field (for each section) 1~ Plinometer, sight 1

tltandle,illo 1Holdall 1

Drift No. 4 (for each section) 1

Files 2Itimors, vent T. 2Croseheads, range gear 1

Indicator, fuze ILanyards, firing, No. 5 2

Leathers, chamois (for each battery) 1Breech mechanismcomplete

E’illar, dial sight 1

Pincers, carpenters 1

Screwdrivers, 4-inchSight, dial, No. 7 1Sight bar 1



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Spanner,No. 244 . (for each section)Spanner, No. 292 (for each battery)\Vrench, B.M. 2Box, tin 1.

Various springs, pins, fee. s ee handbook).

iii. Stores carried in subsection stores pannier.

Box, dubbin -

Box , greaseCans, lubricating, No. 3Cans, lubricating, No. 9 ...

Chains, brass, yardsCloth, emery, sheets

Cloth, spongeFunnels, fillingHammees,elaw

Lamps, siegeLines, ifambro’Lines, whitePads, spring, thrust, inner -

Pads, spring, thrust, outerPlates, packing,innerPlates, packing,outerPliers, parallel, IlatnoseRings, packing,hydraulic bufferSpanners, adjustable. 11-inch

Spanners, hydraulic buffer, No. 148Spanners, hydraulic buffer~No. 140Washers, dragWashere, packing,hydraulic buffer

Wheels, hand, elevatingWheels, hand, range gearBox, tinTow, for packing, lbs

Various bolts, rivets and screws s ee Handbook).

iv. -Stores carried Inpioneer rack .Bill hooks 2Banderoles ~. ...

(for each battei;) 1

2

1

(for each batlery)

: :

(foreach

~‘cction) I

(for cach battery)

2



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Cordage, feet . .... 4

Axes, felling, with helm-es 1Hammers. uphand, 7 lbs 1

Hand axes 2Piokaxes, with helm-es ... 2

Reaping hooks 2Shovels,(1.8 2

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