Close bodied Ammunition| | | || | | caisson | 5 | 3.3 | 14 || 5 | 2.9 | 14 -----------------------+------+------+------++------+------+------ Dimensions and Weight of _Standing Gun Carriages_. +--------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | Kinds. | 32 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | +--------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | |Ft. in.|Ft. in.|Ft. in.|Ft. in.|Ft. in.|Ft. in.| |Axletrees, length | 4 9 | 4 7 | 4 3 |3 9¹⁄₂|3 6¹⁄₂| 3 4 | |Side pieces, length | 6 4 | 6 0 | 5 9 | 5 6 |5 3 | 5 0 | |Whole height to | | | | | | | |trunnion beds | 2 9 | 2 7 | 2 6 | 2 3 | 2 1 | 2 0 | |Weight of carriage,}|ct. qr.|ct. qr.|ct. qr.|ct. qr.|ct. qr.|ct. qr.| |bed & coins }| 9 0 | 8 0 | 7 0 | 6 0 | 3 3 | 2 3 | +--------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ _Carriages_ on a march. See MARCHING. The carriages for horse artillery guns, as 12, 9, and 4 pounders, are constructed lighter than formerly; the two first of these calibres have an additional trunnion plate; and indeed it does not appear why every travelling carriage should not have this important improvement since it eases the horses and saves the carriage; and by lessening the fatigue increases the celerity of the movements, and spares the cattle for service. _Diameter of the wheels of the Field Carriages at present in use_: Diameter. _ft._ _in._ All the horse artillery carriages, limbers, and caissons; the heavy 6 Prs. and long 3 Prs. and their limbers; the carriage of a 6 Pr. battalion gun, and a light 5¹⁄₂ inch howitzer; the hind wheels of a common ammunition caisson 5 0 Limber to light 6 Pr. and 5¹⁄₂ howitzer } 4 8 Med. 12 Pr.--limber, 4 ft. 6 in. carriage } Sling cart 5 8 Fore wheels of an ammunition caisson 4 0 Pontoon carriage }Fore 3 0 }Hind 5 6 8 Inch Howitzer }Limber 4 0 }Carriage 5 0 Ball Ammunition Cart 5 0 24 Prs. Platform Carriage}Fore 4 0 }Hind 4 2 For wood of which carriages are made, see the word WOOD.