The bombardier, and pocket gunnerAdye, Ralph Willett
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The bombardier, and pocket gunner
Adye, Ralph Willett
Artillery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Artillery drill and tactics
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|CLASSES. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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|Garrisons |12000|10000|8000|5000|3500|2500|1600| 400|
|Cannon | 100| 90| 80| 70| 60| 50| 40| 30|
|Triangle Gins | 4| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1|
|Sling Carts | 4| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1|
|Jacks of Sizes | 4| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1|
|Truck Carriages | 6| 6| 4| 4| 2| 2| 2| 2|
|Ammunition Carts, &c. | 12| 12| 12| 6| 6| 6| 2| 2|
|Tools for Pioneers | 9000| 6000|5000|4000|3500|3000|1000|1000|
| ” ” Miners | 300| 200| 100| 100| 100| 100| 50| 5|
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|Tools for | ⅓ Axes | | | | | | | | |
| Cutting | ⅔ Billhooks| 1200| 900| 600| 500| 450| 300| 150| 150|
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|Forges, complete | 6| 4| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 1|
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The guns will be of the following calibers: ⅓ of 18 Prs.—⅓ of 12
Prs.—and ⅓ of 24, 9, and 4 Pounders in equal proportions. If the place
does not possess any very extraordinary means of defence, it will be
very respectably supplied with 800 rounds of ammunition per gun for the
two larger calibers, and 900 for each of the others.
_Gun Carriages_—⅓ more than the number of guns.
_Mortars_—About ¼ the number of guns in the three first classes; and ⅕
or ⅙ in the other classes. Of these ⅖ will be 13 or 10 inch mortars,
and the rest of a smaller nature.
_Howitzers_—¼ the number of mortars.
_Stone Mortars_—⅒ the number of guns.
_Shells_—400 for each of the 10 and 13 inch mortars, and 600 for each
of the smaller ones.
_Beds_ for mortars—⅓ to spare.
_Carriages_ for howitzers—⅓ to spare.
_Hand Grenades_—4 or 5000 for the two first classes; 2000 in the three
following classes; and from 1500 to 600 in the three last classes.
_Rampart Grenades_—2000 for the first class; 1000 for the four
following classes; and 500 for the sixth class; none for the two last.
_Fuzes_—¼ more than the number of shells.
_Bottoms_ of wood for stone mortars—400 per mortar.
_Sand Bags_—500 for every piece of ordnance in the large places, and ¼
less in the small ones.
_Handspikes_—10 per piece.
_Tackle Falls_ for gins—1 for every 10 pieces to spare.
_Musquets_—1 per soldier, and the same number to spare.
_Pistols_, pairs—½ the number of musquets.
_Flints_—50 per musquet, and 10 per pistol.
_Lead_ or _Balls_ for small arms—30 pounds per musquet.
_Powder for Small Arms_—5 pounds for every musquet in the garrison,
including the spare ones.
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