12-PR. GUN WITH ELEPHANT EQUIPMENT, 
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Drill. 
At (< mount tlie gun and carriage/* the elepliant kneels down, the Gun. 
gun is disconnected from the carriage, and lifted over the wheel on to 
two skids inclined against the side of the elephant; the gun is hauled 
up the skids by means of parbuckling ropes, and so into the cradle on 
the elephant's back. The two wheels are lashed together over the gun 
with their tops against each other; skids and handspikes are lashed 
on each side outside the wheels. The breech of the gun is towards 
the elephant's head 
The carriage is raised by means of lifters passed under the axle-tree Carriage, 
arm, and carried into the cradle over the elephant's tail. Tne rear 
part of the cradle has a slot cut in it, into which the trail fits, and a 
series of small slots on the front of the cradle correspond with the ins 
and outs on the breast of the carriage. 
The three spare elephants carried the spare stores for each section, Spare Gear 
viz., for each section :—1 pr. wheels ; picket ropes and pegs; 2 picks ; 
6 spades and shovels; 4 buckets. 
These spare animals carried no cradles, but only the usual pad 
stuffed with grass. The wheels were lashed together, tops inclined 
towards each other, and lowered on to the elephant's back, the remain¬ 
ing stores were placed between the wheels and lashed. 
Ammunition animals were now loaded. 
In coming into action, the dismounting took place under cover— Action, 
guns when all ready were run up by drag ropes onto their respective 
layers; 1st line ammunition boxes were taken off and placed on the 
ground 15 yards in rear of each gun; the elephants and all ammunition 
animals being kept under cover. The captain or Q.-M.-S. sent up 
fresh ammunition animals as required, the empty boxes being brought 
back on the return journey. The usual four numbers were at the 
gun. JSTos. 5 and 6 knelt down in rear of the 1st line boxes, and kept 
the gun supplied with full boxes when needed. The remaining six 
numbers of each detachment kept under cover. At Ci cease firing " 
and “ mounting" the drill was reversed to that when coming into 
action. 
The usual formation of moving off was column of sub-divisions, Formation, 
thus:— 
C.O. and trumpeter. 
Range-takers. 
Sub-divisions followed each other thus 
Detachment front. 
Carriage elephant. 
Gun elephant. 
1st line ammunition animals. 
In rear of the last sub-division came the 2nd line of ammunition 
animals; and in rear of all, the transports and rear-guard. 
The 1st line of ammunition consisted of four animals, viz.:—One of 
