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GOLD MEDAL PJMZE ESSAY; 1894. 
Question of Before leaving the subject of organisation^ there is the question of 
arn s , uppiy! 011 ammunition supply to be considered. An examination of the different 
methods employed in Continental armies, shows that they are unanimous 
in providing an ammunition column for every 3 batteries in the 
Divisional Artillery. The following table shows the number of rounds 
per gun carried :—* 
Total. 
< 
Ph 
w 
252 
302 
<3 ■ 
PH 
258 
263il| 
238 
328 
302 
260 
(including 
6 star 
shell.) 
W 
291 
302 
252 
308 
207 
260 
(includ¬ 
ing 6 
star 
shell.) 
With. Cavalry Division 
Ammunition Column. 
• ^ 
w 1 
L.F.A. 
W 
100 
56 
With Army Corps 
Ammunition Column. 
pH 
W 
36 
99 
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PH 
h4 
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W 
65 
67f 
43 
72 
With Divisional 
Ammunition Column. 
H.F.A. 
108 
73 
L.F.A. 
47 
581 
no§ 
135 
78 
(including 
4 star 
shell.) 
M 
65 
67i 
135 
78 
(includ¬ 
ing 4 
star 
shell.) 
With Battery. 
4--h 
PH 
W 
081 
SOI 
L.F.A.f 
141 
147f 
128 
150 
142 
110 
(including 
2 star 
shell.) 
* 
w 
162 
167 
' 152 
130 
151 
_ 110 
(includ¬ 
ing 2 
star 
shell.) 
France ... 
Germany 
Austria ... 
Russia ... 
Italy 
England 
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