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AMMUNITION COLUMNS 
I should suggest therefore, tables that show transport required for 
each unit likely to accompany a force of the nature under discussion, 
and which have columns side by side showing alternative kinds of trans¬ 
port. 
It often happens as in the Tirah Campaign that it is desirable to keep 
the infantry and artillery ammunition supplies separate, in which case 
the tables would allow of the ammunition column being equipped com¬ 
plete and then detached as desired. 
I give an outlined table of a column to carry a similar number of 
rounds as Major Simpson’s Tables, omitting details of personnel 
which only come in after the main principles are decided on. 
No. 1 . Summary or Pack or light Transport for Ammunition 
Column for Force made up of any Proportion of Specified Units. 
Nature of Loads. 
Ammunition or Stores of) 
Head-quarter Section ...) 
Water and Cooking untensils... 
Kits, N.C.O.’s and men 
Spare 
No. of Animals bequibed foe Ammunition and Stobbs of Units 
as Specified. 
Head 
Quarters 
of column 
(stores etc) 
A 
0 
, o 
Add for 
each. 
Mountain 
Battery. 
For each 
Squadron, 
3 
siO 
Total. 25 . 22 . 2 . 1 . 36 . 4 ... ... 3 
For each 
Section 
R.E. 
For each 
Battalion 
Infantry. 
For each 
Machine 
gun. 
6 
3 f i © 
8 S3 3 
For each 
Company 
of Mount- 
edlufant’y 
7 
00 
Is 
Note.—A Mule means any animal of similar pace and carrying 
capacity, and of course a cart may be drawn with two horses or two 
jennets or two donkeys. 
The table is only completed for pack-mule transport. 
Thus for a Brigade of all arms, of strength contemplated by Major 
Simpson’s—the ammunition column would be : — 
i. Unit (No. i.) . = 25 mules. 
1. „ (No. 2.) . = 22 „ 
1. „ (No. 3.) . = 2 „ 
1. „ (No. 4.) . = 1 „ 
4 - „ (No. 5.) . = 144 » 
4. „ (No. 6.) . = 16 „ 
Total = 210 mules 
and the strength of a column for a force of any composition could be 
similarly calculated. 
No. 1. table would be accompanied by tables of personnel and equip¬ 
ment similarly arranged. 
The tables could be enlarged to show reserve ammunition needed 
for departmental units, but this is so small that it may be omitted. 
