AMMUNITION COLUMNS. 
201 
Detail of Ammunition Required by an Ammunition Column for a 
Brigade of all Arms. 
Detail. 
Number of 
rounds. 
Number of 
boxes. 
Artillery Ammunition for one Mountain 
Battery. 
Complete rounds of shrapnel at 60 °/ Q of amount canned 
by battery . 
Complete rounds of ring shell at 50 °/ 0 of amount carried 
by battery . 
216 
72 
") 36 (Artillery pack 
j transport). 
288 
4 machine guns at 8,800 per gun. 
36,200 
S.A.A.) 
303 En< le Ammunition. 
4 battalions infantry = 3,652 rifles x 77 ... = 
1 section R.E. — 36 , x 30 ... = 
273,504 
1,080 
\ 
Add for packing . 
274,584 
416 
} 250 (S.A.A.) 
\ 
Pistol Ammunition. 
276,000 
1 
) 
1 squadron cavalry 18 pistols x 12 = 
1 Mountain Battery 10 » x 12 . ... = 
1 section R.E. 13 » x 12 = 
4 battalions infantry 104 » x 12 = 
216 
120 
166 
1,248 
) 
Add for packing . 
1,740 
180 
i 8 (Pistol S.A.) 
•303 Carbine Ammunition. 
1,920 
*1 squadron cavalry 136 carbines x 26 ... = 
1 Mountain Battery 18 n x 25 ... — 
3,400 
720 
\ 
Add for packing. 
4,120 
280 
>4 (S.A.A.) 
4,400 
* In some countries mounted infantry would be used either in conjunction with or in lieu of 
cavalry and provision for transport of their ammunition he made accordingly, as follows:—One 
company of 123 rifles requires 6,886 rounds, or less for packing 286 = six boxes = three mules. 
