SIEGE TRAINS. 
169 
Vocabu¬ 
lary 
Section. 
y. 
v. 
v. 
Tog’s, Artificers’. 
Proportion. 
Where carried. 
Rings, copper, vent-piece 
Scotch carriage 
Screws, breech 
2 per piece 
1 to 4 carriages 
1 to 10 B.L. guns of each 
calibre 
Cart-trench 
near 
off 
f field ff r ’ als0 siege 
,a ) ^framed pairs,also 
wagon 
L L single, off 
Wagon, ammunition store 
fist class 
Shoes, drag < 2nd class 
l_platform wagon 
' f tan gent scale 
(fore 
centre 
(hind 
1 fore 
muzzle 
Ltrunnion 
Sockets, metal, with set screw 
fNo. 1 siege 
Swingletrees j 
,No. 2 field 
Vents, spare 
Washers, drag f 1st class 
Travelling car- \ 2nd 
riage 
I 2nd 
fist class siege 
field 
metal nave 
wood nave 
.. 5ft. Oin. 
(heavy 5ft. Oin. 
(light 5ft. Oin. 
cart trench 4ft. 2in. 
^ammunition 
o ! store,fore 3ft. 4in. 
* 1 Plat- (fore 4ft. Oin. 
^ ^ Inform (hindSft.Oin. 
Wheels, hand elevating 
2nd 
class 
I 1 
I 1 
1 
of each to 15 carts 
of each to 4 limbers 
to 4 carriages 
to 4 wagons 
of each to 15 carriages, 
as suitable 
of each to G guns and 
under 
1 to 3 guns and under 
1 to 6 7-in. B.L. guns 
(1 to G, in addition to spare 
( on carriages 
1 to 3 pieces of each nature 
1 to every carriage, accord¬ 
ing to the nature of 
wheel 
1 to 6 travelling carriages 
(1 to 10, according to 
( nature 
1 to 15 carts 
! 1 to 10, 
1 nature 
according to 
1 to 10 carriages so fitted 
Siege framed shafts on 
platform wagons, re¬ 
mainder on ammuni¬ 
tion store wagons 
In ammunition and store 
wagons 
Lists of “repairing material” for a three months’supply for the siege equipments above 
enumerated should be added to these lists. They should comprise the following:— 
1st. For the wrought-iron carriages or beds, with slides and compressors, for M.L. 7-in and 
61-pr. battering guns, and 8-in. Howitzers and Mortars. 
2nd. For the wrought-iron travelling carriages for 40 and 25-pr. M.L. guns,and 6-3 Howitzers. 
3rd. The wooden garrison and travelling carriages for 7-in. 40 and 20pr. guns B.L. 
4th. Ammunition, store, platform, sling, forge limber, and store limber wagons. 
