Form of Exercise and Manoeuvre for the Boat-Howitzers of the U. S Navy (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Form of Exercise and Manoeuvre for the Boat-Howitzers of the U. S NavyWhile preparations are in progress for clearing out the boats, the officer of the boat will see that the howitzer, and its various equip ments, are also got in readiness. The junior officer or officers of the piece will attend to the gun itself and its carriages.The quarter-gunner will have the ammunition got up from below also the lock, sights, sponges, spare fuzes, ammunition-pouches, primers, &c., (breeching, if deemed necessary.) This will be the proper occasion for charging the shrapnell and shells with powder, which should receive the particular attention of the officer who is to command the boat.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.