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WEIGHTS OF GUN CARRIAGES AND CAISSONS EQUIPPED FOR FIELD SERVICE. DESIGNATION. FOR GUN. FOR HOWITZERS. 12-pdr. 12-pdr. (light) 6-pdr. 32-pdr. 24-pdr. 12-pdr. GUN CARRIAGE. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Gun 1,757 1,227 884 1,890 1,318 788 Gun carriage without wheels 783 786 540 783 786 540 Two wheels 392 392 360 392 392 360 Limber body without wheels 335 335 335 335 335 335 Two wheels 360 360 360 360 360 360 Ammunition chest 182 182 185 192 198 205 Ammunition packed 505 490 381 480 554 485 Impliments and equipments 89 89 89 89 89 89 Tarpaulin 54 54 54 54 54 54 Total weight..... 4,457 3,865 3,185 4,576 4,036 3,214 Number of rounds in each limber 32 32 509 15 23 39 CAISSON. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Body without wheels 432 432 432 432 432 432 Two wheels 360 360 360 360 360 360 Two ammunition chests 364 364 370 364 396 412 Ammunition packed in chests 1,010 930 762 960 1,203 970 Limber 335 335 335 335 335 335 Two wheels 360 360 360 360 360 360 Ammunition chest 182 182 185 192 198 206 Ammunition packed in chest 595 490 381 490 554 485 Impliments and spare parts 254 254 254 254 254 254 Tarpaulin 54 54 54 54 54 54 Total weight..... 3,836 2,811 3,493 3,811 4,061 3,868 Number of rounds on caisson and its limber 96 96 150 45 69 117

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