The caisson is intended to
transport ammunition, and carries two chests like that on
the limber. It has a stock like that on the gun carriage,
terminating in a lunette, so that it can be hooked to a
limber for transportation. A caisson with its limber thus
held three ammunition chests, which with the chest on the
limber hauling the gun carriage would make four in all,
taking the theoretical total ammunition for a 6-pounder
up to 200 rounds; or 128 rounds for a 12-pounder.
Equipments and
supplies for the battery were carried in the battery
wagon, a long bodied cart with a
rounded top. In the wagon, and its associated limber,
there were over 125 different items, including:
Iron work
repairs and horseshoeing were made possible by the
traveling forge attached to each battery. The forge and
its limber carried blacksmith's tools, horseshoes, nails,
hardware, and other spare items. Each battery had only one wagon and one forge, and they were expected to accompany the battery wherever it went.
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