Also known as: ammunition caisson.
| Type | Two-wheeled ammunition carriage |
|---|---|
| Carries | Two ammunition chests plus a spare wheel |
| Pairing | Hooked to its own limber for travel |
| Role | Main ammunition reserve accompanying each gun |
The ammunition carrier
The caisson carried the ammunition reserve for a gun. Its frame held two ammunition chests, like the one on the limber, together with a spare wheel and a few tools and stores. Like a gun carriage, the caisson was hooked to its own limber for the road, so a caisson and limber together carried three chests.
In the field each gun was normally accompanied by a caisson, and the two limber chests and the caisson's chests together held the piece's supply of shot, shell, case, and canister with their fuzes and cartridges.
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Sources & further reading
- United States War Department. Instruction for Field Artillery, Prepared by a Board of Artillery Officers. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1863.
- Gibbon, John. The Artillerist's Manual. New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1860.