AUSTRIA

Background The Infantry The Cavalry Organisation & Tactics Arms & Equipment Flags & Standards

The Artillery Organization - (Cont'd) Barrel colours were brass/bronze polished in barracks but left dull in the field. Iron barrels were normally painted, to protect them from rust; this paint must have worn and burned off very quickly in an action, and the gunners must have spent many 'spare' hours cleaning and re-painting them Light 6pdr. gun like that used by the 'cavalry batteries'. (1809). An Austrian kanonier with a 6pdr. as shown above. An ammunition container is incorporated in the design of the carriage and trail and is covered by a seat on which rode the gun detachment (1809). (Ottenfeld

Table D: Canister

Piece	No. of balls (light canister	No. of balls (heavy canister
3pdr. gun	?	30
6pdr. gun	60	28
12pdr. gun	120	?
7pdr. howitzer	N/A	120

Table E: Ammunition Carried

Caliber	Shot
3pdr Light gun	150 ball, 70 canister
6pdr Field Artillery	160 - 180 ball, 50 canister
12pdr Heavy Gun	120 - 160 ball, 30 canister
6pdr Light 'Cavalry Gun'	90 ball, 40 canister
7pdr Howitzer	120 - 140 shells, 20 canister