page_title: RML 16-pounder 12 cwt
section_title: Operation
hierarchical_section_title: RML 16-pounder 12 cwt / Operation
caption_attribution_description: English: Print after Richard Simkin, 16 Pounder RML field gun with horse team, c1880
context_page_description: The RML 16-pounder 12 cwt gun was a British Rifled, Muzzle Loading field artillery gun manufactured in England in the 19th century, which fired a projectile weighing approximately 16 pounds. "12 cwt" refers to the weight of the gun.
context_section_description: The 16-pounder was normally deployed in batteries of six or four guns. Each gun was pulled by a team of six horses. It had a crew of nine men – five crew who could be mounted on seats on the limber and gun, three drivers and a gun commander (number one) mounted separately.
  In addition to each gun, a limbered ammunition trailer was also horse drawn. Field Artillery was designed to move at the same speed as infantry, with Horse Artillery being used where greater speed was required.
caption: Fully horsed 16-pounder with crew, 1880
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