Devonport Field Gun Crew Association

Out Back & Home

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From the start line in front of the Royal Box, the crews pull their guns and limbers to the end of the arena where they turn and carry themselves and their equipment over a 5-foot (1.5 m) wall.  The guns and limbers are then dismantled and carried to the top of a ramp on the home side of a 28-foot (8.5 m) chasm.  The crew set up a wire and traveler so all 18 members of the crew and their equipment can cross the chasm.  The team and field gun then passes through a hole in the 'Enemy Wall' at the end of the arena.  Each crew fires three rounds to end the 'Run Out'.

Approximate time for a Run Out: 85 seconds.

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The second part of the competition, the 'Run Back', involves the crews taking all of their equipment back over the 5-foot (1.5 m) 'Enemy Wall' and then back across the chasm.  Once all the crew and their equipment are back on the home side of the chasm, the wire and traveler are dismantled and three more rounds are fired in a rear guard action.

The approximate time for a Run Back: is 60 seconds.

 

In the final stage, the 'Run Home', men, gun, and limber pass through the hole in the 'Home Wall', and then the teams 'hook up and pull for home'.
The clock is stopped as the teams cross back over the start line.

Approximate time for a Run Home: 20 seconds.