Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The "Inter-Port" or "Command" Competition was contested by teams from the Royal Navy annually, and was a popular item at the Royal Tournament until finishing in 1999. It looks like the cannon is setup purely for this race. The 2010 competition will be held at HMS Collingwood Open Day on the 5th of June.[1]. Today 21 strong teams compete over an 85 yard long flat track, a total run of 170 yards. The Naval Brigade transported guns over difficult terrain and brought them into action against the Boers. Three Commands, Devonport, Fleet Air Arm and Portsmouth currently have associations made up of past members of their Command Field Gun Crews, since its demise in 1999 and a heritage centre and museum at Crownhill Fort, Plymouth is maintained and run by Devonport Field Gun Association. 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The average time for the "Run Back" was 60 seconds. 9-pounder and 12-pounder guns were used in the displays. As the evolution of artillery continued, almost all guns of any size became capable of being moved at some speed. All the men and the field gun have to be carried over the enemy wall, and back across the chasm. Sultan's crew includes many new boys, but they have youth on their side. Since the 1980s and 1990s, the field gun has been rarely used in combat. Tonight's final performance, which will be attended by the Princess Royal, will feature familiar events including performances by RAF dogs, massed pipes and drums, a tug of war and the very last running of the field gun competition. The first men are hauled across, carrying 120lb wheels for the gun carriage. It's just another reason why the Field Gun is still revered as the ultimate sporting discipline within the Navy. The final curtain fell last night on the Royal Tournament - a showcase of Britain's military power and prowess since 1880. The limber wheels are shipped and it is run back and hooked to the gun. In recent years, the Army and the Royal Air Force have entered teams, too. [1] A second team, Eastbourne Youth Field Gun, established 2017 and also a cadet-size formation, is the newest field gun formation in the "Command" format. This video shows a competition where participants race with artillery. The guns and limbers of a four-gun battery were taken over a four-foot wall in the arena at Islington. The important things is this: the Field Gun is back. 1903 - additional to the display around the arena, the seamen from HMS Excellent introduced an obstacle in the shape of a 4 Wall over which the guns and limbers of a four-gun battery were taken. the Powerful heading for home and arriving in Portsmouth on the 11th April. The Royal Military Tournament of 1900 was held in Islington Agricultural Hall and featured men from HMS Powerful parading one of their 4.7-inch naval guns called Joe Chamberlain. The average time for the "Run Home" was 21 seconds. In addition two five-foot walls were rigged at the ends of the arena. Each gun crew then engages the enemy with three rounds.\r\rThe second section is the run back. Displays of field gun drill continued in subsequent years. A precursor to the competition lay in the presentation of Field Gun 'Evolutions' including one performed by Miss Westons Naval Boys Brigade from Portsmouth at the Royal Albert Hall on 21 October 1905 as part of the Centenary Commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar. The Royal Marines set a new record in 1924 of 1 minute 24.40 seconds. Perhaps, if they can drag themselves away from their taxpayer-funded plasma screens and patio heaters and get down to Windsor, our lords and masters might learn a valuable lesson in teamwork, public service - and downright courage. From the start line in front of the Royal Box, the crews pulled the guns and limbers to the end of the arena where they turned and carried themselves and the equipment over a 5-foot (1.5m) wall. But when they signed the disclaimer they never expected a man would be killed in the toughest team sport in the world. The legendary story tells of the siege of the British garrison in Ladysmith in 1899. But he has no regrets about all the years he has devoted to an event which has its own motto: 'To The Limit And Beyond'. From there the Naval Brigade under Captain Lambton transferred the guns to the last train to get through to Ladysmith before it was besieged for 119 days. Why hasn't it been banned on health-and-safety grounds? The course was then negotiated in the opposite direction with the winner being the first crew to cross the original start line. In a combined display, Seamen from HMS Excellent and HMS Victory took their guns over two walls and two bridges. The last night was also a moment Ill never forget. The guns were reassembled before taking them over a four-foot wall. The course was changed in 1908 with a chasm replacing the plank obstacle. The origins of the field gun competition lie in the Second Boer War in South Africa. In the final stage, the "Run Home", men, guns and limbers passed back through the hole in the home wall and then the teams "hook up and pull for home". The gun carriage and gun barrels follow, the gun barrels each weigh 900lb. Devonport v Fleet Air Arm at the Royal Tournament, Earls Court, July 1988 They were inconsolable. To an outsider, this brutal event raises several questions. 1915 to 1918 - 1st World War, therefore no Tournament, which recommenced in 1919. The course was changed in 1908 with a chasm replacing the plank obstacle. It was Scott, then a Lieutenant, who had helped Captain Fisher (later Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord) establish a Gunnery School on Whale Island at Portsmouth in the 1880s. The men of the Naval Brigade removed six guns from their warships and placed them on hastily-constructed gun carriages. The following is the chronological evolvement of the competition, as we came to know and love it: 1900 - 4.7 Guns were hauled into the arena by four span of Oxen and Sailors, the animals were then out-spanned as though out to graze, the Sailors fired one round, and then manhandled the Guns out of the arena. Both wheels are shifted. Two crews competed at each afternoon performance. and should it fall a great moral victory could be claimed by the marauding Boer forces. The gun wheels are exchanged with the limber wheels. The chasm returned in 1913 and was extended to a distance of 30ft. Man power: Robert Hardman (right) trains with the Portsmouth team. In 1981 Portsmouth produced a record run of 2 minutes 42.4, only to see it snatched away again two years later by Devonport with a run of 2 minutes 41.1. One of the most produced field guns during the war was the Soviet 76 mm ZiS-3 with over 103,000 produced. The programme from the 1896 Tournament states: The guns are brought in and, after a short march around the arena, are cleared for action and one round is fired. 1912 - the chasm was replaced by a single ramp, for both the outward and homeward journeys. The Royal Navy's Field Gun run is a very unique affair. One story tells of sailors carrying one of the 12-pounder guns for 2 miles (3.2km) after one of the wheels collapsed. Upon their entry the newcomers won the Aggregate Time Challenge Cup as well as the Fastest Time Cup. Colonel Iain Ferguson, director of the Royal Tournament, expressed regret about the tournament's demise. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Since the last war the original black ebony stand has been replaced by the present brown polished wood base. but it's up to you to prove yourself and give your all,' she says. The second part of the competition (the Run Back) involved the crews taking all their equipment back over the 5-foot (1.5m) enemy wall and then back across the chasm. A spin-off, the Junior Leaders Field Gun Competition, using the Brickwoods format, was held for the 1st time in 2007 and is still held today. The Royal Navy Field Gun competition was contested by teams from the Royal Naval commands of Portsmouth, Devonport and the Fleet Air Arm (although teams from Chatham and the Royal Marines have also competed). Royal Tournament Programme Collection - Richard Thompson, The Story of the Royal Tournament - Lt. Col. P. L. Binns, The Brickwoods Trophy - Whitbread Historian. In 1978 with HMS Fisgard's win the trophy left Portsmouth Command and HMS Gannet's win in 1997 took it north of the border for the first time. Perhaps the most famous use of the field gun in terms of advanced tactics was Napoleon Bonaparte's use of very large wheels on the guns that allowed them to be moved quickly even during a battle. At the end of the two weeks field gunning, four trophies are awarded. The original chasm was formed by placing two ramps opposite each other at a distance of 7ft 6in apart. One story tells of sailors carrying one of the 12pounder guns for 2miles after one of the wheels collapsed. The winning crew in 1907 was HMS Cambridge, the gunnery school in Plymouth. The origins of Royal Navy Field Gun lay in 1899, in the Second Boer War, and in particular the epic 119-day Siege of Ladysmith. Many ex-gunners, or simply a keen supporter of the gun race, will make an annual pilgrimage to Earls Court. The Royal Navy landed two 4.7inch guns and four 12-pounder field guns. Unfortunately in the memories of all field gunners and supporters 1999 proved to be one of the saddest years of their lives. A film clip of this evolution survives from the period[2] which was filmed by Alfred J West for his popular 'Our Navy' film presentations in the early 1900s. Crews were permitted to use wires, ropes, spars etc to traverse the obstacle. Since that year it has become customary to say that the Inter-port Field Gun Competition at the Royal Tournament is in commemoration of what Lambtons men of the Powerful achieved in saving the town of Ladysmith. But it is not all glory and record breaking as was proved in 1982. A further number of guns were landed and transported overland by the Naval Brigade to relieve Ladysmith. This was considered to be an easy jump for an ordinary man. The display consists of various movements carried out by a Naval Battery of six 12-pounder 8cwt. These penalties are turned into seconds and these are added onto the final time. 1906 - on the 17th May, the Royal Naval and Military Tournament moved to and opened at Olympia, and the men from both establishments (Excellent and Victory), in a combined display, took the guns over no less than two walls and two bridges. Seaman from HMS Victory (RN Barracks, Portsmouth) introduced a further obstacle in the form of a bridge, too narrow for the guns to be hauled over in the usual manner.The following year, the Tournament was relocated to Olympia in West London. RNRMC (Brickwood's) Field Gun - Current Crews: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The crew set up a wire and traveller so all 18 members of the crew and their equipment could cross the chasm. A field gun is a field artillery piece. The annual field gun competition has taken place at HMS Collingwood in Hampshire. Brickwood maintained a close interest in the competition over the years. Fortunately for the General, Captain P. Scott RN of HMS Terrible was a gunnery expert and he quickly designed a carriage that could hold 6 inch, and 4.7 inch, 12 pounder naval guns for transit and in action.
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