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I. 'MOUNTAIN ARTILLERY. Owing to their sure-footedness, mules are chiefly employed to carry the guns over the mountain passes. Loading up previous to moving off to the front.' MS of British troops disassembling a 2.75-inch Mountain Gun Mk 1 and loading the components onto mules held by Indian soldiers. They then unpack the parts and build up the gun again - at the end of the sequence they are prep…