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The Grand British Army are expected to know the proper ceremony and armed drill of His Majesty’s British Army.
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Notes:
Arm = With bayonet attached
Firelock = Without bayonet attached
Bayonet rule = With a bayonet attached, reload only by command; Without a bayonet attached, reload at will
Shoulder Arms: [F] To carry the weapon over your shoulder
Port Arms: [N] To carry the weapon in your arms
Present Arms (Musket Salute): [V] To salute with your musket
Support Arms: [G] Used on prolonged marches as to not tire the soldiers
Stab: [Q] Jabs the musket forward
Sweep: [X] To whack the enemy with your musket
Take Aim / Aim: Zoom + Right Click (Press Shift to steady)
Order Arms: [J] To put the weapon at your side
Trail Arms: [K] To carry the weapon to run
Charge: Hold Shift to charge bayonets
Advance Arms: [H] To carry the weapon with a v-grip, used by SNCO's
Make Ready: [Z] To poise the musket to prepare to fire
Crouch: [C] To kneel on one knee
Brace: [M] To hold the musket in-front, commonly used against calvary
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Present [Arms/Firelocks] - Equip musket
Volley Fire - Soldiers will all fire at the same time
Ripple Fire - Soldiers will fire one by one, like a wave, from the side designated by the officer
Fire and advance - First rank will present, fire, and reload; Second rank will advance 3 paces in front of first rank, present fire, and reload
Fire and retire - Second rank will present, fire, and reload; First rank will retreat, while looking forward, 3 paces behind second rank. Units will repeat until being told to halt
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Open ranks, march - Second rank will take 2 steps back from a two rank formation
Wheels - For a right wheel, the farthest right man will right face, and the line will swing, like a door, to form on his left. For a left wheel, do the opposite
Square formation - Units will form a square around an officer or just a square, this is used to defend against calvary. The commands for square formation are “Prepare to form square! Form square, march!”
Wedge formation - Units will form an “arrowhead” on the centre man or the commanding officer. The commands for wedge formation are “Prepare to form wedge! Form wedge, march!”
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Cadet through Sergeant will be called by his or her rank
Sergeant Major through Field Marshal will be called “Sir” or “Ma’am” depending on his or her gender
The King will be referred to simply as “Your Majesty
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Signed,
Major General Harry L. Hamilton,
August 25th, 1782
The Grand British Army |