The pontoon cloths, anchors, anchor ropes, and fastening ropes are carried in the pontoon frame wagons, usually two frames and all the needed materials can be carried in a single wagon. The chesses are carried on separate wagons as are the baulks and border timbers. All wagons carrying material for pontoon bridges are put together in a pontoon train with a separate officer in charge. Pontoon Trains are to be given priority to move ahead of an army in transit in order to prepare the bridge as necessary before the army arrives at the river or other place to cross the bridge.
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