How not to Address a Mortar. Sir Sebastian examines Ausfarht, which we can presume is not loaded.

In fact, Ausfarht was often not loaded when fired, because the charge was separate from the projectile, so the crew had an extra step to remember. On the plus side, this means that Ausfarht can fire a range of charges in both direct and indirect modes, including grapeshot, individual tennis balls, tetrahedrons of balls and large balls. All were tested at the event.