cas·ca·bel (ksk-bl) n. 1. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon. Spanish origin.
Artillery use. After 1800 AD, it became adjustable. The breech is closed in large calibres by a CASCABEL(E) screw, which is a solid block of forged wrought iron, screwed into the breech coil until it pressed against the end of the steel tube.
The Publication. The Association publishes a journal each quarter. It is distributed in colour to members via Australia Post, and also uploaded here as a PDF file. The name ‘CASCABEL’ was put forward by the first editor, Lieutenant Colonel Rob Gaw, and accepted because of its unique and obvious Artillery connection.
Note – Originally Cascabel was referred to as a “Journal” and is now a smaller “Newsletter”.
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Newsletters
The newsletters are as follows:
Cascabels
Quick Links
For those times when you want to track down an article that you’ve read in Cascabel but can’t remember which issue it’s in, the Editor has compiled a reference document containing the website links to many of the articles in Cascabel back to and including issue 107. To access the document click here.
Editions 80-126
The editions are listed below. Click on the issue to the right of the title to download the document.
| No. | Date | Title | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Apr 16 | The Bear | Issue126 – Apr 2016 |
| 125 | Jan 16 | Russian 6 inch 35 Calibre naval gun 1877 | Issue125 – Jan 2016 |
| 124 | Oct 15 | The K-300P (or Bastion-P) Russian missile system | Issue124 – Oct 2015 |
| 123 | Jul 15 | The Future Soldier? | Issue123 – Jul 2015 |
| 122 | Apr 15 | Last Blast for Hamels | Issue122 – Apr 2015 |
| 121 | Oct 14 | A Look Back in Time | Issue121 – Oct 2014 |
| 120 | Jul 14 | The Gun Park, 1943, Rollingstone Army Camp | Issue120 – Jul 2014 |
| 119 | Apr 14 | Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC, MG | Issue119 – Apr 2014 |
| 118 | Jan 14 | The Guns | Issue118 – Jan 2014 |
| 117 | Oct 13 | The Christmas Edition for all our Defence Force Personnel | Issue117 – Oct 2013 |
| 116 | Jul 13 | 30th Anniversary Edition | Issue116 – Jul 2013 |
| 115 | Apr 13 | Homeward Bound – Next Stop, Australia | Issue115 – Apr 2013 |
| 114 | Jan 13 | Medal of Gallantry recipient – Bdr David Robertson | Issue114 – Jan 2013 |
| 113 | Oct 12 | We may get one of these one day – don’t hold your breath | Issue113 – Oct 2012 |
| 112 | Jul 12 | Flying at its very best – Afghanistan | Issue112 – Jul 2012 |
| 111 | Apr 12 | Lest We Forget | Issue111 – Apr 2012 |
| 110 | Jan 12 | New Uniform Revealed! | Issue110 – Jan 2012 |
| 109 | Nov 11 | Afghanistan 2011- another never ending battle! | Issue109 – Nov 2011 |
| 108 | Aug 11 | New Guns! The M777A2 arrives! | Issue108 – Aug 2011 |
| 107 | May 11 | Honoring the Fallen | Issue107 – May 2011 |
| 106 | Feb 11 | The Artillery Training Team – Kabul (ATT-K) | Issue106 – Feb 2011 |
| 105 | Nov 10 | The Christmas Edition | Issue105 – Nov 2010 |
| 104 | Aug 10 | A Trench Mortar. (German Minenwerfer) | Issue104 – Aug 2010 |
| 103 | Jun 10 | 81 mm Mortar in action | Issue103 – Jun 2010 |
| 102 | Mar 10 | ‘A’ Battery “Digging In” | Issue102 – Mar 2010 |
| 101 | Nov 09 | Battery Observation Post – Seymour 1939 | Issue101 – Nov 2009 |
| 100 | Jul 09 | The Tsar Pushka, showing its massive bore and cannonballs. | Issue100 – Jul 2009 |
| 99 | Apr 09 | A RAAF Caribou at Port Moresby, 2007 | Issue99 – Apr 2009 |
| 98 | Jan 09 | Major Hamer presenting the Association Plaque | Issue98 – Jan 2009 |
| 97 | Oct 08 | At the Gunner Dinner | Issue97 – Oct 2008 |
| 96 | Jul 08 | Hawain, Wewak Area, New Guinea. 8 May 1945 | Issue96 – Jul 2008 |
| 95 | Apr 08 | RAA Association Church Parade 10 Feb 2008 | Issue95 – Apr 2008 |
| 94 | Jan 08 | 2nd Australian Mountain Battery | Issue94 – Jan 2008 |
| 93 | Oct 07 | Exmouth Gulf, WA. 12 Oct 1943 | Issue93 – Oct 2007 |
| 92 | Jul 07 | The Sunbury Gun | Issue92 – Jul 2007 |
| 91 | Apr 07 | Presentation by Major General Jim Barry | Issue91 – Apr 2007 |
| 90 | Jan 07 | 8th Geelong Artillery, 1913 | Issue90 – Jan 2007 |
| 89 | Oct 06 | 8th G. A. (Geelong Artillery) | Issue89 – Oct 2006 |
| 88 | Jul 06 | Unveiling of the Assoc’n plaque | Issue88 – Jul 2006 |
| 87 | Apr 06 | The Cenotaph at Clunes | Issue87 – Apr 2006 |
| 86 | Jan 06 | 1956 Queen’s Birthday Salute, 2 Fd Regt | Issue86 – Jan 2006 |
| 85 | Oct 05 | 75 mm Pack How, 106 Tk Atk Regt, Lae, 1943 | Issue85 – Oct 2005 |
| 84 | Jul 05 | 17 pdr from 3 RAR AT Pl, Korea | Issue84 – Jul 2005 |
| 83 | Apr 05 | Demo of new guns, Fort Gellibrand | Issue83 – Apr 2005 |
| 82 | Jun 05 | A Bygone Era | Issue82 – Jan 2005 |
| 81 | Oct 04 | The Kangaroo Court, Gunner Dinner | Issue81 – Oct 2004 |
| 80 | Jul 04 | 18 pdrs of 11 Fd Bty, 4 Fd Regt, 1941/42 | Issue80 – Jul 2004 |
Editions 1-79
Thanks to MAJ David Osborne for scanning older copies of Cascabel. They are listed below (click name to open in a new browser tab):
- Issue 79 – April 2004
- Issue 78 – January 2004
- Issue 77 – October 2003
- Issue 76 – July 2003
- Issue 75 – April 2003
- Issue 74 – January 2003
- Issue 73 – October 2002
- Issue 72 – July 2002
- Issue 71 – April 2002
- Issue 70 – January 2002
- Issue 69 – October 2001
- Issue 68 – July 2001
- Issue 67 – April 2001
- Issue 66 – January 2001
- Issue 65 – October 2000
- Issue 64 – July 2000
- Issue 63 – April 2000
- Issue 62 – December 1999
- Issue 61 – September 1999
- Issue 60 – June 1999
- Issue 59 – March 1999
- Issue 58 – December 1998
- Issue 57 – September 1998
- Issue 56 – June 1998
- Issue 55 – March 1998
- Issue 54 – December 1997
- Issue 53 – October 1997
- There was no issue 51 or 52
- Issue 50 – October 1996
- Issue 49 – July 1996
- Issue 48 – April 1996
- Issue 47 – January 1996
- Issue 46 – October 1995
- Issue 45 – July 1995
- Issue 44 – April 1995
- Issue 43 – January 1995
- Issue 42 – October 1994
- Issue 41 – July 1994
- Issue 40 – April 1994
- Issue 39 – January 1994
- Issue 38 – October 1993
- Issue 37 – July 1993
- Issue 36 – April 1993
- Issue 35 – January 1993
- Issue 34 – October 1992
- Issue 33 – July 1992
- Issue 32 – April 1992
- Issue 31 – January 1992
- Issue 30 – October 1991
- Issue 29 – July 1991
- Issue 28 – April 1991
- Issue 27 – January 1991
- Issue 26 – October 1990
- Issue 25 – July 1990
- Issue 24 – April 1990
- Issue 23 – January 1990
- Issue 22 – October 1989
- Issue 21 – July 1989
- Issue 20 – April 1989
- Issue 19 – January 1989
- Issue 18 – October 1988
- Issue 17 – July 1988
- Issue 16 – April 1988
- Issue 15 – January 1988
- Issue 14 – October 1987
- Issue 13 – July 1987
- Issue 12 – April 1987
- Issue 11 – January 1987
- Issue 10 – October 1986
- Issue 09 – June 1986
- Issue 08 – April 1986
- Issue 07 – January 1986
- Issue 06 – March 1985
- Issue 05 – November 1984
- Issue 04 – June 1984
- Issue 03 – February 1984
- Issue 02 – October 1983
- Issue 01 – July 1983