Cascabel

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:

No.	Date	Click to Download
22	Feb 25	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 22
21	Aug 24	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 21
20	May 24	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 20
19	Feb 24	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 19
18	Oct 23	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 18
17	Jun 23	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 17
16	Apr 23	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 16
15	Oct 21	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 15
14	Jul 21	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 14
13	Apr 21	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 13
12	Jan 21	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 12
11	Oct 20	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 11
10	Jul 20	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 10
9	Apr 20	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 9
8	Jan 20	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 8
7	Sep 18	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 7
6	Feb 18	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 6
5	Jul 17	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 5
4	Feb 17	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 4
3	Nov 16	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 3
2	Sep 16	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 2
1	Jul 16	RAA Association (Vic) Newsletter Number 1

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

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