. Farrow's manual of military training . :. wmm. PROFILE. sive and rapidly executed; it should give protection and permitfiring while being constructed. Cover, approach and communicating trenches should ordi-narily have a width at the top of from 4 to 5 feet and a relief ofnot less than 7 feet, with a parapet from 1 to 2 feet high. Theymay be prepared for firing on one or both sides by providing afiring banquette ty2 feet below the crest of the parapet and widen-ing the trench. Traverses.—Traverses afford the best method for protectionagainst enfilade fire and to localize the effects of shells
. Farrow's manual of military training . :. wmm. PROFILE. sive and rapidly executed; it should give protection and permitfiring while being constructed. Cover, approach and communicating trenches should ordi-narily have a width at the top of from 4 to 5 feet and a relief ofnot less than 7 feet, with a parapet from 1 to 2 feet high. Theymay be prepared for firing on one or both sides by providing afiring banquette ty2 feet below the crest of the parapet and widen-ing the trench. Traverses.—Traverses afford the best method for protectionagainst enfilade fire and to localize the effects of shells burstingin the trench. To be effective against heavy artillery they mustbe at least 2 yards wide on top and constructed if possible of undis-turbed earth. They should be spaced from 5 to 8 yards apart and 652 MILITARY TRAINING should project at least 1 yard beyond the face of the rear wall ofthe trench. They may be provided with a firing banquette topermit a flank fire along a trench in case part of it is captured. For straight-approach
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