Rifle and light infantry tactics : for the exercise and manoeuvres of troops when acting as light infantry or riflemen . ready, hewill command: 1. Front rank. 2. Aim. 3. Fire. 4. Load. 288. At these commands, the men in the frontrank will execute what has been prescribed fortlif real rank, but they will not step off with theright foot. 289. The instructor will recommence the firingbj the rear rank, and will thus continue to alter-nate from rank to rank, until he shall wish thefiriag to cease, when he will command, afiring, which will be executed as heretofore pre-scribed. Lesson V. To fwc . In
Rifle and light infantry tactics : for the exercise and manoeuvres of troops when acting as light infantry or riflemen . ready, hewill command: 1. Front rank. 2. Aim. 3. Fire. 4. Load. 288. At these commands, the men in the frontrank will execute what has been prescribed fortlif real rank, but they will not step off with theright foot. 289. The instructor will recommence the firingbj the rear rank, and will thus continue to alter-nate from rank to rank, until he shall wish thefiriag to cease, when he will command, afiring, which will be executed as heretofore pre-scribed. Lesson V. To fwc . In this exercise the squad will be sup-posed loaded and drawn up in one rank. Theinstruction will be given to each man individu-ally, without times or motions, and in the follow-ing manner. 291. The instructor will command : Fire and LOAD knkelinq. 292. At this command, the man on the right of the sijuad will move forward three paces and halt;then earn the right foot to the reat and to therighl of the left heel, and in a position convenientfor_ placing the right knee upon the ground in. SCHOOL OF THE SOLDIER—PART II. 63 bending the left leg; place the right knee uponthe ground; lower the piece, the left fore-armsupported upon the thigh on the same side, theright hand on the small of the stock, the buttresting on the right thigh, the left hand support-ing the piece near the lower band. 293. He will next move the right leg to theleft around the knee supported on the ground,until this leg is nearly perpendicular to the direc-tion of the left foot, and thus seat himself com-fortably on the right heel. 294. Raise the piece with the right hand andsupport it with the left, holding it near the lowerband, the left elbow resting on the left thigh nearthe knee; seize the hammer with the thumb,the forefinger under the guard, cock and seize thepiece at the small of the stock ; bring the pieceto the shoulder, aim and^?*e. 295. Bring the piece down as soon as it isfired, and support it with t
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