. Farrow's manual of military training . 22001, ATTACK CARD. great assistance in reducing the errors and enabling the guns tomaterially increase the effectiveness of their fire. There are twokinds of range cards, namely, attack cards, and defense cards. The attack card is made as follows: A base line is drawnto represent the frontage. From this base line, a line is drawn ateach side toward the position of the enemy. On these two side CONDUCT OF FIRE 427 lines are marked the ranges in yards; ranges on one side beingfrom the enemys position; on the other side, from our own. Inthe range card for
. Farrow's manual of military training . 22001, ATTACK CARD. great assistance in reducing the errors and enabling the guns tomaterially increase the effectiveness of their fire. There are twokinds of range cards, namely, attack cards, and defense cards. The attack card is made as follows: A base line is drawnto represent the frontage. From this base line, a line is drawn ateach side toward the position of the enemy. On these two side CONDUCT OF FIRE 427 lines are marked the ranges in yards; ranges on one side beingfrom the enemys position; on the other side, from our own. Inthe range card for attack, the ranges between those given can beestimated from those shown. The defense card: This card has no definite frontage. Thefirst thing to do is to fix the point from which the ranges aretaken; this point is then joined to the most prominent object infront. These two points are then joined by a heavy line (calledthe setting ray). The object of line is to enable the. X, Right end of No. 2 trench, midway between small tree onright, and ruined barn on left. DEFENSE CARD. fire unit commander to properly set the card so as to correspondwith the country. TACTICAL USE OF MACHINE GUNS The machine guns of an attacking force are used to supportthe advance of the infantry to an assault position, in one or more}f the following ways: (1) Fire from the Flanks.—In every attack, flanks of certainelements get in the air (i. e., unprotected) on account of that ele-ments having made greater progress than the troops on the right:>r left. Machine guns are very useful to protect these flanksigainst counter attacks, and also to assist the troops held up, by:overing their front. (2) Long Range Covering Fire.—Is most valuable and every 428 MILITARY TRAINING opportunity for its use should be seized. Suitable ground, build-ings, etc., should be looked for, and covering fire given our in-fantry to the last practical moment. (3) Long Range Searching Fire.—The enemys
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