Elements of Trench Warfare: Bayonet TrainingWaldron, William H. (William Henry)
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Elements of Trench Warfare: Bayonet Training
Waldron, William H. (William Henry)
Bayonets
_No. 1._ Four Targets D, half exposed on parapet of bay to represent
men firing over the parapet.
_No. 2._ Four Targets D, lying on ground or in shell crater a few feet
in rear of the bay.
_No. 3._ Four Targets A or C, in the open area about midway between the
fire trench and the supervision trench.
_No. 4._ Four Targets D in the bottom of the supervision trench.
_No. 5._ Four Targets E, a few yards in rear of the supervision trench.
The run is conducted in the same manner as explained for Exercise 1.
Additional precautions will have to be taken to prevent the men from
injuring one another with their bayonets.
The line attacks Target No. 1. The men jump over the fire trench
landing on the parados and immediately attack Target No. 2. The line
passes on towards Target No. 3, jumping all trenches encountered and
attack Target No. 3 with a parry and a point if Target C is used
and with a point if Target A is used. The line then goes into the
supervision trench and attacks Target No. 4, climbing out immediately
and advancing on Target No. 5 which is attacked by a "Jab."
In order to save time a second line may be started from the starting
line when the first has passed beyond the fire trench and towards the
supervision trench.
After the men have been taken through a thorough course of training
in the individual instruction, problems should be devised in which a
squad assaults a section of the trench system under the direction
of the squad leader. This is followed by exercises conducted by the
platoon leader, the strength of the platoon being as many squads as can
be employed at one time on the front of the section of trench system
available.
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