Machine gun manual : $b a complete manual to machine gunnery, containing details of Maxim, Vickers, Lewis, Colt, Hotchkiss, together with drill (elementary and advanced) fire orders, notes from the front and a mass of other useful informationDouglas, H. (Composer)
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Machine gun manual : $b a complete manual to machine gunnery, containing details of Maxim, Vickers, Lewis, Colt, Hotchkiss, together with drill (elementary and advanced) fire orders, notes from the front and a mass of other useful information
Douglas, H. (Composer)
Machine gun drill and tactics; Machine guns
He is also responsible that the condenser is in position before water
boils.
No. 4 takes ammunition from limber to No. 3 when a further supply is
required.
Takes condenser complete, and half filled with water to No. 3.
No. 5—Scout.
Acts as ordered by section officer.
No. 6—Range taker.
Takes ranges and prepares range cards.
The other No. 6, is a spare man and acts according to orders from his
officer.
Drivers.
Remain with wagons and must act on signal from the officer. They should
be taught to fill belts by hand or machine and to act as ammunition
carriers.
SECTION DRILL (WITH TRANSPORT).
Drill with Limbered Wagons.
The detachment will be formed up in two ranks six paces in rear of the
wagon, facing outwards.
On the command or signal “Action,” the driver dismounts and stands to
his horses. The sergeant and Nos. 5 and 6 double out to the section
officer. The corporal lowers the tail-board and superintends the
unpacking. The remaining numbers ground arms on the word of command of
the senior number, and fall out to the wagon to perform the duties
detailed above.
The corporal selects a suitable covered position for the limbered wagon,
if necessary.
On the command or signal “Dismount guns,” the procedure for unpacking is
reversed, and when completed, detachments fall in and take up arms by
word of command.
Drill with Pack Transport.
Normally mules will be led by Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8.
On the command “Prepare for action,” Nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 will link their
mules to those immediately in front of them.
Nos. 7 and 8 will lead Nos. 1 and 4 mules. Nos. 1 and 2 will march on
the tripod and gun sides respectively of No. 1 mule and loosen straps.
Nos. 3 and 4 will march on either side of No. 2 mule.
On the command or signal “Action,” No. 1 will off-load the tripod and
No. 2 the gun; No. 3 will off-load the leading ammunition animal.
The corporal will select a suitable covered position for the pack
animals. The other duties of the various numbers are as on pages .
On the command or signal “Stand to,” Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will reverse the
actions of off-loading. The detachment will then form up for marching.
SECTION DRILL (WITHOUT TRANSPORT).
Guns, tripods and ammunition boxes will be placed on the ground, muzzles
to the front and in line, legs to rear, straps round rear legs buckled,
clamps sufficiently tight to prevent legs from hanging loose when tripod
is lifted. Traversing clamp sufficiently loose to enable gun to be
deflected by a sharp tap with the hand on rear crosspiece, guns on right
and not closer to each other than eight paces, ammunition boxes three
paces in rear.
=Fall in.=—Detachment for the two guns will “fall in” in two ranks, five
paces in front of the interval between guns, sergeant on left of front
rank, corporal covering him in rear.
Front rank will be right gun detachment.
Rear rank will be left gun detachment.
=Number.=—As in squad drill.
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