is withdrawn. Thirty cartridges are mounted on one strip, which is fed into the slot _s_, from the left side. The trigger must be kept down by pressure all the time, otherwise the spring _o_ cannot operate to return the block forward. The gun is provided with a shoulder piece and gunner’s seat, as shown. The gun alone weighs about 73 lb., and with tripod 115 lb. It is sighted to 2,000 metres. The gun is stated to work very satisfactorily, and, owing to the positive motions, jamming does not occur easily. ORGANISATION.--At the close of the war each of the two cavalry brigades was equipped with 6 machine guns and each infantry regiment with 3 guns, and it was contemplated to increase the allowance to 6 guns for each regiment, infantry or cavalry. The guns are served by infantrymen who are extra-regimental and selected from men having mechanical knowledge. Guns are organised as follows: _Infantry._--Batteries of 6 guns, each subdivided into 3 sections; each infantry regiment has one battery attached to it. The personnel of the battery consists of 1 captain (or lieutenant), 1 W.O., 1 bugler. Each gun has 1 commander (sergeant or corporal), 1 firer, 1 loader, 3 ammunition carriers. TACTICAL.--Tactically, the guns are used primarily for defence, and reserve their fire for short ranges up to 600 or 800 metres. On the defensive line of the Third Army after the battle of Mukden many machine-gun emplacements were noted. These consisted mainly of blinded casemates, 8 ft. wide, 10 ft. deep, and 3 ft. 6 in. high, and from 18 to 24 in. of overhead cover. Importance is attached to concealing the guns, and it was claimed that none had been knocked out by Russian artillery. In the cavalry brigades the machine guns were organised into sections of 2 guns under an officer, so that sections could be detached with squadrons. In the First Cavalry Brigade, General Akiyama, 4,000 rounds per gun per day was the greatest rate of fire attained. Machine guns were popular in the Japanese army, and were highly spoken of by the officers.[69] _Cavalry._--Each cavalry brigade has an 8-gun battery, which is divided into half batteries of 4 guns each. The personnel of the battery consists of 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 1 W.O. (sergeant-major), 2 N.C.O.’s, 2 trumpeters. The gun detachments are the same as for infantry, with 3 mounted men per gun in addition. TRANSPORT. _Infantry._--30 horses, 6 of which carry guns and tripods, and 24 carry the ammunition. One ammunition horse follows each gun, and the remaining 18 under the W.O. form the battery ammunition column. Each ammunition horse with the guns carries 15,000 rounds in two boxes, and each horse with the ammunition column 2,160 rounds in four boxes. _Cavalry._--Guns and tripods are carried on horses with 32 ammunition horses, each carrying 2,400 rounds. Total establishment: 3 officers; 87 rank and file. NOTE.--The organisation during the war was as follows: