Musketry (.303 and .22 cartridges): Elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
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Musketry (.303 and .22 cartridges): Elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
Grenades; Rifles; Shooting, Military
74. =Field Practices, Night Firing, and
Competitions--Lectures--Demonstrations--Individual
and Collective Field Practices= 213
APPENDIX
I. =Names of the Parts of Rifles--Short M.L.E., Mark III, and
Charger-Loading M.L.E.= 233
II. =Directions for Use of the Legret Aim-Teacher= 240
III. =Directions for Use of the Aim-Corrector= 241
IV. =Directions for Use of the Aiming-Disc= 243
V. =“Harmonizing” Rifles for Miniature Range Practices= 244
VI. =Scoring and Signalling= 245
VII. =Solano Target--Marks I. and II.= 248
VIII. =Solano Elementary and Instructional Targets= 250
INDEX 258
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FIG. PAGE
DIAGRAM SHOWING A GERMAN PLAN OF INFANTRY
ATTACK IN CLOSE FORMATIONS ix
1. WIRE GAUZE ON PULL-THROUGH 5
2 AND 3. ILLUSTRATION OF TRAJECTORY, ETC. 19
4 AND 5. DANGEROUS SPACE 26
6. CONE OF FIRE 32
7. DIAGRAMS ILLUSTRATING THE DISPERSION IN DEPTH
OF CONCENTRATED COLLECTIVE FIRE AT 1,500
YARDS AND ITS DISTRIBUTION IN DEPTH BY THE
USE OF COMBINED SIGHTS 36
8. THE RELATION OF GROUND TO FIRE EFFECT 39
9. THE RELATION OF GROUND TO FIRE EFFECT 40
10. DEAD GROUND 42
11. DIAGRAMS SHOWING CORRECT AND INCORRECT
ALIGNMENT OF SIGHTS 48
12. LONG-RANGE SIGHTS 49
13. FAULTS IN AIMING 50
14. TRIANGLE OF ERROR 52
15. METHOD OF PRESSING TRIGGER WITH FOREFINGER 64
16. SHOT GROUP ILLUSTRATING RESULT OF FAULTY
TRIGGER-PRESSING 65
17. SHOWING GRIP OF RIGHT HAND, AND TRIGGER
FINGER 66
18. INSTRUCTOR ILLUSTRATING CORRECT METHOD OF
PRESSING THE TRIGGER 66
19. CORRECT METHOD OF USING AIMING-DISC 66
20. STANDING POSITION--SIDE VIEW 67
21. STANDING POSITION--FRONT VIEW 67
22. PRONE POSITION--SIDE VIEW 68
23. KNEELING POSITION--SIDE VIEW 68
24. KNEELING POSITION--FRONT VIEW 68
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