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
(ii) _Aiming-off for wind_ can be taught on the Target with scenery
and figures as described in Sec. 20, para. 4, figures representing men
at different distances instead of fatigue-men. _Aiming up and down_
may also be taught as above according to the instruction laid down in
Sec. 21, para. 3, figures representing men at various distances being
exposed on Tiers A and B to represent an advance or retirement in the
place of fatigue-men. _Aiming-off for movement_ can be taught with the
crossing figures on the Target as described in Sec. 22, para. 1.
(iii) _Rapid adjustment of sights_ can be taught on the Target with
scenery and figures by exposing a number of figures representing men
at different distances. The distance of each figure will not be given.
Men will adjust their sights for the distance at which they estimate
it to be. The correct range of the figure will then be given, and the
men will declare their estimate. As the figures are correctly scaled
to size for 25 yards range, this practice will help to accustom the
eye to the appearance of men at different distances, and so help to
some extent to train them in judging distance, though it cannot be
considered wholly satisfactory for this purpose for the reasons given
in Sec. 70, para. 2.
=3. Instruction in Firing=--(i) =Elementary Training.=--This training
can be carried out on the Target without scenery, according to the
directions laid down in Sec. 24 and the rest of Chapter IV.
(ii) =Vulnerability of Different Firing Positions= (Sec. 26, para.
1).--This can be illustrated on the Target with the aid of figures
representing men in the standing, kneeling, and lying positions
at various distances. Figures in the standing and lying positions
respectively are shown at various ranges in Figs. 55 and 56, arranged
on Tier B of the Target.
(iii) =Need for Avoiding Unnecessary Movements in Loading and Firing=
(Sec. 30, para. 1).--This important rule can be illustrated on the
Target with scenery and a number of figures representing men in various
firing positions at different distances, disposed either singly or in
groups in the open or _partly_ behind cover such as bushes, rocks,
walls, etc. The figures should be placed in front of background which
harmonizes with their colour, so that they are invisible to the naked
eye when motionless. The mechanism should then be operated so as to
move the figures slightly to demonstrate to the class (_a_) that a
figure which is invisible to the naked eye while motionless catches the
eye through movement, and (_b_) that while quick movements may escape
the eye, and even if seen may make marking down difficult, movements
prolonged even for a short time catch the eye and facilitate marking
down. This object-lesson will emphasize the rule that movements in the
open should be confined to those which are absolutely necessary, and
that these should be made smartly.
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