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
=Directions=: Targets will be exposed once separately for 15 seconds
each at intervals of 10 seconds between exposures in following order:
(i) 600 yards target; (ii) 400 yards head and shoulders; (iii) 400
yards standing. Men will fire without orders. =Criticism=: _Quick
opening of fire. Rate of fire at first, second, and third targets. Fire
discipline. Unsteady firing. Results of fire._
=No. 5.=
=Object=: Test of individual judgment in applying fire to a tactical
situation.
=Targets=: Tier A, infantry line standing, 800 yards. Tier B, dense
infantry line standing, 600 yards (figures or cardboard strip).
=Directions=: 600 yards target will first be exposed alone representing
attack at close range. 800 yards target representing enemy’s supports
will then be exposed for 15 seconds, the 600 yards target also
remaining exposed for this period. Firers will be told that they will
succeed in checking enemy’s firing line represented by first target
exposed, and will then deal with the situation as it develops without
orders owing to sudden loss of their commander at critical moment.
=Criticism=: _Quick opening of fire. Discernment of 800 yards target.
Proportion and rate of fire diverted from enemy’s firing-line to
supports. Fire discipline._
No. 6.
=Object=: Test of rapid fire.
=Target=: Tier B, dense line of figures or strip of cardboard--400
yards or closer.
=Directions=: Target will be exposed for 30 seconds to represent an
enemy delivering attack from his trenches on firers who are entrenched
close to and opposite his earthworks. When practice commences, one
firer as observer will watch the front, while others will sit with
their backs to target. When the observer gives the alarm, firers will
rise and open rapid fire. Arrangements should be made to carry out this
practice standing with rifles rested, and if possible by firing from
loopholed head-cover improvised with sandbags, etc., as shown on p.
82 of _Field Entrenchments_ of this series. The practice may also be
fired at dusk or with artificial lighting lowered to give the effect of
uncertain light. =Criticism=: _Work of observer. Quick opening of fire.
Fire discipline. Percentage of hits to rounds fired._
[Illustration: <v>Fig. 57.</v>--LANDSCAPE TARGET ON FRAMES ATTACHED TO
THE SOLANO TARGET, IN POSITION FOR FIRING.
Shadowgraph facsimile.
Colour-printed portion.
(“Section Fire” Target.)]
[Illustration:
=Fig. 58.=--LANDSCAPE TARGET PRACTICES. ILLUSTRATION SHOWING
METHOD OF HARMONIZING RIFLES AND THE SYSTEM OF MEASURING
COLLECTIVE GROUPING OF CONCENTRATED AND DISTRIBUTED FIRE FOR
SCORING. (_See Appendix, V., para. 2, and Appendix, VI., para.
5._)]
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