=8. The Employment of Machine Gun Batteries= 293 Rencontre and attack 295 Rear guards 295 Defense 295 Coöperation with cavalry 296 Machine guns versus artillery 297 English views 297 Swiss views 299 =VII. INFANTRY VERSUS CAVALRY= 301 Deployment for firing 303 Moral effect of a charge 306 Aiming positions 307 Time for opening fire 308 Selection of sight elevation 310 Kind of fire 310 Distribution of fire 311 Charge of the French Cuirassiers of the Guard 311 Advance against cavalry 313 Infantry versus dismounted cavalry 313 Provisions of various regulations 314 =VIII. INFANTRY VERSUS ARTILLERY= 316 =1. The Passage of Infantry Through Artillery Lines= 316 =2. The Advance Under Artillery Fire= 318 Increasing the difficulties in the adjustment of the hostile fire 318 Fire for effect 320 Formations used by infantry when under artillery fire Russo- Japanese War 322 Lessons of war 321, 323 =3. Firing on Hostile Artillery in Position= 324 Cover afforded by steel shields 324 =IX. THE ATTACK= 329 Attack and defense compared 329 =1. The Surprise= 330 Examples of surprises 331 =2. The Rencontre= 333 Conduct of the advance guard 334 Issue of orders 336 Conduct of the main body 338 Provisions of various regulations 339 Examples 339