[87] In regard to the advance of the 6th Reserve Regiment against Husanta-Kantsy at Mukden, on March 5th, 1905, BRONSART VON SCHELLENDORFF (_Angriffsverfahren der Japaner_, p. 225), says: “Some 500-600 m. from the Russian position, individual men sprang out of the shelter trench at intervals of 10-25 paces, rushed forward for about 30 m., or perhaps farther, where they threw themselves down and fired. This procedure was repeated until a new skirmish line, with the men approximately 3 paces apart, had been formed about 100-150 m. in front of the trench mentioned. The rest of the men, who until this moment had remained in the trench, now rushed forward in groups of 5-10 men for distances of 30 m., for the purpose of reaching the advanced line.” It might be well to mention here that thin and dense skirmish lines, when under fire, lose an equal number of men in proportion to their strength, provided the front occupied by them is the same. RESULTS OF A FIRING TEST AGAINST THIN AND DENSE SKIRMISH LINES. FIRE AT WILL, FREEHAND FROM A PRONE POSITION. ============+===========+=======+======+====+=======+========+======= | | | | | Hits. | Figures| | Range & | | | +---+---+ hit. | Target. | Elevation:|No. of |No. of|Time| | +---+----+Figures | m. |rifles.|shots.|min.| | % | | % |missed. ------------+-----------+-------+------+----+---+---+---+----+------- 180 head | 680 | 166 | 1268 | 5 | 54| 4 | 49| 27 | 131 targets |Elevation | | | | | | | | placed at |used: first| | | | | | | | intervals of|600 then | | | | | | | | 1-2 paces. |700 m. | | | | | | | | ------------+-----------+-------+------+----+---+---+---+----+------- 90 head | 680 | 166 | 850 | 5 | 35| 4 | 27| 30 | 63 targets |Elevation | | | | | | | | placed at |used: first| | | | | | | | intervals of|600 then | | | | | | | | 3-4 paces. |700 m. | | | | | | | | ------------+-----------+-------+------+----+---+---+---+----+-------