The army behind the armyPowell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
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The army behind the army
Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)
United States. Army; World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
3. Faulty installation will be left in place as dummy
work and be begun over again at another point with
the necessary prudence.
(_b_) _Tracks._
1. Tracks must be as few as possible and have a natural
appearance. It is best to avoid all tracks by building
the position on roads already in existence.
2. Provide fixed access for everybody. If necessary, stake
the paths out by means of wire.
3. Extend indispensable tracks beyond the position as far
as the dummy work.
4. Use furrows as paths, do not go across fields.
5. Do not dump materials in the immediate neighborhood of
the position.
(_c_) _Color of the Camouflage._
1. Harmonize the color of the camouflage with the terrain.
Green camouflage in meadows, brown in ploughed fields,
white in quarries.
2. The upper surface of the camouflage will be alternate
light and dark tones; grass, reeds, hay, or branches
fixed in iron wire, etc.
3. Renew the camouflage in proper time; the grass and
branches fade quickly and appear light and not dark
on the photographs.
4. The position must not extend partly over one field and
partly over another, as two fields are seldom of the same
color. The furrows will be reproduced in the camouflage.
5. Camouflage materials, such as the sod removed and small
trees, will be taken at a distance of at least three to
four hundred meters from the position; place a dummy work
at a sufficient distance in order that it does not reveal
the true position.
(_d_) _Forms of Camouflage._
1. Do not raise the height of the camouflage needlessly;
the higher it is the more shadow it throws. Raise it by
means of posts during the work; bring it down by day and
lay it flat if possible; cover mainly the entries and exits.
2. Do not make a heap of the earth removed but scatter it
immediately.
3. There must be no fresh cuts visible, as marked contrasts
result from it between the light and dark surfaces, the
latter appearing as deep shadows on the ground.
4. Avoid regular shapes and rectangular outlines.
5. Do not change natural shapes. Positions in fills and
embankments must not change the form of the fill or
embankment.
6. Use the roads, fills, embankments, slopes, sunken roads,
edges of woods to greater extent. Deceive the enemy by
false tracks ending in woods.
II. MAIN INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLUMNS.
(_a_) Resting columns, location, and nature of halting-places.
The most important thing is that the halting-places be
of irregular form.
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