Part 6 — INDEX

Aim corrector, use of, 53, 241

—— teacher, Legret, use of, 240

Aiming and firing, instruction and practices in, 43-46, 72

—— at crossing targets, 58

—— at ground and service targets, 53, 54

—— disc, use of, 52, 243

—— instruction in, 43-61, 208

—— marks, 47, 193

—— off for movement, 58, 59, 217

—— —— —— wind, 55-57

—— rules for, 47, 48

—— up and down, xxii, 57, 58

Aircraft, firing on, 112

Alarms, automatic, 193

Alignment, automatic, of rifles, 194

—— of sights, 48, 49

Ammunition, care of, 12

—— Mark VI bullet, 21, 22, 24, 34, 35, 38, 50

—— Mark VII bullet, 21, 22, 24, 34, 50

—— surplus, 166

Annual courses, 177, 181

Anticipatory orders, 128, 227

Application practices, 149

—— tactical, of rifle fire, 112-119, 228

Arms, care of, xii, 10-12

—— cleaning of, 4-10

—— defects in, instructions regarding, 1

Arms, inspection of, on parade, 15-17

—— small, examination of, 12-15, 17

Army Ordnance Corps, courses for, 180, 181

—— Service Corps, courses for, 180, 181

—— Veterinary Corps, classification practices for, 170

Artillery, effect of rifle fire on, 111

Averages, computation of, 167

Background, effect of, on visibility of targets, 73, 83, 211

Backsight, adjustment of, 60, 61

Back-reckoning, range finding by, 97

Barometric pressure, effect of, on shooting, 27

Bayonet, fixed, effect of, on shooting, 24

Beaten zone, 33, 34, 38-42

Bolt, 7, 9, 11

Bore, cleaning of, 9

Cadet competitions, 230

—— muscle exercises, 79, 80

Casualties, ammunition of, 132

Cavalry, classification practices for, 168

—— courses for, 171, 174, 177-179

—— effect of rifle fire on, 111

Classification practices, conditions of, 168-170, 178, 179

Classification practices in judging distance, 94-96

—— ranges, field practices on, 184-192

Cleaning of the rifle, 4-10

Clock-face method of describing targets, 123

Close range, effect of fire at, 110

—— —— firing without sighting at, 22

Collective field practices, 155-158, 176, 179, 188-192

—— —— —— conduct of, 183

—— —— —— on Landscape targets, 229

—— —— —— on Solano target, 226-228

—— fire, dispersion of, 31-35

—— —— need for, 29-31, 221

Combined sights, use of, 36-38, 89, 230

Competitions, directions for all, 201, 230

Conduct of range and field practices, 159-192

Cone of fire, 31, 35, 36

Countryside, terms describing, xxvi

Cover, adapting firing positions to, 75, 76

—— firing from, 73-77, 161, 210

—— improvising on miniature ranges, 204

Crossing targets, aiming and firing at, 58, 59, 151

Cut-off, use of, 71

Dangerous space, conditions affecting extent of, 25, 26, 34

Dead ground, 42

Defiladed zone, 40, 42

Deflection, table of, for side winds, 55

Deliberate practices, 143, 161

Demonstrations of individual and collective field practices, 214, 221

Description of targets, 83, 119-127

—— —— —— instruction in, on miniature ranges, 212

—— points, 120

Discernment of targets, 82-84, 210

Distant range, effect of fire at, 110

Drift, effect of, 24

Effect of fire at different ranges on various formations and objectives, 110-112

Effective fire, zone of, 35, 36

—— range, effect of fire at, 110

Elementary figure targets, 206, 245, 246

—— targets, Solano, 207, 250-256

Elevation. See Sighting

Error of the day, xxiii, 37

Examination of small-arms, 12-15, 17

Field-glasses, use of, 84, 121, 165

Field practices, 141, 151-158

Field practices, elementary, 171

—— —— on classification ranges, 184-192

—— —— —— miniature ranges, 213-230

Figure targets, 207, 246

Figures, miniature range, 207, 247

—— Solano, 249

Finger, use of, for judging lateral distance, 92

Finger-breadth method of describing targets, 122

Fire, accuracy of, practices in, 187-190, 219, 232

—— action, organization for, 106-110, 224

—— and movement, 114, 186, 191, 219, 224

—— collective. See Collective fire

—— concentrated, 115, 154, 223, 229

—— control, 105-134, 212, 223

—— —— practices in, 188, 226

—— converging, xxiii, 115

—— covering, xxiii, 116, 223

—— direction, 105-134, 212

—— —— practices, 154, 179, 220, 226-227

—— discipline, 130-134, 212

—— dispersion of, 31-36

—— distributed, 36, 115, 154, 223

—— —— practices in, 227, 229

—— effect of, at various ranges, on various formations and objectives, 111, 112

—— —— relation of ground to, 38-42

—— effective, xxiii, 35, 36, 110

—— enfilade, xxiii, 115

—— grazing, xxiii, 41, 42

—— individual, 29-31

—— oblique, xxiv, 115

—— observation of. See Observation of fire

—— opening of, 113, 114, 153, 222

—— —— —— practices in, 185, 189, 216, 217, 228

—— orders, 127-130, 188

—— rapid, 117, 118, 150

—— —— practice in, 187-189, 219, 227, 228

—— rates of, 117

—— searching, xxiv, 35-38, 115

—— short bursts of, 118

—— superiority of, xxvi, 113, 189

—— sweeping, 115

—— tactical application of, 112-119, 228

—— theory of rifle, 18-42

—— trenches, xi

—— unaimed, xxiv, 41, 42

—— unit commander, duties of, 109, 212

—— —— composition of, xxiv, 108

—— unsteady, 119

—— volume of, 117

Firing, aiming and, instruction, 43-46, 72

—— elementary, instruction in, 62-80

—— from cover, 73-77, 161, 210

—— positions, 66-69

—— —— adapted to cover, 75, 76

—— —— height of cover for different, 68, 74

—— —— vulnerability of different, 66, 67, 209

—— rapid, instruction in, 150

—— —— practices in, 187-189, 227, 228, 232

—— up and down hill, 26, 27

Flare lights, 193

Foreground, illumination of, x

—— range sketch of, 101

Foresight, use of, in aiming, 50, 51

Formations, effect of fire on various, 111

Fouling, cause and removal of, 3

Frontages and objectives, allocation of, 107

Gauze, use of, for cleaning, 5, 6

German musketry, vii

—— night attacks, ix

—— plan of attack, viii

Grenade, hand, 194-200

Ground, aiming at, 53, 54

—— dead, 42

—— firing at, practice in, 218

—— relation of, to dangerous space, 26

—— —— —— to fire effect, 38-42

—— study of, instruction in, 86, 88, 211

Group of shots, 31, 146, 147

—— —— —— rules for measuring, 140, 160, 247

Grouping and application, 146-150

—— practices, 146, 159, 160, 180, 213, 231

Gun-flash, range finding by, 98

Hand grenades, 194-200

Harmonizing rifles, 244, 245

Illumination grenade, x

—— of foreground, x

Indication of targets, 123-126

Individual field practices, 152-154, 176, 179, 185-188

—— —— —— on miniature ranges, 214-220

—— fire, limit of, 29-31

Infantry, courses for, 171, 174, 177

—— classification practices for, 168

Inspection of arms, 15-17

Instructional practices, 174-177, 213

—— targets, Solano, 207, 254-257

Jambs, instructions regarding, in timed practices, 162

Judging distance by eye, 91-96

Jump, effect of, 23, 24

Kneeling position, 68

Landscape target practices, 229, 247

Lateral distance, estimating, 92

Lectures, 18, 31, 43, 105, 106, 135, 212, 214, 221

Legret aim-teacher, use of, 240

Loading, instruction and practices, 69-71

Long range, effect of fire at, 110

—— —— sights, 49, 61

Lying position, 67, 68

Machine-guns, effect of rifle fire on, 111

Map-reading, range-finding by, 97

Marking down, instruction in and practice in, 54, 217

Military vocabulary, instruction in, 84, 85

—— —— —— —— on miniature ranges, 211

—— —— list of terms, xxvi-xxviii

Miniature ranges, cadet competitions on, 230

—— —— collective field practices on, 26-30

—— —— field practices on, 213-230

—— —— fire-direction practices on, 220

—— —— improvising cover for, 204

—— —— individual field practices on, 214-220

—— —— instruction on, 207-212

—— —— precautions for safety on, 204

—— —— preliminary training on, 207-212

—— —— range practices on, 213

—— —— rifles for firing on, 204

—— —— scope of training on, 203

—— —— targets for use on, 205

Missfires, cause and directions regarding, 12, 162

Movement, avoidance of, in loading and firing, 67, 73, 209

—— effect of, on visibility of targets, 84, 209

—— fire and, 114, 186, 191, 219, 224

Muscle exercises, 77, 80

Mutual support, 116, 223

Nickelling, cause and removal of, 3

Night firing, 193, 194, 230

Observation practices, 165

—— —— on miniature ranges, 213, 250

—— of fire, ranging by, 29, 38, 89, 96, 97

—— —— —— practices in, 188, 190, 230, 250

Observers, duties of, 110

Organization for fire action, 106-110, 224

Pairs, working in, 131

Point of mean impact, 147, 160

Preliminary training and tests, 135-140

—— —— on miniature ranges, 207-212

Pull-off, 11, 64

Pull-through, use of, 4, 5

Qualification, conditions of, for Part I., Table B, 167

Range-cards and range-marks, 98-103, 212

——- finding, methods of, 96-98, 190

——- practices, conduct of, 162-166

—— —— instruction in, 141-146

—— sketch of foreground, 101

Ranges, effect of fire at different, 110

—— terms applied to, xxv

Ranging, methods of, 89, 90, 190

Recognition of targets, 126, 212

Recruits’ course, 171, 174-176, 180

Ricochets, 26

Rifles, care of, xii, 10-12

—— cleaning of, 4-10

—— drill purposes, 15

—— examination of, 13-15, 17

—— for firing on miniature ranges, 204

—— inspection of, on parade, 15-17

—— M.L.E., 13, 15-17

—— —— charger loading, 14, 236-239

—— M.L.M., 13, 15-17

—— parts of various, 233-239

—— selection of, for recruits, 46

—— short, M.L.E., 14, 15, 233-235

Rod for measuring groups, 247

Royal Army Medical Corps, classification practices for, 170

Royal Artillery, courses for, 180, 181

Royal Engineers, classification practices for, 169

—— —— courses for, 171, 174-180

Safety-catch, use of, 71

Scoring, directions for, 245-247

Searching, 35-38

Sectors, method of dividing Field of Fire into, 107

Service targets, aiming at, 51, 53

Shot group. See Group of shots

Sighting of rifles, 23

Sights, alignment of, 48, 49

—— combined. See Combined sights

—— long-range, aiming with, 49

—— rapid adjustment of, 60, 61, 209

Sitting position for firing, 69

Snapping, 63-66

Snapshooting, instruction in, 150, 218, 231

Solano elementary and instructional targets, 207, 250-257

Solano figures, list of, 249

—— scenery anti scenic accessories, 248

—— target, arrangement of, for practices, 213, 220, 221

—— demonstrations on, 214, 221

—— Marks I and II, 248-250

Sound, location of enemy by, 84

—— range-finding by, 98

Standing position, 67

Surprise, effect of, 113, 118

Tables A—Recruits course, 174-176, 180

—— B—Annual course, 177-179, 181 Targets, choice of, 153, 215, 222

—— figure. See Figure targets

—— for use on miniature ranges, 205-207

—— indication of, 123-126

Temperature, effect of, on shooting, 27

Thirty yards range, practices on, 159

Timed practices, rules for, 161

Trained Soldiers’ course, rules for conduct of, 172-174

—— —— —— Tables B, 177, 181

Trajectory, 21, 22, 25

Trenches, fire, xi

Triangle aiming and scoring diagrams, 252

—— of error as a test of proficiency in aiming, 51-53

Trigger-pressing, 63-66

Unloading, directions for, 70

Visibility of targets, effect of background on, 73, 83, 211

—— —— —— —— —— movement on, 84, 209

Visual training, 81, 82

—— —— on miniature ranges, 210

Volume of fire, 117

Wear, causes and prevention of, 2

Wind, aiming-off for, 55-57, 227

—— allowance for, 28-29

—— deflection table for, 55

—— effect of, on shooting, 28

—— head, 28

—— judging strength and direction of, 55

—— oblique, 28, 29, 56

—— rear, 28

—— side, 28, 29, 55

Wire gauze, 5, 6

Zone, beaten, 33, 34 38-42

—— of effective fire, 35-37

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