Identifier: manualofmilitary00grea (find matches)
Title: Manual of military engineering
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Great Britain. War Office
Subjects: Military engineering
Publisher: London : Printed for H. M. Stationery off., by Harrison and sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s support to the men while firing,and is convenient for ammunition. It should be 9 inches belowthe crest and 18 inches wide. Earth thrown up should not le rammed. Head Cover and Loopholes. Head 72. Head cover tends to diminish the number of rifles that cover. p^j-^ i^g p^^ jj^ ii^Q ajj(j reduce the field of view and fire, and generally makes the work more conspicuous, but is of undoubted advantage for protection, especially against shrapnel. It requires careful arrangement so as to ensure the maxi-mum of fire effect and of invisibility with the minimum ofexposure. It will usually be obtained by making notches in theparapet for the rifle, or by loopholes.Lo^p- Loopholes can be made of sandbags, sods, or other materials hole^. available on the spot, such as biscuit boxes or sacks filled with R^Ltt J 7 2 .^ O -1 ^ O o ^^ w ^ ^ > ?3 o w -I < C; u 0! 1 I z h ^ ^ toq: .^ I o ^ 7 CO S o h -;W t^ ^ lli Q < 1,1 C q: EC ii Q — o u. D ^ cr o o ^ < a: h
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