Identifier: musketry30322car00sola (find matches)
Title: Musketry, (.303 and .22 cartridges) : elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Solano, E. John
Subjects: Shooting, Military Rifles Rifle practice
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ring theforeground of features which would afford cover to theenemy and assist his advance, and clearing it of fea-tures to improve the defenders field of fire, togetherwith the construction of different obstacles to impedeand check the enemys advance or cause him to selectlines of approach along avenues commanded by the fire ofthe defenders. 6. Direction and Control of Fire.—Fire is said to bedirected by the commander, who defines the objectiveagainst which it is to be used, and to be controlled by thefire-unit commanders, who give the necessary executivewords of command. In attack occasions will frequentlyarise when fire-unit commanders must both direct andcontrol the fire of their units, while at close ranges, or whenmen are widely extended, it may happen that the trans-mission of any fire-order is impossible, and that eachindividual man must control his own fire. 7. Fire-Unit.—The normal infantry fire-unit is the section,though under certain conditions at the longer ranges the
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