Chapter III: Preface: Page

NOTES ON EXPERIENCE GAINED AT THE FRONT vi

DEFINITION OF TECHNICAL TERMS AND MILITARY
VOCABULARY

I. =Definitions= xxii

II. =Military Vocabulary for Indication and Recognition of
Targets= xxvi

CHAPTER I

THE CARE AND CLEANING OF ARMS

SECTION

1. =General Remarks= 1

2. =Wear and Fouling= 2

3. =Materials used for Cleaning Arms= 4

4. =Instructions for Cleaning Arms= 7

5. =Instructions for Care of Arms and Ammunition= 10

6. =Examination of Small Arms= 12

7. =Inspection of Arms on Parade= 15

CHAPTER II

THE THEORY AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
RIFLE FIRE

8. =General Information= 18

9. =Dangerous Space--Ricochets--Firing Up and Down Hill= 25

10. =Effects of Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Wind, and
Light= 27

11. =Need for Collective Fire= 29

12. =Dispersion of Individual and Collective Fire= 31

13. =Searching= 35

14. =The Relation of Ground to Fire Effect= 38

CHAPTER III

INSTRUCTION IN AIMING

15. =General Remarks= 43

16. =Aiming Instruction= 47

17. =Common Faults in Aiming= 50

18. =Triangle of Error= 51

19. =Aiming at Service Targets, Aiming at Ground, and Marking
Down the Enemy= 53

20. =Aiming-Off for Wind= 55

21. =Aiming Up and Down= 57

22. =Aiming-Off for Movement= 58

23. =Practice in Rapid Adjustment of Sights= 60

CHAPTER IV

ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTION IN FIRING

24. =Hints to Instructors= 62

25. =Trigger-Pressing and Snapping= 63

26. =The Various Firing Positions= 66

27. =Loading and Unloading= 69

28. =Use of the Safety-Catch and Cut-Off= 71

29. =Instruction in Aiming and Firing= 72

30. =Firing in the Open= 73

31. =Firing from Cover= 73

32. =Muscle Exercises= 77

CHAPTER V

VISUAL TRAINING AND RANGING

33. =General Remarks on Visual Training= 81

34. =Discernment of Targets= 82

35. =Military Vocabulary and Study of Ground= 84

36. =General Remarks on Ranging= 89

37. =Judging Distances by Eye= 91

38. =Range-Finding by Observation of Fire= 96

39. =Ranging by Auxiliary Methods and by Instruments= 97

40. =Range-Cards and Range-Marks= 98

CHAPTER VI

FIRE DIRECTION AND CONTROL

41. =General Remarks= 105

42. =Organization for Fire Action= 106

43. =Effect of Fire at Different Ranges on Various Formations
and Objectives= 110

44. =Tactical Application of Rifle Fire= 112

45. =Description and Recognition of Targets= 119

46. =Fire Orders= 127

47. =Fire Discipline= 130

CHAPTER VII

GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING RANGE AND FIELD
PRACTICES

48. =Preliminary Training= 135

49. =Tests of Preliminary Training= 136

50. =Progression of Instruction in Range and Field Practices= 140

51. =Range Practices= 141

52. =Grouping and Application= 146

53. =Snapshooting, Rapid Firing, and Firing at Crossing
Targets= 150

54. =Field Practices= 151