Military Instructors Manual Part 13

7. To fire at the ordered rate. (Par. 18, Standard for Field Firing.) 8. To fire at the part of the designated objective which corresponds to his position in the firing line.

9. To continue firing in the designated sector and not to change therefrom unless ordered.

10. Not to slight invisible parts of the target for more visible ones.

11. To maintain constant observation to the front.

12. To utilize folds of ground for concealment in advancing and firing.

13. To select firing positions.

14. To understand effects of visibility and the selection of backgrounds.

15. To fire from all positions, from behind hillocks, trees, heaps of earth and rocks, depressions, gullies, ditches, doorways and windows.

16. To obey promptly orders to suspend and cease firing.

17. To ignore whistle signals, except suspend firing.

18. To watch closely for the expected target after having suspended firing.

19. To obey promptly all orders from his squad leader.

20. To drop into the nearest interval when reinforcing the firing line and obey the orders of the nearest squad leader.

21. To transmit firing data to men of the supports coming into the line rapidly and accurately, without decreasing his rate of fire.

22. To call for range and target when reinforcing the firing line.

23. To have confidence in his own ability to hit.

24. To a system of sight setting and fixing bayonets in order that there may be no cessation of fire in the unit during this operation.

25. To prepare for rushes without decreasing fire of the unit unduly.

26. To avoid unnecessary movement in preparing for rushes.

27. To spring forward at command "Rush" or "Follow Me" without preliminary rising.

28. To avoid bunching in rus.h.i.+ng.

29. Not to swerve to the right or left in search of cover but to advance in a straight line, in order not to blanket the fire of men in his rear.

30. To drop quickly at end of rush and crawl up to line if in rear of it.

31. To remain with his own company, but if he accidentally becomes detached from his company or squad to join the nearest one.

32. To maintain silence except when transmitting or receiving firing data and charging.

33. To retain presence of mind.

34. To be careful not to waste ammunition.

35. To use the thirty rounds of ammunition in the right pocket section of the belt only upon the order of an officer.

36. To remain with the firing line after bringing up ammunition.

37. To utilize ammunition of dead and wounded.

38. Never to attempt to care for dead or wounded during the action.

39. To have confidence in his ability to use the bayonet.

40. To a firm determination to close with the enemy.

41. To preserve the line in charging.

42. To understand that a charge should be slow and steady (the faster men must not run away from the slower ones).

43. To form up immediately after the charge and follow the enemy with fire, not attempting a disorganized pursuit.

44. To understand that it is suicidal to turn his back to an enemy and that, if he cannot advance, he must intrench and hold on until dark.

45. To count distant groups of object or beings.

46. To recognize service targets.

47. NEVER TO FIRE UNTIL HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE TARGET IS, AT WHAT PART HE IS TO FIRE, AND WITH WHAT SIGHT SETTING.

Packs.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR a.s.sEMBLING THE INFANTRY EQUIPMENT, MODEL OF 1910.

1. THE CARTRIDGE BELT.--(a) To a.s.semble the belt.

Place the adjusting strap on the ground, eyeleted edge to the front; place the pocket sections on the ground in prolongation of the adjusting strap, pockets down, tops of pockets to the front; insert end of adjusting strap in outer loop of metal guide, from the upper side, carry it under the middle bar and up through the inner loop; engage the wire hook on the end of adjusting strap in the eyelets; provided on the inner surface of the belt.

(b) To adjust the belt.

Adjust the belt to fit loosely about the waist--i.e., so that when buckled it may rest well down over the hip bones on the sides of the body and below the pit of the abdomen in front. Care should be taken that the adjustment be made equally from both ends of the adjusting strap, so that the center eyelet will be in the middle of the belt.

(c) To fill the belt.

Unsnap the flap of the pocket and the interior retaining strap; lay the retaining strap out flat in prolongation of the pocket, insert a clip of cartridges, points of bullets up, in front of the retaining strap; press down until the base of the clip rests on the bottom of the pocket; pa.s.s the retaining strap over the bullet points and fasten it to the outside of the pocket by means of the fastener provided; insert a second clip of cartridges, points of bullets down, in rear of the first clip; press down until the points of the bullets rest on the bottom of the pocket; close the flap of the pocket and fasten by means of the fastener provided.

The remaining nine pockets are filled in like manner.

2. TO ATTACH THE FIRST-AID POUCH.--Attach the pouch under the second pocket of the right section of the belt by inserting one hook of the double-hook attachment in the eyelet, from the inside of the belt; pinch the base of the pocket, bringing eyelets close together, and insert the other hook in the same manner in the adjoining eyelet.

Place the first-aid packet in the pouch and secure the cover.

3. TO ATTACH THE CANTEEN COVER.--Attach the canteen cover to the belt under the rear pocket of the right section in the same manner as the first-aid pouch.

Place the canteen and cup (a.s.sembled) in the cover and secure the flaps.

4. TO ATTACH THE PACK CARRIER TO THE HAVERSACK.--Spread the haversack on the ground, inner side down, outer flap to the front (Fig. 4); place the b.u.t.tonholed edge of the pack carrier on the b.u.t.tonholed edge of the haversack, lettered side of carrier up; b.u.t.tonholes of carrier superimposed upon the corresponding ones of the haversack; lace the carrier to the haversack by pa.s.sing the ends of the coupling strap down through the corresponding b.u.t.tonholes of the carrier and haversack nearest the center of the carrier, bringing the ends up through the next b.u.t.tonholes and continuing to the right and left, respectively, to the sides.

5. TO ATTACH THE CARTRIDGE BELT TO THE HAVERSACK.--Place the haversack and pack carrier (a.s.sembled) on the ground, inner side down (Fig. 5); place the cartridge belt, pockets down, tops to the front, along the junction of the haversack and carrier; insert hook on rear of belt suspender in the center eyelet of the adjusting strap, so that the end of the hook will be on the outside of the belt; insert hooks on ends of front belt suspenders in the eyelets between the second and third pockets from the outer ends of the belt, so that the end of the hooks will be on the outside of the belt.

6. TO ATTACH THE BAYONET SCABBARD TO THE HAVERSACK.--Attach the scabbard by pa.s.sing its lower end through the loop provided on the side of the haversack body, then engage the double-hook attachment in the eyelets on the outer flap on the haversack, inserting the hooks from the inside.

Place the bayonet in the scabbard.

7. TO ATTACH THE INTRENCHING TOOL CARRIER TO THE HAVERSACK.--Fold the outer flap of the haversack over so that the meat-can pouch is uppermost; pa.s.s the intrenching tool carrier underneath the meat-can pouch and engage the double-hook attachment in the eyelets in the flap provided, inserting the hooks from the underside.

Place the intrenching tool in the carrier and secure.

Place the meat-can, knife, fork, and spoon in the meat-can pouch.

The equipment is now a.s.sembled and is never disa.s.sembled except to detach the pack carrier and its contents as hereinafter provided for.

To a.s.sEMBLE THE FULL EQUIPMENT.

(_With Rations._)

Place the a.s.sembled equipment on the ground, suspender side of haversack down, pockets of cartridge belt up, haversack spread out, inside flap and pack carrier extended their full length to the rear (Fig. 6).

Place three cartons of hard bread in the center of the haversack body, the lower one on the line of attachment of the inside flap; lay the remaining carton of hard bread, the condiment can and the bacon can on the top of these, the condiment can and the bacon can at the bottom, top of the bacon can to the front; the socks and toilet articles are rolled, towel on the outside, into a bundle of the same approximate dimensions as a carton of hard bread, and are placed in front of the two rows thus formed.

The inside flap of the haversack is folded over these articles, the end of the flap being turned in so that the flap, thus shortened, extends about 2 inches beyond the top of the upper row; the sides of the haversack are folded over the sides of the rows; the upper binding straps are pa.s.sed through the loops on the outside of the inside flap, each strap through the loop opposite the point of its attachment to the haversack body, and fastened by means of the buckle on the opposite side, the strap being pa.s.sed through the opening in the buckle next to its attachment, over the center bar, and back through the opening of the buckle away from its attachment; the strap is pulled tight to make the fastening secure; the outer flap of the haversack is folded over and fastened by means of the lower haversack binding strap and the buckle on the inside of the outer flap; the strap is pulled tight, drawing the outer flap snugly over the filled haversack.

The haversack is now packed and the carrier is ready for the reception of the pack (Fig. 7).

If one haversack ration and one emergency ration are carried in lieu of two haversack rations, the haversack is packed in the manner described above, except that two cartons of hard bread and the bacon can form the bottom layer, the bacon can on the bottom; the condiment can, the emergency ration, and the toilet articles form the top layer.

If one emergency ration is carried in addition to the two haversack rations, it is packed on top of the top layer.

TO MAKE THE PACK (Fig. 8).--Spread the shelter half on the ground and fold in the triangular ends, forming an approximate square from the half, the guy on the inside; fold the poncho once across its shortest dimension, then twice across its longest dimension, and lay it in the center of the shelter half; fold the blanket as described for the poncho and place it on the latter; place the shelter tent pins in the folds of the blanket, in the center and across the shortest dimension; fold the edges of the shelter half snugly over the blanket and poncho and, beginning on either of the short sides, roll tightly and compactly. This forms the pack.

TO a.s.sEMBLE THE PACK (Fig. 9).--Place the pack in the pack carrier and grasp the lower suspension rings, one in each hand; place the right knee against the bottom of the roll; pull the carrier down and force the pack up close against the bottom of the packed haversack; without removing the knee, pa.s.s the lower carrier binding strap over the pack and secure it by means of the opposite buckle; in a similar manner secure the lower haversack binding strap and then the upper carrier binding strap.

Engage the snap hook on the pack suspenders in the lower suspension rings.

The equipment is now a.s.sembled and packed as prescribed for the full equipment.

TO a.s.sEMBLE THE FULL EQUIPMENT.