Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 - LightNovelsOnl.com
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Firing stops; pieces not already there are brought to the position of load, the cut-off turned down if firing from magazine, the cartridge is drawn or the empty sh.e.l.l is ejected, the trigger is pulled, sights are laid down, and the piece is brought to the order.
_Cease firing_ is used for long pauses to prepare for changes of position or to steady the men. (_C.I.D.R. No. 20, August 18, 1917._)
[300.73, A.G.O.]
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
H.L. SCOTT, _Major General, Chief of Staff_.
Official: H.P. McCAIN, _The Adjutant General_.