FOOTNOTES:
[1] Lieutenant A. E. Phillips, in the Journal U.S.A. Cavalry Association, July 1909.
[2] The Germans consider its fire value equal to 120 rifles.
[3] Balck’s Modern European Tactics.
[4] These are still in use in the Territorial Army.
[5] Journal of U.S.A. Cavalry Association, July 1909.
[6] United States Official Report of Russo-Japanese War.
[7] See [pages 12] [and 13].
[8] See [Chap. VII.], “Cavalry Training.”
[9] Cavalry Training, 1907, p. 226.
[10] Field Service Regulations, Part I.
[11] Cavalry Training, 1907.
[12] France Militaire, April 15th, 1905.
[13] Cavalry Training, 1907, p. 218.
[14] Field Service Regulations, Part I. chap. vii. p. 133.
[15] Cavalry Training, 1907, chap. vii. p. 229.
[16] Captain F. Culmann in R.U.S.I. Journal, August, 1909.
[17] Infantry Training, 1905, p. 116.
[18] The Austrian regulations say 1,000 yards.
[19] Captain von Beckmann.
[20] Times History of the War in South Africa.
[21] A Japanese machine gun fired 25,000 rounds in one day in Manchuria.—Author.
[22] Field Service Regulations, Part I. p. 119.
[23] Mitrailleuses à l’Etranger, par Lieut. M.
[24] The Great Siege, by W. Norregaard.
[25] Captain Niessel in Enseignements techniques de la guerre Russo-Japonaise.
[26] Captain von Beckmann.
[27] Von Ullrich.
[28] The Great Siege, by W. Norregaard.
[29] Von Ullrich, War Correspondent of Gazette de Cologne.
[30] British Officer’s Report, Russo-Japanese War.
[31] Ibid.
[32] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 83.
[33] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 83.
[34] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 85.
[35] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 84.
[36] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 86.
[37] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, pp. 87-9.
[38] Between 400 and 500 is the usual rate of fire.—Author.
[39] See Handbook for ·303 Machine Guns, pp. 88-9.
[40] See [map]; the Japanese name for this work is Ban-ru-san Nishi Hodai.
[41] See Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 153.
[42] The Great Siege, by W. Norregaard.
[43] Ibid.
[44] The Great Siege, by W. Norregaard.
[45] Von Ullrich.
[46] The Great Siege, by W. Norregaard.
[47] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 140.
[48] Field Service Regulations, Part I., p. 141.
[49] A great many machine guns were added to the forts from the fleet early in June.—Author.
[50] Small Wars, their Principles and Practice.
[51] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909.
[52] Small Wars, their Principles and Practice, p. 441.
[53] Official Report.
[54] Official History of operations in Somaliland.
[55] Major Gough’s Official Report.
[56] Official History of the operations in Somaliland.
[57] From Staff Diary of 1st Brigade.
[58] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, p. 173.
[59] Callwell’s Small Wars, their Principles and Practice.
[60] Field Service Regulations, Part I., 1909, Sect. 157.
[61] This system was adopted; see paragraph re Organisation, [p. 189].
[62] Section 7.
[63] Section 77, Para. 4.
[64] Section 150, Para. 5.
[65] Section 150, Para. (iv).
[66] Section 149, Para. (v).
[67] They should fire with their own companies if it can be arranged that they complete the various parts of the range practice on approximately the same date.
[68] The Hotchkiss loses accuracy after 600 rounds, and becomes red-hot after 14,000 rounds.
[69] U.S.A. Official Reports on Russo-Japanese War.
[70] Revue d’Infanterie, March, 1908.
[71] Officer’s report, U.S.A., Russo-Japanese War.
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