No. 4.
Object: To teach observation of fire.
Directions: A point is indicated on landscape (preferably near the top), and a visible[33] sketch of it is made at any height on the screen and vertically above it. The commander will open fire with such elevation as he thinks necessary, and then correct from observation of shot-holes until on the target.
7. Night Firing.—The automatic alignment of rifles may be practised on miniature ranges. Aim may be taken at a strip of brown or grey paper representing a line of standing figures at 100 and 200 yards’ distance, scaled down to size for 25 yards, and attached to the landscape target screen faced with blank paper ([Fig. 57]). Men may also be taught to aim rifles from improvised night-firing rests at objectives on the Solano Target or Landscape Targets. The field of fire containing the objectives may then be concealed by a paper screen, the rifles fired, and results examined. As there is no recoil with the miniature cartridge, this practice will not prove the utility of the rest.
8. Miniature Range Cadet Competitions.—The rules regarding competitions set out in Sec. 69 apply also to miniature ranges. The various practices laid down in this chapter and Chapter VIII will serve as the basis of various competitions on miniature as well as open ranges. Tests in grouping and application may be found suitable for cadet competitions in elementary forms of shooting. Regulation as well as Solano elementary and instructional targets may be used (see Appendix, VIII).
Cadet Competitions.
No. 1.
Object: To teach cadets grouping under a timed limit when firing from cover, and to train the eye to aim at marks seen against backgrounds of natural tints.
Rounds: 5 per cadet.
Target: Solano Elementary Target No. 1.
Directions: Kneeling. Firing over cover with arm or rifle rested. Two minutes allowed for firing reckoning from the order Commence.