2. This Officer, in conjunction with the Section Officers, must make detailed plans for the employment of the guns.
3. In this manner each gun or group of guns will have a specific task allotted to it. Before the action commences all concerned will thoroughly understand their duties.
4. It must be clearly understood by all Officers of the Brigade that the machine guns have definite tasks allotted to them. That they are under the command of the Brigade Machine Gun Officer, and are therefore not to be given orders or otherwise interfered with by other Officers.
5. The plans of the B.M.G.O. will have been made in consultation with the Brigade Commander, who will have explained to him the course that the action is expected to take.
All guns must be in their allotted places before the preliminary bombardment commences.
6. The Machine Guns will be allotted as follows:—
A.—Some to go forward with the Attacking Infantry.
These guns should not open fire until the infantry advance takes place.
Their role will be to make good the ground gained by the infantry against counter attack.
They should advance in such a manner as to ensure their reaching the position gained by the infantry in safety.