Lecture IV.
55. What is a saphead?
56. Explain some of the different types of sapheads used.
57. What advantage has it over a “T” shaped saphead?
58. What is meant by an island saphead?
59. Name the digging and cutting tools?
60. What materials are used in trench warfare?
61. How are sandbags filled? Tied? Passed? Built?
62. What are the uses made of sandbags?
63. What is meant by “bond” in use in sandbags?
64. To what uses are the following materials put in trench warfare: Earth? Sods? Timber? Brush? Barb Wire? Bale Wire?
65. How are sods built to obtain the best results?
66. What is a revetment? Traverse? Bay? Parapet? Parados? Obstacle?
67. What are obstacles used for?
68. How many men usually constitute a sentry and relief per bay in a trench?
69. What arrangements are made for sleep and rest of reliefs?
70. Why are relief pits put in rear of trench?
71. Why are they made shallow?
72. What style of a trench is best suited to bomb warfare?
73. What precautions may be taken to prevent enemy’s bombs getting into our trench?
74. What are the disadvantages of having relief pit under the parapet?
75. What are the disadvantages of having a deep trench?
76. What provisions should be made so that our men could advance from the trench at the same instant?
77. What is a “dead man”? “Funk Hole”?
Lecture V.
78. Who are usually the first men of the Infantry to advance in a frontal attack?
79. How are they armed? What tools do they carry? What are their duties?
80. When the first line advances what do the wire cutters do?
81. What part do the bombers take on a frontal attack?
82. Who is responsible that there is a supply of bombs in the trench?
83. How are bombs stored in the trenches?
84. Where is the reserve supply of bombs stored?
85. What general arrangements are made preparatory to frontal attack?
86. What arms of the service may take part in a frontal attack?
87. What extent of frontage is usually planned to be occupied in a frontal attack?
Ans. Only the extent of frontage that is absolutely necessary.
88. Why?
Ans. The odds are against the attacking forces.
Ans. Only the extent of frontage that is absolutely necessary.
Ans. The odds are against the attacking forces.
Lecture VI.
89. What is necessary to be done on occupying a portion of the enemy’s trench?
90. What is meant by consolidating ground gained?
91. How is our position protected while work of reconstruction and repair is going on?
92. How will communication be established in the occupied portion of the enemy’s trench?
93. What is meant by double-blocking? When is it done? How protected?
94. What precautions may be taken to provide comfort for the men in the trenches?
95. What are the principal advantages of bomb fire, or rifle and machine gun fire?
96. Generally, what work will the sappers and diggers do on occupying the enemy’s trench?
97. How are the enemy’s communication trenches used to our advantage?