CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.Description and Organisation[1]
II.General Principles[28]
III.With Independent Cavalry[57]
IV.With Protective Cavalry[86]
V.Employment with Infantry[105]
VI.Employment with Infantry (cont.)[130]
VII.In Fortress Warfare[144]
VIII.In Minor Operations[161]
IX.Machine Guns of Different Countries[187]

LIST OF PLATES AND DIAGRAMS

FACING PAGE
Machine Gun on Adjustable Tripod behind Cover.
Front View
[224-5]
Machine Gun on Adjustable Tripod behind Cover.
View from Rear
[224-5]
Map of Port Arthur[266]
PAGE
Diagram to show the Zone Beaten by 50 Per Cent. of Bullets[5]
Diagram to show the Dispersion of Bullets[6]
Diagram to show Formation when coming into Position[39]
Diagram to show Method of Laying by Aiming Posts[51]
Diagram to obtain Angle of Sight m[53]
Diagram of Japanese Machine-gun Tripod Mount[251]

ERRATA

ErrorPageLineCorrection
“firing”[4]20finding
“to”[6]4delete
“short”[27]17shorter
“25”[35]20125
“G to O”[53]9O to G;
“VIII”[65]26I
“training”[72]1turning
“distance”[116]5distant
“work.”[160]1works
“the”[163]2delete (i.e. “attack in mass”)
“portable”[174]28potable
“line” (omitted)[177]27insert word “line” after “blockhouse”
(Sentence wrong)[179]27“an event which has happened almost every decade.”
“1 ft.”[196]221 ft. 6 in.
“natural”[221]5mutual
“gear”[226]15gun
“ground”[”]19gun
“screen”[227]13screw
“it placed”[231]12is
“attacked”[238]8attached
·26[251]3·256
“strap”[252]5strip

MACHINE-GUN TACTICS