(d) The kind of grenades to be used with a view to facilitating the carrying of same.
(e) Carrying parties must be told off to insure supplies of grenades reaching the throwers.
(f) Grenade depots must be built, sign boards arranged for, and clearly marked “Grenade Depot” not only in our own system of trenches, but also the positions told off beforehand where they are to be established in the enemy trenches, or in No Man’s Land immediately previous to the attack.
(g) Responsible officers and N.C.O.’s should be told off to look after the grenade depots and supply of grenades.
(h) The position for infantry grenade dumps must be selected and clearly explained to all units taking part in the attack, and special parties told off to collect at these points and carry grenades to nearest depots.
(i) A traffic system should be arranged and all men must be acquainted with it, and the trenches or lines of travel clearly marked “up traffic,” etc.
The Advance.
- 1. In line with infantry.
- 2. In advance of infantry.
No. 1 is the method adopted in daylight attack, the advance not being covered by gas or smoke clouds.
No. 2 is method adopted in night attack and when weather conditions or topographical features of ground covered in the advance allow it.