Surplus rounds will be used as the officer commanding the battery or company may direct on preliminary or further training, testing rifles, occasional shots, or marksmen’s firing in Part III., Table B, for cavalry and infantry.
Points required for 2nd Class=65. Grouping standards have no effect on classification; they govern repetition only.
TABLE B.
ANNUAL COURSE—ROYAL ARTILLERY, ARMY SERVICE CORPS, AND ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS.
| Trained Soldiers’ Course for Marksmen, First and SecondClass Shots. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Practice. | Target. | Distance in Yards. | Rounds. | Position. |
| 1 | Grouping | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 100 | 5 | Lying. |
| 2 | Application | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover behind stones or sandbags and firing round them with side of rifle only rested. |
| 3 | Application | 2nd Class Figure | 300 | 5 | Sitting or kneeling. |
| 4 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 400 | 5 | Lying. |
| 5 | Rapid | 1st Class Figure | 400 | 5 | Lying. 40 seconds allowed. |
| 6 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 500 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover behind stones or sandbags representing a parapet and firing over them. |
| 7 | Snapshooting | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover as in 2. 5 seconds’ exposure. |
| 8 | Observation | Iron falling | 300 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover as in 6. Firing in pairs. |
| Total rounds | 40 | ||||
Note.—Three points will be allowed for every direct hit in Practice 8.
In Practices 5 and 8 there will be no signalling until the firer has completed his practice.
In Practice 8 there will be separate targets for each firer, and the firers in each pair will fire alternately, assisting each other by observation.
Classification:—
| Those who obtain 95 points or more | 1st Class shots. |
| Those who obtain 60 points and less than 95 | 2nd Class shots. |
| Those who obtain less than 60 points | 3rd Class shots. |