Distance: Known—500 yards.
Method: A section (12 firers) is ordered to ambush and shoot all of a small body of the enemy in order to obtain some written information which is believed to be in their possession. The enemy is expected to cross a piece of flat ground represented by the marker’s gallery.
Notes.—Use of cover for concealment. Preliminary arrangements. Simultaneous and quick opening of fire in full volume at the close formation. Change of rate to slow fire at the extended line.
No. 4.
Object: Superiority of fire. A test of rapidity and accuracy of fire.
Rounds: 10 per man.
Targets: 10 Figure 3 targets, reinforced by 3 more after 15 seconds, and then every 10 seconds up to 55 seconds.
Targets hit are lowered.
If at any time all targets have been hit, no more will be put up; benefit of doubt to be given to the firers.
Should the number of targets at any time exceed 10, the firers have lost superiority of fire, and fire ceases.