(iv) In firing at the Solano Target when fitted with scenery, the bullets strike the objective aimed at. In firing at landscape targets rifles must be given elevation so that bullets strike a screen above the landscape, not the objective aimed at ([Fig. 58]).
(v) The Solano Target, with or without scenic effects and figures, can be used for the whole scope of the instruction in this chapter, and for all range and field practices. The scope of instruction which can be carried out on landscape targets is strictly limited, and does not include important branches of elementary training nor range and individual field practices. Firing at landscape targets has the advantage of practising men in the adjustment of sights. On the other hand, landscape target practice lacks elements of realism and surprise, as it does not include arrangements for representing the movement of troops at different distances, and does not afford practice in watching the front for the appearance of targets representing troops, discerning and opening fire quickly at such targets, and in marking down, snapshooting, and rapid firing at moving and disappearing targets, especially within close range, which has proved of such vital importance in modern battles (see Preface, paras. 4 and 5).
2. Elementary Targets.—(i) The elementary bull’s-eye and other targets for use in miniature range instructional practices should be similar to those used on the classification range, but are supplied reduced to the correct scale.
Fig. 53.—Solano Target, Mark I, arranged for Elementary Practices. ([See Appendix, Sec. VII.], para. 2.)
Fig. 54.—Solano Target—Cleat Fitting with Cords which operate Mechanism attached. ([See Appendix, Sec. VII.], para. 2.)
Fig. 55.—Solano Target, Mark I, arranged for General Instruction or for Firing Field Practices, with Scenery and Scenic Accessories (Type A), and with Solano Figures representing Troops at Different Ranges. ([See Appendix, Sec. VII.], paras. 3 to 5 inclusive.)
