(c) Before firing at moving targets: Aiming-off for movement at crossing figures on the Solano Target; aim being tested with aim-corrector.
(d) Before snapshooting practices: Combining rapidity with accuracy of aim; aim being tested with aiming-disc.
(e) Before firing at the Target with scenery and figures or at landscapes: Marking down an enemy, and aiming at ground and service targets; aim being laid from aiming-rest at points or targets indicated.
2. Instruction in Aiming.—(i) This training can be carried out on the Target without scenery ([Fig. 53]), as described in Chapter III. Elementary training should be carried out as described in Sec. 70, para. 1. Aiming at service targets and ground can be taught on the Target with scenery and figures and on landscapes as described in Sec. 19, para. 2 (ii). Marking down an enemy can be taught on the Target with scenery and figures as described in Sec. 19, para. 3 (ii), a number of figures representing men at different distances being exposed from behind cover or in the open to represent the movements of the fatigue-men.
(ii) Aiming-off for wind can be taught on the Target with scenery and figures as described in Sec. 20, para. 4, figures representing men at different distances instead of fatigue-men. Aiming up and down may also be taught as above according to the instruction laid down in Sec. 21, para. 3, figures representing men at various distances being exposed on Tiers A and B to represent an advance or retirement in the place of fatigue-men. Aiming-off for movement can be taught with the crossing figures on the Target as described in Sec. 22, para. 1.
(iii) Rapid adjustment of sights can be taught on the Target with scenery and figures by exposing a number of figures representing men at different distances. The distance of each figure will not be given. Men will adjust their sights for the distance at which they estimate it to be. The correct range of the figure will then be given, and the men will declare their estimate. As the figures are correctly scaled to size for 25 yards range, this practice will help to accustom the eye to the appearance of men at different distances, and so help to some extent to train them in judging distance, though it cannot be considered wholly satisfactory for this purpose for the reasons given in Sec. 70, para. 2.
3. Instruction in Firing—(i) Elementary Training.—This training can be carried out on the Target without scenery, according to the directions laid down in Sec. 24 and the rest of Chapter IV.
(ii) Vulnerability of Different Firing Positions (Sec. 26, para. 1).—This can be illustrated on the Target with the aid of figures representing men in the standing, kneeling, and lying positions at various distances. Figures in the standing and lying positions respectively are shown at various ranges in Figs. 55 and 56, arranged on Tier B of the Target.
(iii) Need for Avoiding Unnecessary Movements in Loading and Firing (Sec. 30, para. 1).—This important rule can be illustrated on the Target with scenery and a number of figures representing men in various firing positions at different distances, disposed either singly or in groups in the open or partly behind cover such as bushes, rocks, walls, etc. The figures should be placed in front of background which harmonizes with their colour, so that they are invisible to the naked eye when motionless. The mechanism should then be operated so as to move the figures slightly to demonstrate to the class (a) that a figure which is invisible to the naked eye while motionless catches the eye through movement, and (b) that while quick movements may escape the eye, and even if seen may make marking down difficult, movements prolonged even for a short time catch the eye and facilitate marking down. This object-lesson will emphasize the rule that movements in the open should be confined to those which are absolutely necessary, and that these should be made smartly.
(iv) Firing from Cover.—This instruction can be practised on miniature ranges, according to the rules laid down in Sec. 31, para. 4, with cover improvised by the use of sandbags, etc. Care must be taken to see that the firing positions are correctly adapted to different forms of cover. The need for keeping the eye fixed on the target when firing from cover can be illustrated on the Target by the use of scenery and disappearing and crossing figures representing men at different distances. The correct and incorrect method of using various kinds of cover can also be illustrated on the Target, together with faults such as firing over instead of round the side of cover when this is possible, undue exposure, and unnecessary movement. The Target can also be used with scenery and figures for lectures on the choice of cover and the advantages and disadvantages of different kinds of cover according to the instruction laid down in Sec. 31, para. 3 (ii) to (iv) inclusive, and para. 5.