Target: Tier B, dense line of figures or strip of cardboard—400 yards or closer.
Directions: Target will be exposed for 30 seconds to represent an enemy delivering attack from his trenches on firers who are entrenched close to and opposite his earthworks. When practice commences, one firer as observer will watch the front, while others will sit with their backs to target. When the observer gives the alarm, firers will rise and open rapid fire. Arrangements should be made to carry out this practice standing with rifles rested, and if possible by firing from loopholed head-cover improvised with sandbags, etc., as shown on p. 82 of Field Entrenchments of this series. The practice may also be fired at dusk or with artificial lighting lowered to give the effect of uncertain light. Criticism: Work of observer. Quick opening of fire. Fire discipline. Percentage of hits to rounds fired.
Fig. 57.—Landscape Target on Frames attached To the Solano Target, in Position for Firing.
Shadowgraph facsimile.
Colour-printed portion.
(“Section Fire” Target.)
Fig. 58.—Landscape Target Practices. Illustration showing Method of Harmonizing Rifles and the System of Measuring Collective Grouping of Concentrated and Distributed Fire for Scoring. ([See Appendix, V.], para. 2, and Appendix, VI., para. 5.)
6. Landscape Target Practices.—As already stated, range and individual field practices cannot be carried out on landscape targets. Collective field practices can be carried out on landscape targets with either ·303 or ·22 ammunition on 30 yards and miniature ranges. As progress is made, landscape target practices should be carried out with a time limit for indicating targets, giving and passing fire orders, and firing. When firing at landscape targets, rifles will be given elevation, so that bullets aimed at objectives on the landscapes will strike a blank or shadowgraph sky screen above the whole of the landscape, even if the objective is at the bottom of the landscape ([Fig. 57]). For method of valuing hits and scoring in these practices, see Appendix, VI, para. 5. The following are examples of collective field practices which may be carried out on landscape targets: