(a) At 800—at foot of big tree two fingers left of poplar.—Five rounds. Fire.
(b) At 900—at fold of ground one finger below house.—Five Rounds. Rapid fire.
For the purpose of illustration the finger-breadths are shown drawn on the landscape.
(iv) Indication by Description-Points and Clock-Face.—[Fig. 50] illustrates the method of indicating targets by the use of description-points combined with the clock-face method. The point of river bend right bank might be indicated and named: Bend: This description-point would be imagined as the centre of a clock-face, which, for the purpose of illustration, is shown drawn on the landscape.
(v) The following example illustrates the method of indicating targets by this arrangement:
(a) At 1,400—at junction of three hedgerows—bend—right—two o’clock.—Ten rounds. Fire.
(b) At 1,000—at spit of land—bend—left—between eight and nine o’clock.—Fire.
(vi) Indication by Description-Points, Finger-Breadths, and Clock-Face.—Fig. 51 shows a sector consisting of a field of fire with very little detail, in which targets might have to be indicated by the use of description-points, combined with both the finger-breadth and clock-face methods, which rarely have to be used together in combination with description-points.
The small tree in centre of hedge, the right end of the hedge, and the left end of the hedge, or the small tree to the left, may be taken as description-points, named respectively hedge right,—hedge left,—centre tree, and left tree. This will be an exception to the general rule that no two points should consist of features of a similar nature, but it is justified, as there is no danger of men confusing these similar features in the case illustrated.
Fig. 51.—Description of Targets—Example of Field of Fire suitable for Employment of Finger-Breadth and Clock-Face Methods, combined with Description Points.
(“Section Fire” Landscape Target, Panel No. 3.)