No. 3. Four Targets A or C, in the open area about midway between the fire trench and the supervision trench.
No. 4. Four Targets D in the bottom of the supervision trench.
No. 5. Four Targets E, a few yards in rear of the supervision trench.
The run is conducted in the same manner as explained for Exercise 1. Additional precautions will have to be taken to prevent the men from injuring one another with their bayonets.
The line attacks Target No. 1. The men jump over the fire trench landing on the parados and immediately attack Target No. 2. The line passes on towards Target No. 3, jumping all trenches encountered and attack Target No. 3 with a parry and a point if Target C is used and with a point if Target A is used. The line then goes into the supervision trench and attacks Target No. 4, climbing out immediately and advancing on Target No. 5 which is attacked by a "Jab."
In order to save time a second line may be started from the starting line when the first has passed beyond the fire trench and towards the supervision trench.
After the men have been taken through a thorough course of training in the individual instruction, problems should be devised in which a squad assaults a section of the trench system under the direction of the squad leader. This is followed by exercises conducted by the platoon leader, the strength of the platoon being as many squads as can be employed at one time on the front of the section of trench system available.
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