Machine Gun Co. Card No. 3
Director’s Key
1. Pass out Situation No. 3. Have members of the class explain their understanding of it.
2. Have members of the class discuss: Duties of the members of the platoon headquarters detail. Action of Lieutenant Y prior to the issue of the fire order.
3. Have a member of the class give the fire order issued by Lieutenant Y.
4. Have members of the class discuss: Combined sights. Safety angles for direct overhead fire. Rates of fire. The platoon ammunition point. Construction of emplacements and cover trenches. Communications.
Procedure
The Director passes out the papers containing Special Situation No. 4, reads the situation aloud and calls upon one or more members of the class to give their understanding of it.
The Problem
Situation No. 4: