Captain Hall: “I would include the information about the enemy holding up our attack and the part that his strong point has played with the affair. I would include information of the fact that our second battalion is resuming the advance and how the rest of our battalion is to attack. That is all that would be necessary.”
The Director: “What would you include in the second paragraph?”
Captain Hall: “My plan—To attack the enemy strong point enveloping its left.”
The Director: “Lieutenant Barry, tell us what you would include in the third paragraph?”
Lieutenant Barry: “I would include orders for the machine guns, the light mortars and the 37 mm. guns; orders for the assault platoons, indicating the troops, line of departure, frontage and the objective; orders for the support platoon; orders for covering and connecting patrols; indicate the base platoon; orders for the action to be taken when the enemy strong point is captured.”
The Director: “There will be very little to be provided for in an administrative way. The location of the battalion aid station should be noted and if there are any instructions regarding extra ammunition, it should be included here. The C. P. of the company will be near the support platoon and this information should be placed in the last paragraph of the order.”
Procedure
The Director: “Now I want each member of the class to write out the order of Captain C for the attack.”
The necessary time is allowed for this and after the orders are completed they are collected and again distributed to the members of the class, making sure that no man gets his own order back again.
Members of the class are called upon to read the order in his possession and it is discussed.