Outpost Card No. 2
Director’s Key
1. Conduct class to point on road where advance party is halted.
2. Hand out Situation No. 2. Read and explain that each member of the class is now supposed to be Lieutenant M.
3. Security while outpost troops are getting into position.
4. Main elements of support line—observation, resistance. When they coincide. Location of support.
5. Number of outguards required. Basis of strength of outguards; sentinel posts; sentry squads; cossack posts.
6. Details of Lieutenant M’s order. Information of enemy and own troops. Plan of commander. Disposition of troops: Three outguards, location, strength, front each is to cover, location of support, action in case of attack. Meals. Messages.
7. Have class write order. Collect solutions and redistribute them. Read and discuss solutions.