18 TARGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



The closest resemblance to war conditions is sought, reen- 

 forcements and reserves may be represented by other troops 

 than those going through the exercise ; these may use blank 

 cartridges to simulate the assumed conditions. The com- 

 mander and men of the detachment going through the exer- 

 cise do not know the distances, or the targets to be shown, 

 and previous discussion of the practice is not permitted. 



Fire must not be opened until within the zone of medium- 

 range infantry fire, 1,000-500 paces, and is not delivered at 

 distances less than 300 paces. Markers should not belong to 

 the company practicing, and the results of fire are not ascer- 

 tained until the close of the practice. While the company is 

 going through the field practice, the system of ammunition 

 supply in battle is also rehearsed. 



FIRING PRIZES. 



No general competitions are held for prizes, but company, 

 squadron, and battery commanders should, as far as prac- 

 ticable, encourage emulation in firing among their men of all 

 practice classes who show skill in shooting. 



Money prizes are provided from an allowance made annually 

 as follows : 



Infantry companies : Florins. 



Minimum strength 8 



Normal strength 9 



Maximum strength 12 



Rifle companies (jager) 12 



Engineer and pioneer companies 8 



Railroad and telegrajih companies 6 



Cavalry squadrons . 6 



Batteries of light, heavy, horse, and mountain ai'tillery 9 



Companies of fortress ai'tillery, for battery practice 9 



Companies of fortress artillery, for rifle practice 4 



Allowances are also given to depot troops, to landwehr 

 called out for eight weeks' training, to reservists, and to fur- 

 loughed men. 



The allowances are distributed in January of each year. 

 Three prizes of 20 kreutzers for each exercise are given to the 

 men of the lowest class in the company in their first year of 

 service who make the best scores in the second, third, and 

 fourth preparatory exercises of that class. Scores made in 

 repetitions of those exercises are not considered. 



Half of the amount remaining is used for prizes of 10 and 

 20 kreutzers to men of all classes for special progress made. 



