IT.-DENMARK. 



[Kepoited by Lieut. (Jol. William K. Livenuore, Corps of Engineers, United States Military Attache, 



Copenhagen and Stooklioliii.l 



INFANTRY. 



The preparatory drills should be conij)leted before the firing 

 commences. They should not be practiced more than half 

 an hour at a time, but may be practiced several times each 

 day. To keep the men in constant practice, it is advisable to 

 give them five or ten minutes of these d'rills whenever there 

 is an opportunity throughout the course of instruction. 



Sighting. — A rifle is laid on an aiming stand at such a 

 height that the man who is aiming can sit down. 



The teacher first directs the sight against a sharply defined 

 point on the target, and then makes the men look at the line 

 of sight, one after another, with the right eye, while they 

 close the left eye. 



The sights are then directed against another point on or off 

 the target, and the men again look one by one, and tell the 

 teacher again at which point it is directed. This drill is 

 repeated several times. 



The teacher finally makes the men direct the aim against a 

 given point. 



Aiming. — The men are next instructed in aiming in dif- 

 ferent positions, standing, kneeling, lying, behind trees, 

 rocks, etc. 



To test the aiming the mirror may be used, or the men may 

 be told to point at the eye of the instructor or of other men. 

 In this case, the man against whom the gun is directed must 

 satisfy himself that the gun is unloaded. 



As preparation for firing at a movable target, the men are 

 taught to follow a horizontal line with the aim with a slow 

 and uniform motion to the right or left, then to move the 

 aim past a slowly moving object until the proper deviation 

 has been reached, and then follow it for a while at this dis- 

 tance. 



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