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ground. When a large body of troops is to be represented, 

 the reserves in close order are so disposed as to be withdrawn 

 from the observation of those who are firing. When close 

 columns are concealed by the ground the targets are made of 

 pasteboard screen on wooden frames 1.8 

 meters high and 10 meters long, and on 

 them are sketched whole or half figures. 

 Three such screens in each line represent a 

 platoon, etc. 



Immovable cavalry targets are not used 

 for the fire of field artillery. 



For artillery targets a bat- 

 tery unlimbered is represented 

 by artillery and infantry figures 

 set up as shown in fig. 24. Only 

 in exceptional cases, when there 

 is no shelter available, are the 

 rest of the personnel, the lim- 

 bers, horses, etc., represented; 

 they are then placed in line 

 or column on one side of the 

 battery. 



The number of figures rep- 

 resenting a six-gun battery is 

 Fig. 22. Fig. 23. givcu as follows : 



■CI 

 -1 



Ordinarily. Exceptionally. 



Front figures (various sizes).. 

 Profile figures (various sizes) _ 



Horse figures 



Gun figures 



Limbers without horses 



Limbers with horses 



(b) Rapidly appearing and disappearing targets. — An in- 

 fantry target arranged to appear suddenlj^ is shown in fig. 26. 

 It swings on two pivots (fig. 25) at the top of the frame, and is 

 held in a horizontal position by a prop. A long cord or wire 

 is led to a place of safety from which the prop is removed at 

 the proper time ; the target then drops to the vertical position 

 shown in the figures and becomes visible from the firing point. 

 The cord or wire is sometimes protected from the fire by lay- 

 ing it in a furrow. Figs. 27 and 28 represent a target arranged 

 with a counterpoise to appear or disappear. When the cord 



