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TARGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



For longer practice a balloon is made of varnislied linen 

 and filled with water gas or illuminating gas. This balloon 

 is controlled by a fine steel wire, and is raised and lowered 

 by a windlass or other machinery. 



Fig. 41. 



Combined Targets. — If a terrain is supposed to be occu- 

 pied by infantry, targets that fall automatically (fig. 31) are 

 set up in the proper places to represent patrols, and infantry 

 figures to represent a firing line, at distances of one or two 

 paces along such a line as it would probably occupy. Com- 



pany reserves are represented by full-length figures 300 meters 

 behind the line, if possible well sheltered. They are repre- 

 sented by such targets as those shown in fig. 30. 



Fig. 43. 



If the firing line is to l)e reenf orced it can be represented by 

 suddenly appearing targets (fig. 26), which must be set up on 

 the firing line before the firing begins. 



