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are placed so that they may be seen at about the same time. 

 The chief marches his section on the ground, discovers the 

 targets, selects his objective, determines the range, and orders 

 the fire. At first he may fire a few shots till he gets the 

 range, and then he directs the rapidity and distribution of 

 the fire. For this purpose about 30 cartridges are usually 

 allowed. The same problem is given by company on an 

 unknown terrain, if possible, for which 50 cartridges per man 

 are allowed, but the company is required to approach the 

 terrain after a rapid march, or some exercise requiring great 

 effort. 



If time and ammunition permit they may fire against tar- 

 gets representing disappearing cavalry. 



In appreciation of the results it is estimated that a superi- 

 ority of fire is obtained when one-third of the targets have 

 fallen; when one-half have been hit the objective is beaten. 



In the schools for noncommissioned oflicers the individual 

 fire with conditions is according to the following table : 



The conditions are, exercises 1 to 7, in 5 consecutive shots; 

 maximum 8 cartridges, same as for recruits. 



Exercise 8, magazine charged with 8 cartridges, time 30 

 seconds; exercise 9, 2 cartridges in magazine to be fired, 

 magazine refilled with 13 cartridges and fired, time forty sec- 

 onds. Exercises 8 and 9 may be repeated once. 



Applied Fire. — Exercise 10: Single shots, between 200 

 and 300 meters at target F disappearing, visible five seconds, 

 shots, each marked as fired. 



Exercise 11 : Single shots, between 300 and 400 meters, two 

 falling targets F placed near together, 5 shots at most fifty 

 seconds. 



Exercise 12: Magazine fire, 300 meters, four targets F fall- 

 ing, placed in line, magazine filled with 13 cartridges, to 



