APPENDIX A 



The following report was not received until after the other 

 manuscript had gone to press : 



INFANTRY TARGET PRACTICE REGULATIONS OF 



JAPAN. 



[Reported by Maj. 0. E. Wood, Artilleiy Corps, United States Military Attache at Tokyo.J 



The following extract from a recent translation made under 

 my direction of " Infantry Target Practice Regulations of the 

 Japanese Army " will give an idea of the plan and scope of 

 instruction which is carried out in each infantry regiment : 



PART I. — THE THEOBY OF TARGET PRACTICE. 



The two chapters devoted to Part I contain a brief discus- 

 sion of the trajectory — its form and elements, the influence of 

 the force of gravity, the weather, light, wind, etc., on the 

 firing ; a discussion of the front and rear sights, line of sight, 

 etc., velocity, penetration, danger space, angles of elevation 

 and angles of fall. 



As an illustration of the difiiculties ex|)erienced in using 

 the translation for the purposes of this pajDer, the following 

 quotations are made : 



"The weight is that which to fall down the flying bullet 

 and its degree is to increase with the time elapsed." 



" The gravity is that which to drop the bullet to ground 

 according to the time of the flight and the resistance of air 

 constantly reduced the velocity of bullet, therefore the tra- 

 jectory forms the curve, and degree of it increased as much 

 as the bullet apart from the muzzle." 



PART II. — FIRING INSTRUCTIONS. 



Chapter 1 discusses the duties of officers — regimental, bat- 

 talion, and company" commanders, company officers, and 

 noncommissioned officers. 



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