ESTABLISHMENT OF A BATTERY. 
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If the battery commander desires to correct the height of burst 
above plane he orders the requisite change in elevation to be made for 
any particular gun or division, without however repeating the length of 
fuze. 
Section 12. 
ALTERATION OF LINE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE. 
If a distribution of the fire of the battery should be found necessary 
after trial rounds at moving targets, or when firing shrapnel, or should 
it be desired to direct the fire on some other point of the original target, 
(for instance at another gun, &c.), it is imperative that the two guns of 
each division should fire at one and the same object. 
In such cases, the battery commander orders a distribution of fire 
(by alteration of the tangent scale) as follows :— 
“ Distribution of Fire.” 
“ No. 1 division—Target as before.” 
“ „ 2 „ On the 5th gun.” 
and notifies to the commander of No. 2 division the requisite alteration 
in deflection to make. 
If the laying is by scales, the battery commander informs the look 
out men of the new distribution of fire ; they then watch the practice 
of the guns laid on the new target, and insure the line being correctly 
obtained. 
Section 13. 
ALTERATION IN RATE OF FIRE. 
If necessary to change the rate of fire, the battery commander 
notifies the same as follows :— 
“ Ordinary Fire,” “ Slow Fire,” “ Rapid Fire,” or “ Salvo.” 
Divisional commanders carrying out the instructions given in Sec. 5. 
Section 14. 
PRACTICE WITH CASE SHOT. 
The command given by the battery commander is as follows :— 
With case shot load.” 
“ On the Infantry”-—" 400 metres.” 
“ Independent firing.” 
The No. 1 orders the elevation necessary. 
