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FIGHTING BOOKS. 
ATTACK NO. V. 
AGAINST TORPEDO BOATS.—SIGNAL—FIVE. 
General Description. 
This class includes, besides torpedo boats proper, all small craft, 
such as launches, boats carrying landing parties, &c. 
General Idea for Attack. 
Q.F. guns are the weapons par excellence to repel this form of 
attack. Consequently, all guns of this nature should be utilised to the 
utmost extent. 
With regard to the other natures of guns, only those which, from their 
position , will not interfere with the Q.F. guns by obscuring the view with 
smoke, will be used. The only projectiles from these guns which will 
be of any use against such a rapidly moving objective as a torpedo 
boat are those having a large cone of dispersion. Consequently, 
shrapnel shell and case shot should be exclusively used. The best 
burst for the former is 150 yards short. 
