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FIELD ARTILLERY FIRE. 
Distribution of fire. Each battery should distribute its fire over the 
whole front of the opposing battery. If each battery were only to 
engage the half battery opposite to it and a new target were suddenly 
to appear, on which the fire of the outer battery had to be turned, then 
the second battery would have to re-distribute its fire, perhaps re¬ 
arrange its auxiliary laying points, or else certain of the enemy's guns 
would be left unmolested. Whereas, if each battery distributes its 
fire over the whole front of the opposing battery from the first, it is 
possible for the fire of one battery to be turned off without deranging 
the fire of the other. 
Selection of projectile. In order to avoid as much as possible the 
confusion arising from several shell falling about the target simul¬ 
taneously it is usual, when two batteries fire at the same small fronted 
target at the same time, that one should use percussion and the other 
time shell in order to facilitate the general observation of the fire. It 
is always the battery that stands on the outer flank of the line that 
should fire percussion shell because it is that battery which will most 
probably be required to find the range to new and suddenly appearing 
targets and, if it is loaded with percussion shell it is always ready to do 
so. 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Supply of Ammunition.—Rates of Fire. 
In order to thoroughly appreciate the system of ammunition supply 
in the field it will be necessary to study the organisation of an Army 
Corps, which, in our service, is as follows :—Vide Field Army establish¬ 
ment, service abroad, issued with Army Orders dated 1st August, 
1891. 
1st ARMY CORPS. 
1st Division. 
2nd Division. 
3rd Division. 
Corps Troops. 
Infantry. 
1st Brigade. 
3rd Brigade. 
5th Brigade. 
1 Battalion. 
2nd Brigade. 
4th Brigade. 
6th Brigade. 
Artillery. 
3 Field Batteries 
3 Field Batteries. 
3 Field Batteries. 
3 Horse Batteries. 
2 Field Batteries. 
Cavalry. 
1 Squadron. 
1 Squadron. 
1 Squadron. 
1 Squadron. 
Ammunition \ 
Column ... I 
Infantry Div. 
Ammunition 
Column. 
Infantry Div. 
Ammunition 
Column. 
Infantry Div. 
Ammunition 
Column. 
Corps Troops 
Ammunition Column. 
Ammunition 
Park. 
| 1st Section. 
2nd Section. 
3rd Section. 
4th Section. 
Note .—The 5th Section of the Ammunition Park works with the Cavalry Divisional Ammuni¬ 
tion Column, 
