_The Director_: “The next question is the allotment of sections in the
platoon area. In this connection you will have to consider the lay of
the ground, and select the location for the section groups, so that the
ground to the front may best be defended and so that the groups are able
to mutually support each other.
“I want the members of the class to go over the ground allotted to the
platoon and each of you select the location of each section group. Keep
in mind the factors I have just spoken of—defense of the foreground,
field of fire, and mutual support of adjacent groups; also consider the
location of the machine guns that have already been made by the
battalion commander. We will all assemble here in 20 minutes.”
The members of the class will now go over the ground allotted to the
platoon and each man will work out his disposition independently.
At the end of the time the class will assemble at the designated point
and the discussion resumed.