_The Director_: “The order of the platoon commander requires Corporal V,
with the fifth squad, to post outguard No. 2 on the main road in this
vicinity and covering the front from —— (exclusive) to —— (exclusive).
(Note.—The Director points out the limits of the front to be covered
by the outguards.)
“There are some definite rules that may be laid down governing the
location of an outguard. In the first place, the location within
reasonable limits has been designated by the support commander in his
order. We are to cover the main road leading from the direction in which
the enemy is reported to be. The outguard should occupy a good defensive
position—that is, it should have a good field of fire to the front and
in oblique directions toward both flanks. It should be so far concealed
that the enemy could not discover it without attacking.”