Advanced positions 450
Advanced troops 349
Ammunition, how carried by soldier 476
Ammunition supply 475
Regulations in re 479
Assault 449
Attack 448
Attack on a position prepared for defense 448
Battalion, formations of the 69, 72
Column of platoons, how formed 49
(plate) 62
Company, strength of (table) 35
Coöperation of infantry and artillery 354
Counter-attack 438, 450
Crawling 449
Defense 450
Seeking a decision 450
Development for action 208
Envelopment 362, 449
Fire control and fire discipline 135
Fire, kinds of 159
Time for opening 153
While in motion, experiments with 92
Firing line, method of reinforcing the 96
Position, choice of 370
Frontage 241
Front and facing distance 48
Infantry combat 448-450
Infantry versus cavalry 314
Intrenching tool equipment (table) 39
Kinds of fire 449
Load carried by a soldier 40
Machine gun 288
Ammunition supply 288
And infantry, relative fire effect of 267
Fire, kinds of 263
Formations 288
Organization 288
Pace, length and number per minute (table) 54
Ranges, ascertaining 144
Reinforcing the firing line, method of 96
Rencontre 339, 448
Rushes 90, 449
Skirmish line, formation of 80
Superiority of fire 371
Supply of ammunition 475, 479
Telegraph detachments 248
Use of spade in attack 392, 449
B.
BASE UNIT 218
Advantages and disadvantages 218, 219
Of combat, designation of 244
BATTALION
Acting alone, formation for attack 212
Advance guard, formation for attack 212
Attack formation, France 457
Austrian, formation of the 69, 72
Broad column (with plates) 67, 68
Commander, duties in action 400
Post in action 400
Deep column (with plates) 67, 68
Depth on the march 72
English, formation of the 71
Formation, in a containing action 213
Forming for attack 211
French, formation of the (with plates) 70
Frontage in attack and defense 236
German, formation of the 67, 68
Group intrenchments 417
Historical development 36
Intrenching tool equipment (table) 39
Intrenchments for a 419, 421
Italian, formation of the 70
Japanese, formation of the 70
Method of forming for attack (plates) 215, 216
Movements of the 67
Normal formation 67
Organization of the 36, 37
Part of a larger force, formation in attack 213
In defense 213
Route column, formation 72
Provisions of various regulations 73
Russian, formations of the 69
Swiss, formations of the 71
BATTALION COMMANDER
Duties in action 400
Post in action 400
BATTLE UNIT 34
BAYONET FENCING 134
BAYONET FIGHTS 382
BEATEN ZONE 179
Definition 179
Depth at various angles of slope--General Paquié’s rule for
determining 183
Formulae for computing depth of 180
Increase and diminution of (table) 181
BELGIUM
Fire control and fire direction 135
Frontage 242
Front and facing distance 48
BREAKING OFF AN ACTION 441
BRIGADE 37
Attack formation of a French 454
Cavalry, strength of 311
Combat formation 74
Development for action (with plate) 216, 217
Formations 73, 74
Frontage in attack 235, 236, 399
Importance 37, 38
Movements 73, 74
Three-unit organization 218
BROAD COLUMN (with plate) 67
C.
CADENCE 53, 54
CAVALRY
Charge of French Cuirassiers of the Guard at Vionville 311
Charge supported by artillery 313
Charges 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313
Combat of infantry against 301
Provisions of various regulations 314, 315
Combat of machine guns against 296
Dismounted, infantry attack against 313
Losses
Charge of French cavalry at Vionville 312
Franco-German War 20
Percentage of 188
Massed employment 313
Moral effect of a charge 306
Regiment, strength of German 273
Relative strength as compared to infantry 311
CHANGE OF DIRECTION, how executed 219
CHANGE OF FRONT
Examples of 220, 221
How executed 219
CHASSEURS ALPINS 22
CLEARING THE FOREGROUND 421
CLOSE COLUMN, definition 47
CLOSE ORDER
Battalion 67
Brigade 73
Company 56
Compared with extended order 102
Regiment 73
CLOSE ORDER FORMATIONS,
Effect of fire on 102, 103
Value of 103, 104
COLLECTIVE FIRE 169
COLOR, position of the 68
COLT MACHINE GUN 261
COLUMN
Attack in 44, 45
Battalion in route 72
Broad (with plate) 67
Close, definition of 47
Comparison with line 42-45
Deep (with plates) 67, 68
Dimensions of broad and deep (plate) 69
Double 71
French double (plate) 70
Open, definition of 47
Route (machine gun battery) 273, 274
Section (machine gun battery) 273, 274
COLUMN OF FOURS 58
How formed (plate) 58
And squads compared 59
COLUMN OF PLATOONS 61
How formed 49
Machine gun battery 273, 274
(plate) 62
Vulnerability of 186, 187
COLUMN OF SQUADS 57
Employment of 59
(plates) 57
COLUMN OF TWOS 56
COLUMNS, line of company, France (plate) 70
COMBAT
Conduct and duties of the leaders 399
Drill, importance of 105
Duration of 178
Frontage--see Frontage.
Infantry 448-467
Austria 448-450
France 453-459
Italy 451-453
Japan 463-465
Japanese, Characteristics of 341
Russia 466
Switzerland 466-467
Versus artillery 316
Versus cavalry 301
Versus machine guns 268
Machine Guns 296, 297
Versus artillery 297
Versus cavalry 296
Orders 243, 244
Necessity for written 244
Patrols 80, 250
Sections 257
Assignment of 243
Division of a position into 411
Tasks, assignment of 243
Train (machine guns) 270
Unit 34
COMBAT DRILL, importance of 105
COMBAT FRONTAGE--see Frontage
COMBAT ORDERS 243
Items that should not appear in 244
Written, necessity for 244
COMBAT PATROLS 250
COMBAT SECTIONS 257
Division of a position into 411
COMBAT TRAIN, machine gun 270
COMBAT UNIT 34
COMBINED SIGHTS, use of 166
COMMANDER
Battalion, post of, in action 400
Company, post of, in action 400
Conduct in action 399
Interference with subordinates 401
Post of, in action 399
Post of, in rencontre 398
Regimental, post of, in action 400
Selection of a position during combat 244
COMMANDS 41
Fire 166
COMMUNICATING TRENCHES 421
COMMUNICATION
With neighboring troops and next higher headquarters 245
On the battlefield 246
COMPANY 34
Ammunition wagons 72, 477, 479, 480, 482, 483
Austrian, in column of platoons (plate) 62
Columns of the 56
Commander, duties in action 400
Post in action 400
Dimensions of the 3 and 4 platoon company (plate) 52
Division into platoons, sections, squads 46-53
3 or 4 platoons 48, 53
Formation of the 46, 47
French 4-rank formation (with plates) 65, 66
In line (plate) 49
Frontage in attack 235
Attack and defense 96
Defense and rear guard actions 236
German,
In column of platoons (plate) 62
In column of squads (plate) 57
In company column (plate) 60
In line (plate) 47
In route column (plate) 57
Movements in line and column 56
Non-commissioned officers, posts of, in various armies 47
Organization of the 34, 35
Range finders, post of 46, 47
Russian, in column of platoons (plate) 62
Strength of the 24, 35
In the various armies (table) 35
COMPANY AMMUNITION WAGONS 72, 477, 479, 480, 482, 483
COMPANY COLUMN (with plates) 60
Value of 186, 187
COMPANY COMMANDER,
Duties in action 400
Post in action 400
CONCENTRATED FIRE, machine guns 263
CONCENTRATION
For action 205
French, into _carré de division_, in attack 454
CONE OF DISPERSION, machine gun fire 264
CONE OF MISSES, Wolozkoi’s theory of the constant 173
CONTAINING ACTIONS 445
Delaying action and holding attack compared 445
COÖPERATION
Formation of a battalion in 213
Infantry and artillery 351, 352, 354
Difficulties of 354
Provisions of various regulations 354
COUNTER-ATTACK 378, 428, 453
After position is carried 433
Austria 410
Decision brought about by the 234
England 463
Examples of 433, 435, 436, 437, 438
France 439, 458
Frontal 436
In conjunction with a movement to the rear 434
Moment for making 432, 434
Moral effect of 436
Provisions of various regulations 438, 439
COURTS OF ARBITRATION 3
COVER
Sand bag 344, 390
Trenches 421
Use of 256
By firing line 138
COVER TRENCHES 421
CRAWLING 86
Austria 49
How executed 87, 88
CUTTING WEAPONS, wounds produced by (%) 384
CYCLISTS 28, 29, 30, 414
Depth of detachment of 29
Rate of march of 29
Use of, on battlefield 246
D.
“D” BULLET
Data regarding 130
Effect on steel shields 324
DANGER, effect of 195
DANGER SPACE, definition 179
DEEP COLUMN (with plates) 67, 68
French (with plates) 70
DEFENSE 408
Advanced positions 413
Ammunition supply 410
Austria 450
Battalion group intrenchments 417
Clearing the foreground 421
Combat sections, division of the position into 411
Communicating trenches 419, 420, 421
Company, frontage of 96
Comparison with attack 329
Conduct of the 423
Counter-attack 234, 428
After position is carried 433
Frontal 436
Moment for making 432, 434
Cover trenches 419-421
Distance of general reserve from defensive line 430
Distribution in depth in 232
Dummy intrenchments 421
England 462
Field magazines 418
Fire fight 427
Firing trenches 417
Flanks, protection of the 425
Formation of a battalion 213, 214
Fortifying the position 415
Framework of the position 414
France 458
Frontage in 232, 233
Frontage of a battalion 236
Company 96, 236
Frontal counter-attack 436
Gaps in the line 411
General reserve, location of the 411
Position of the 429
Strength of the 431
Interval between general reserve and defensive line 430
Intrenching, time essential for 416
Intrenchments, purpose of 416, 417
Italy 453
Japan 465
Long range fire, use of 150
Machine guns 295, 425
Masks 421
Number of men required in temporary 233
Observation of the foreground 420
Obstacles, construction of 421
Occupation of the position 426
Offensive,
Assumption of the 428
--defensive 408
Necessity of assuming the 409
Passive 409
Position,
Advanced 413
Determining factors in selecting a 414
Division of the, into sections 411
Fortifying the 415
Framework of the 414
Requirements of a 410
Purely passive 408
Range finding instruments, employment of 146
Refusing a flank 425
Reserve, strength of 395
Russia 422
Section reserves 411
Sections, division of the position into 411
Seeking a decision 233, 234, 409, 450, 467
Splinter proofs 418, 419, 420
Superiority of fire 427
Supports 410
Switzerland 467
Temporary,
Frontage in 233
Number of men required in 233
Occupation of a position 408
Terrain, character of, required by 254
Time for opening fire, in (general rules) 155
Traverses 417
Trenches (dimensions) 418, 420
Troops required to occupy the position 410, 411
Weak points, strengthening of 412
DEFENSE SEEKING A DECISION 409
Austria 450
Frontage 233, 234
Number of men required 234
Switzerland 467
DELAYING ACTION 445
Compared with holding attack 445
Distribution in depth in 232
Frontage in 232
DEMOLITION TOOLS 39
DEPLOYMENT 78, 80, 209
For action 209
France, from 4-rank formation (with plate) 65, 66
Initial, in attack 366
Provisions of various regulations 80
DEPTH
Battalion on the march 72
Cyclist detachment 29
Distribution in 222-225, 235, 237, 241, 242
DEVELOPMENT FOR ACTION 207
Brigade 216, 217
DISARMAMENT, proposals for 3
DISCIPLINE and the moral factors 107, 108
DISPERSION 33
DISTANCE,
Definition of 47
Assaulting 385, 424
Attack 368
Between elements in the battalion 72, 73
Facing, in various armies (table) 48
General reserve from defensive line 430
Support from firing line in attack 99
DISTRIBUTION IN DEPTH 222
Maximum, when necessary 235
Necessity for 224
Necessity for, increase with size of force 241
Provisions of various regulations 241, 242
Relation to frontage 225
Examples 223, 237
DIVISION, attack formation, France 457
DOUBLE COLUMN, France (with plates) 70
DOUBLE TIME 55
In various armies (table) 54
DRILL AND TRAINING 105, 106
DRILL ATTACK 204
DRILL, importance of combat 105
DRILL REGULATIONS 13-16
Provisions of various--see under name of country
DUMMY INTRENCHMENTS 421, 423
E.
ECHELON FORMATION 73, 74
EFFECT OF FIRE 167
As regards time 172
At medium ranges 151
Influence of the elevation selected 162
On artillery when unlimbering 326
On close order formations 102, 103
On thin and dense skirmish lines 77
Standard of measurement of the 168
EFFICACY OF FIRE 140
Against hill positions 183
Dependent upon accuracy 156
Influence of the ground on 179
Influence of training 168
ELEVATIONS, rear sight 165, 310
ÉLITE TROOPS 21, 22
ENGLAND
Advanced positions 413, 462
Ammunition, how carried by soldier 476
Ammunition supply 475
Regulations in re 482
Assault 462
Attack 459
Battalion, formations of the 71
Coöperation of infantry and artillery 354
Counter-attack 439, 463
Defense 462
Envelopment 362
Fire fight in attack 461
Fire of position 154
Fire, time for opening 154
Kinds of 160
Frontage 242
In attack 460
Front and facing distance 48
Frontal counter-attack 463
Group intrenchments 462
Holding attack 447
Infantry combat 459-463
Versus cavalry 314
Intrenching in attack 392
Local counter-attack 463
Machine guns 289
Ammunition supply 290
And infantry, relative fire effect 266, 267
Organization 290
Views on 297
Mounted infantry 26
Normal attack 203
Pace, length and number per minute (table) 54
Rallying position 460
Reserves, use of, prior to Boer War 397
Rushes 91, 462
Skirmish line, formation of 80
Supply of ammunition 475, 482
Telephone detachments 248
Use of spade in attack 392
ENVELOPMENT 356
Austria 362, 449
Dangers involved 358
England 363
Examples of 357-361
France 362, 457
Italy 363
Provisions of various regulations 362, 363
ESKADRONS
Number in German brigade 311
Strength of 32
ESTIMATING DISTANCES--see Range
EQUIPMENT 38-40
Intrenching tool 38-40
Tent, weight of 40
Weight of, in various armies (table) 40
EXPENDITURE AND SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION 468
Examples from military history 468-474
Franco-German War 468
Russo-Japanese War 473
Russo-Turkish War 472
EXPLOSIVES 39, 480
EXTENDED ORDER 75
Compared with close order 102
Movements in 81
F.
FACING DISTANCE, in various armies (table) 48
FIELD ARTILLERY--see Artillery
FIELD GUN 111
FIELD MAGAZINES 418
FIELD TRAIN 72
Machine guns 270
FIGHTING UNIT 33
FILE CLOSERS, position of 46, 47
FIRE
Accelerated, effect of 162
Beaten zone, definition 179
Collective, effect of accuracy in 169
Combined sights 166
Commands for firing 166
Constant cone of misses, Wolozkoi’s theory of the 173
Continuous, fatigue produced by 155
Control 134
Curve of hits obtained by various marksmen 170
Danger space, definition 179
Direction 134
Discipline 133
Distribution of, against charging cavalry 311
Effect 167
As regards time 172
At medium ranges 151
Influence of the elevation selected on 162
On artillery when unlimbering 326
On close order formations 102, 103
On thin and dense skirmish lines 77
Efficacy of 140
Against hill positions 183
Dependent upon accuracy 156
Influence of the ground on 179
Influence of training on 168
Elevations and points of aim 165
To be used in warding off cavalry charges 310
Employment of infantry 132
Expedients for minimizing the effect of hostile 118
Flanking 254
Formula for determining favorable range for firing against hill
positions 183
Hits obtained by various marksmen (table) 171
Hostile, expedients for minimizing effect of 118
Formations suitable under 120, 121
Hurried, effect of 162
Increasing difficulties in adjusting hostile artillery fire 119
Indirect 184
Infantry 126
Against charging cavalry 308
And machine gun, relative value of 265-267
Employment of 132
Influences affecting accuracy of 173
Influence of the ground on efficacy of 179
Kinds of 157
Austria 449
France 455
Italy 451
Japan 463
Provisions of various regulations 158-160
Russo-Japanese War 157
To be used in warding off a cavalry charge 310
Long range 148, 150-153, 176
Losses produced by long range fire 176
Machine gun--see Machine Guns
Marksmanship, effect of, in collective 169
Misses
Effect of 173
Wolozkoi’s theory of the constant cone of 173
Moral effect of 191, 227
On charging cavalry 309
Number of rounds to be expended to accomplish a certain result 172
Oblique, effect of, against shielded batteries 324
Observation of 167
Pauses in 155
Preparation 149
Provisions of various regulations in re kinds of 158
Time for opening 153
Rafale 164
Rate of 160
At various ranges 162
Versus waste of ammunition 161
Ricochets, effect of 185
Rifle-rests, influence of 178
Superiority of, in defense 427
Time for opening 147
General rules 155
On charging cavalry 308
Provisions of various regulations 153
Training, influence of, on efficacy of 168
Trial volleys 164
Volley, value of 157, 163
With counted cartridges 164
Withholding the 151
Wolozkoi’s theory of the constant cone of misses 173
FIRE AT SUCCESSIVE RANGES 321
FIRE EFFECT 167
As regards time 172
At medium ranges 151
Influence of the elevation selected, on 162
On artillery when unlimbering 326
On close order formations 102, 103
On thin and dense skirmish lines 77
Standard of measurement of the 168
FIRE FIGHT
Attack 368, 369, 461
Defense 427
Machine guns 283
Superiority of fire in attack 370-371
FIRE FOR EFFECT 320
FIRE OF POSITION 140
Infantry 85
Machine guns 85
FIRE WHILE IN MOTION 92, 381
Austrian experiments with 92
Examples of employment of 93
Losses when using 92
FIRING LINE
Advance in attack 366
Assembling the 97
Closing in 97
Dense 75
Prolonging the 96
Re-forming the 97
Reinforcing the, method of 96
Selection of line to be occupied by 138
Strength and density 75
Strength of the 139
Use of cover by the 138
FIRING TRENCHES 417, 419, 420
FIXING BAYONETS 372
Signal for, in assault 377
FLAGS, Guidon 62, 63
FLANK ATTACK
Separation from holding attack 361
France 455
FLANKS, protection of the, in defense 425
FOREGROUND, division into sections 411
FORMAL TACTICS 12
FORMATIONS 42
Advance through woods 332
Assembly 42, 454
Austria 49, 52, 58, 62, 69, 72
Battalion 67-73
Battle 43
Belgium 58
Brigade 73-74
England 58, 71
France 49, 65, 66, 70, 73, 454
Germany 47, 52, 57, 60, 62, 67, 68, 72
Infantry under artillery fire 318, 321-324
Influence of various rifles on density of 240
Italy 58, 70, 73
Japan 58, 70
Line and column, comparison of 43
Machine guns 273, 274
Austria 288
Germany 273, 274
Switzerland 287
Netherlands 58
Provisions of various regulations 69-71
Purpose of 42
Regiment 73, 74
Route 42
Russia 58, 62, 69, 73
Sweden 58
Switzerland 71
Tactical, importance of 108
Troops in rear of firing line 186
Vulnerability of various 181, 186, 187
Warding off a cavalry charge 302
FORTIFYING THE POSITION 415
Russia 422
FORTRESS WARFARE 13
FOURS, column of 58
Compared with column of squads 59
How formed 58
FRAMEWORK OF A POSITION 414
FRANCE
Advance guard, conduct of the 454
Advance in mass formation in attack 455
Advanced positions 413
Ammunition, how carried by soldier 476
Ammunition supply 475
Regulations in re 480
Artillery fire, effect of 123, 124
Assembly (_carré de division_) 454
Assault 457
Attack 453
Artillery in the preparatory action 454
Formation
Battalion 457
Brigade 454
Division 457
Infantry preparation 454
Battalion, formation of the (with plate) 70
Company (plate) 49
Strength of (table) 35
_Contre attaque_ 439
Coöperation of infantry and artillery 334
Counter-attack 378, 439, 458
In conjunction with a movement to the rear 434
Defense 458
Envelopment 363, 457
Fire, kinds of 159, 455
Fire pauses 156
Fire, time for opening 154
Flank attack 455
Frontage 241, 242
Front and facing distance 48
Group attack 255
Group combat 241, 242
Infantry combat 453-459
Infantry versus cavalry 315
Intrenching in attack 457
Intrenching, tool equipment (table) 39
Intrenchments 416
Kinds of fire 159, 455
Line of company columns 70
Load carried by soldier 40
Machine guns 290
Offensive return 458
Pace, length and number per minute (table) 54
Platoon in 4-rank formation (with plates) 65, 66
Preparatory attack formation 455
Pure frontal attack 455
Rafale fire 164
Rencontre 339
_Retour offensif_ 439
Rushes 90, 91
Signal detachments 248
Skirmish line, formation of 80
Supply of ammunition 475, 480
Supports, conduct in attack 456
Units of direction 219
Use of spade in attack 392, 457
Vulnerability of various formations 187
FRONTAGE
Army corps in attack 236
Attack 234
England 460
Austria 241
Battalion in attack and defense 236
Belgium 242
Brigade in attack 235, 399
Combat formations 222
Company in attack 235, 236
Attack and defense 96
Defense 236
Rear guard action 236
Considerations governing in attack 229
Defense, factors governing in 232
Seeking a decision 233, 234
Temporary 233
England 242, 460
Examples 223, 237
France 241
Gaps in the line 239, 411
Italy 242
Japan 242
Maximum, when justifiable 235
Overextension of 238
Provisions of various regulations 241, 242
Regiment 236
Relation to distribution in depth 225
Resumé of most important points governing 241
Russia 242
Russo-Japanese War 239
Various battles 240
FRONTAL COUNTER-ATTACK 436
England 463
Examples of 437, 438
FRONT AND FACING DISTANCE in various countries (table) 48
G.
GAPS IN THE ATTACKING LINE 239
GAPS IN THE DEFENSIVE LINE 411
GATLING GUN 259
GENERAL RESERVE
Distance from defensive line 430
Interval from flank of defensive line 430
Position of the, in defense 411, 429
Strength in defense 431
GERMANY
Ammunition, how carried by soldier 476
Ammunition supply 475
Regulations in re 476
Battalion, formations of the 67, 68
Broad column (plate) 67
Cavalry brigade, number of _Eskadrons_ in 311
Column of platoons (plate) 62
Column of squads and route column (plate) 57
Company (plate) 47
Strength of (table) 35
Company column (plate) 60
Concentration, defense 205
Deep column (plate) 67, 68
Development for action, defense 207
Distribution in depth, defense 207
_Eskadron_, strength of 32
Fire, kinds of 158
Front and facing distance 48
Intrenching tool equipment (table) 39
Load carried by soldier 40
Machine guns--see Machine Guns
Pace, length and number per minute (table) 54
Ranges, ascertaining 143
Rushes 90
Supply of ammunition 475, 476
“To form for attack,” definition 207
GROUND, influence of the 179
GROUP INTRENCHMENTS 417
England 462
Switzerland 467
GUARDS 22
GUIDON FLAGS 62, 63
Examples of the use of 355
H.
HATCHET, weight of the 40
HEADQUARTERS, distribution of work at 245
HELIOGRAPH, use of, on the battlefield 246
HISTORY--see Military History
HITS
Number of, obtained by various marksmen (table) 169
Curves of hits (plate) 170
Percentage of, standard of measurement of effect of fire 168
HOLDING ATTACK 357
Compared with delaying action 445
Separation from flank attack 361
Strength of 446
HOTCHKISS MACHINE GUN 260
HOWITZER
Heavy field 118
Light field 116
I.
INDIVIDUALISM, influence of, on tactics 201
INDIRECT FIRE 184
INFANTRY FIRE--see Fire
INFLUENCE OF THE GROUND 179
INFANTRY
Advance under artillery fire 318
Advance under fire, rules for 367
Attack
In Russo-Japanese War, characteristics of 340-345
On dismounted cavalry 313
Combat
According to various drill regulations 448-467
Against artillery 316
Cavalry 301
Provisions of various regulations 314-315
Machine guns, general principles 268
In Russo-Japanese War 341
Value of, as compared with machine guns 267
Conduct under machine gun fire 269
Coöperation with artillery 351, 354
Cyclists 28, 29, 30
Deployment 201
For firing on charging cavalry 303
Élite 21
Equipment, weight of (table) in various armies 40
Fire, effect of, against shielded batteries 324, 325
Fire effect, as compared with machine guns 265
Fire of position 85
Firing on artillery in position 324
Formations for advancing under artillery fire 318, 321, 324
Importance and employment of 19-32
Japanese, tactics in Russo-Japanese War 341
Load carried 39
Local reconnaissance of the 248
Losses in Franco-German War 20
Percentage of 188
Manner of fighting 19, 20
Method of warding off a cavalry charge 304
Mounted infantry 25, 26, 27
Passage through artillery lines 316
Proportion to other arms 19
Relative strength as compared to cavalry 311
Russian, tactics in Russo-Japanese War 340
Screen for artillery 327
Tactical unit 32-34
Tactics in Russo-Japanese War 341
Time for opening fire on charging cavalry 308
INFANTRY COMBAT
Austria 448-450
England 459-463
France 453-459
Italy 451-453
Japan 463-465
Russia 466
Switzerland 466-467
INFANTRY SCREEN 327
INFORMATION OFFICERS 245
INSTRUCTION
Method of 7-13
Applicatory (or inductive) 10, 11
Deductive 11
Maneuvers 8, 12
Map problems 8, 11
Military history, study of 7, 8
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAMPAIGNS 15
INTERVAL
Between general reserve and flank of defensive line 430
Definition 47
INTRENCHING IN ATTACK
Austria 392, 449
England 392
France 392, 457
Germany 392
Japan 392, 465
Russia 392
Switzerland 466
INTRENCHING TOOL EQUIPMENT 38-40
In various armies (table) 39
INTRENCHING TOOLS
General rules for use in attack 393
Use of in attack 387
Provisions of various regulations 392, 393
INTRENCHMENTS
Battalion groups of 417
Communicating trenches 419, 421
Cover trenches 419, 421
Dimensions 418, 420
Dummy 421, 423
Field magazines 418
Firing trenches 417, 419, 420
Foreground, clearing the 421
Observation of the 420
Masks 421
Narrow trenches 418
Obstacles, construction of 421
Purpose 416
Splinter proofs 418, 420
Traverses 417
IRON RATION, weight of 40