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~&aNUaAL· FOE,. COIRI1dAhNDERS OF ,I3NFANTRYII PLATOONS. 1·51<br />

In the waZitinlg position the defenders close up to the interior<br />

slop'e o'f the paralpe~t <strong>of</strong> a trench have nothing to fear from<br />

sbrapiiel. ·<br />

In ~the~firing. position the upper -part <strong>of</strong> the body is exposed.<br />

In ord8er to be ab~le to fire while under sh~rapnel fire, it is neces­<br />

,sarly to fnrnish the parap~ets with special arrangements which<br />

protect; the hzeadcand shouldlers <strong>of</strong> the firer~s, b~ut wlhich will not<br />

reveal the presence <strong>of</strong> the trench at a distance.<br />

Grournd __<br />

~tflicaciouts 5Qre<br />

Akboat` 82'<br />

FIe. 155.--Sheaf' <strong>of</strong> shrapnel bullets.<br />

(b) Explosivje shells.-Th'ese shells give a hollowv and very<br />

open sheaf. The fra~gments 'are numeroous alnd irregular; they<br />

have a hiigh initial velocity bnt lose it: rapidly; their penetration<br />

is slight.<br />

Wh'Ven the shell bursts at a goodl height the result is a sort o<strong>of</strong><br />

vertical b~lowT,like that <strong>of</strong> an ax, the effect being considerable<br />

but <strong>of</strong> small extent.

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