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MANUALir~r FOre cOMMrANDERe~ S :OF INFANTRY ]PLATooNS.~ 189~<br />

are placed in th-e rifle treniches tlhey ghould be separoited fromn'the<br />

positions <strong>of</strong> the riflemen by traverses.<br />

The utility <strong>of</strong> trench mortars consists:<br />

Zn dernzotitions.-T'hey are effective only in dtestroyinlg smdll<br />

advanced wrorks, such as listening podsts and asmall ear~thwtorks<br />

~trncb~juncbion bhrricadeJ.<br />

PfrIe. 162.<br />

in process <strong>of</strong> construction. Flior this purpose t~hefire should.be<br />

deliveredf rapidly. One hundredt and fiftly to 1200 small shells<br />

can demolish a listenii~g post and about 16 yai~s <strong>of</strong> the ~trench<br />

leading to it.<br />

IZn'<strong>of</strong>fenzsive fre aetio~n.--They are usaed dluring the artillery<br />

fire preparation <strong>for</strong> the attack against portions <strong>of</strong> the hostile

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