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204 MANUAL FOR COMMANDERS OFPINFANTRf rPLATOONS.'<br />

a-blunted salient <strong>of</strong> several yards in length is arranged to fire<br />

on the ·dend angle. A machine gunn 'should be located in the~<br />

blunted salient. Figure 176 shows a simple r·edan, and figure 17?<br />

B ~~~~~D<br />

Fie. 175.--Tenaille tratce.<br />

iEIG176.--Redan.<br />

FIe. 177.--Blunted salient.<br />

shows one with a2 blunted salient. In the double redan, the<br />

flank fire is arrangfed by indlentations in the 'faces <strong>of</strong> the' redlan.<br />

(See fig. 178.iS) The rnedan1 tr~ace is a broken line, cons'isting' <strong>of</strong><br />

redlans united by culrtainzs. (See fig. 17i9.)

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