manual for commanders of infantry platoons. - US Army Combined ...

.~MANUA FOR cowm~aNDERS$ OF INFPANTRY PLAPT1OONS. 217
12 feetaet; platces exposed to direct; artillery fire. In the ease off
broatd.traverses it is wsrell to arraznge along the sides~ a firing
Ibtanquett~e or row of loopholes. *t~oinsure the interior flankcing
of tel.trench., Prlecau~tion mnust be takz~en at thc samle timet · o
keep on hand niaterial to clo~se thle t~renchrat the tail of tlie'
traverse, such as sandbags, chevaux2n-dc-frise, herissons, et~c.,
F~Is. 201.
whlich are held on the berm1 near at hand for~ use whien .thc
emlergencyt acr~ises,thus admri~tting of the rapidl tralnsformationo1
of t~he trench into a. burricadle. :If t~here is not t~ime
· to bring out;