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232s MtANUAL FO)R COMMCEANDERSE ~ OF %INFANSTRYT~e P~eLATOONS.,<br />

watchn, andl which. have been assigned to thle compatny. These<br />

observers tr~y to see everything thatzl happ~ens andl to notice even<br />

the slightest indications <strong>of</strong> aTnymnovemlent. It: is not absol~utely<br />

esssential that they shoculd be locatiedl in ~thefirst-line trench or<br />

FPtc. 22,5.<br />

in the listening posts. :Places will <strong>of</strong>ten be foundl beh~ind t~hese<br />

locations wthich xviii af<strong>for</strong>d excellent: viewrcs and be less likely to<br />

attratct ~theatten·tion <strong>of</strong> the enemly.. The salients <strong>of</strong> thie wvorks,<br />

at wvhichpoints one ha~s.more extensive views, are also favorable<br />

locations <strong>for</strong> these observing sta~tiosns.~<br />

FEIG. 226.<br />

2. In additionn to this continuous normal obser~vation, it: is al~so<br />

necessary to arrlange <strong>for</strong> looko~cuts drlin~g a1 hiostile attackc.<br />

Th~e only1 gzuar~antyl <strong>of</strong> thle dlefense ·is founl~d, . then, ·in a sy~st~nz<br />

f: wa~tch~fulnless cacpable <strong>of</strong> funlction~ing, hzoweve·Ler sev~ere menQ?be<br />

thLehost~ile bomlbar~dment.n i

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