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54 MIANUAL FOR COMMI~N~AND~~rER L OBF IN~FANTRYRY PtA;TQOiIS.
SQUA~D FOR( FIILLING SANDB;AGS.
A squad for filling: sandbags comlpr~ises tw·o shovelers, one
holder, two tiers, aznd as malny pickter~s as the nat~ure of the soil
requires.
To ~fill a2bag~ the holdier kneels and h~olith th~e bagi erect; and
open between the two shovelers, shak~ing it frccqucat~ly to settle
the earth, and wvhen it is ful!l he passes it to thue t~wo tiers who
are behind h~im. A squad fills, on the average, 150>baigs per hour.
The average sandbag pr'opurly filled wteighrs about 44 p~oands.
It should be of abkout the following dimensions: Erect, 20 inches
high by 9 inches diameter; lying on the ground, 7inches thick
by 10 inches wtide.
CONSTRUCTION OF A WIRE ENUTANGLEMlENT.
An enztanglemel~nt w;ith twvo rows of stakres
-aA bB cC dD)
a'~A' b'B'1 c'C' d'D'
may be regardled as madc2Ce up of three pa~nels,
ABC D;
F'irst. The panel
a becd
Ac~A' ]BB' CC' DD'
Second. Thie panel in the broken line aa' bb' cc' 'id'
Third. The pahzel
l B6'C'D
at' b c d'
p B O C L 0
FIIG. 5.3.