COAST ARTILLERY, JOURNAL - Air Defense Artillery

MILITARY NOTES
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THE MILITARYINTELLIGENCEDIVISION,G. 's.
Great Britain
GUNNERYCOMPETITIONFOR TERRITORIALARTILLERYBRIGADEs.-In order to
promote interest and efficiency in gunnery in the Territorial Artillery, the King
presents annually two cups which are competed for by Territorial Heavy Artillery
organizations. The Prince of Wales also gives a prize to the winner of the competition
between the field, pack, and medium artillery. All brigades of artillery
carrying out annual battery practice may enter the competition. This year the
competition for the King's Cup consisted of two series, each fired with a section
of two 6-inch Mark VII guns. In the first series the firing was done at targets
representing a battleship traveling at about 14 knots an hour at distances from
3500 to 5500 yards. The second series was fired at shorter rangt;s at smaller
moving targets. In both competitions reduced charges were used. The result is
decided according to both accuracy and time. Entrance for the competition is
voluntary and if more than eight brigades enter teams, a preliminary competition
is held and the eight highest entrants finally compete for the prize. The contest
is conducted under the auspices of the National Artillery Association and this
year was held on the Isle of Wight.
The King's prize consists of a silver cup for the winning brigade. and a silver
medal for each enlisted man actually taking part in the competition. In addition
to this prize, the following prizes are also awarded:
The Brooshooft Bequest of £30 ($150) and the Drapers' Guild's prize of £21
($105) are given to the winning team, while the battery commander of this team
receives a silver cup, presented by Elkington & Co. Second prizes of ten guineas
($50), given by the Merchant Tailors' Guild and £25 ($125), given by the late
Mr. W. Morrison, are awarded, and the battery commander of the team winning
second place also receives a silver cup. Twenty-five pounds ($125) are also
awarded the team winning third place.
Finland
THE CIVICGLARD.-While in size the regular Finnish Army is small as compared
with many of the other European States, the military power of the country
can by no means be judged by the strength of the active peace-time forces.
Finland can boast of another branch of its national defense numerically
mnch stronger and practically as efficient as the regnlar army. This sister branch
is known as the Skyddskar or Civil Guard, which has a strength of 100,000 and
which is administered by a commander-in-chief appointed by the President.
While service in the Finnish Army is compnlsory for all males between the
ages of seventeen and fifty-two years, service in the Civil Guard is voluntary,
with more applicants for admission than there are places vacant.
The Guards are uniformed, armed and equipped, and all arms are represented
except aviation and armored car units. In addition to infantry regiments, which
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