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THE FIELD ARTILLERY JOURNAL a net, 20 by 30 feet, with two-inch mesh strengthened by a fivefoot mesh of small rope. It is provided with bamboo poles to support it above the section. Grass, leaves, brush or whatever blends with the surrounding ground is scattered over the net. Two small nets, 10 by 15 feet, are provided for use as a screen in front when there is no parapet. It has been proposed that dummy batteries be used to draw hostile artillery fire away from the real position. An instance has been cited in newspaper accounts of fire having been kept up for two days against a dummy battery observed by an aeroplane. This is not always a practicable scheme. With 15 to 30 men per yard of front the terrain in rear of the first line is pretty well occupied back to extreme artillery ranges so that the loss and annoyance to our own forces would hardly be compensated for by the small waste of ammunition occasioned the enemy by such a ruse. Aside from the assistance given by the flying corps the fire of artillery will be directed by observers in front line trenches or in elevated positions further in rear, such as high ground, towers, trees or captive balloons. The latter have become much more serviceable since the beginning of the European conflict. Spherical balloons having given place to sausage-shaped ones with smaller ones attached as air anchors so that they are now quite steady and furnish excellent observing stations. Concealment from such observers is often if not generally practicable by taking advantage of natural features of the terrain. Long range batteries may be placed behind hedges, embankments or woods; in the midst of brush or high corn. But guns must always be placed first with a view to fulfilling their mission and in being so placed it will frequently be necessary to provide artificial means for concealment. Some of the methods already mentioned for concealment from aircraft also apply here. Regular intervals should be avoided. The tops of shields and 46
CONCEALMENT AND PROTECTION FROM ARTILLERY FIRE wheels should be concealed. Movements within the battery should not be within view of the enemy observers. Nothing about the battery must be allowed to reflect the sunlight. Sky lines must be avoided. Dust must be suppressed. The shields must be painted according to the background. These things are mentioned in the drill regulations and have been long practiced in our service. While concealment is of first importance it now has become necessary to provide for actual protection again shell fire. In trench warfare protection against shrapnel fire is soon obtained. The shields alone are excellent protection against shrapnel bullets. For various reasons shrapnel is not much used in modern trench warfare, some of which reasons are as follows: The combatants burrow into the ground out of reach of shrapnel bullets so that there are no shrapnel targets. Shell are cheaper and more quickly made and require less skill to handle by new batteries. Artillery fire is used in such volume that shell cover the ground as well as shrapnel against troops in the open and serve better for attack of trenches and matériel. Calibres and hence shell power have been greatly increased. If the position of a battery becomes known to the enemy there can be very little protection for it when it comes under shell fire. The cannoneers must retire to bomb proofs and await with what patience they can the destruction of their matériel. On the other hand they can secure much immunity from accidental shell bursts in the position or from a general beating of the terrain by an enemy who has been unable to observe their exact position. This is accomplished by digging deep pits for howitzers or by building up for each section a parapet which covers it in front and on both flanks. Protection from a burst just in rear of the section may be secured by a low parados or sometimes by placing caissons in rear of the gun. 47
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