Machine Gun Notes No. 1
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- Title
- Machine Gun Notes No. 1
- Publication year listed
- 1917
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- Public domain eBook
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Machine Gun Notes No. 1
Author: Army War College (U.S.)
Year: 1917
"This book discusses the employment of Lewis and other machine guns, and the training of an infantry company in the use of machine-guns." DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS. Notes on the employment of Lewis guns in desert warfare 11 Employment of Machine Guns in Desert Warfare in Egypt. Control 19 Stoppages and action of sand 19 Prolonged stoppages 20 Transport 21 Ammunition supply 21 Combined sights 21 Indirect fire 21 Cooperation between machine-gun companies and Lewis-gun detachments 21 Overhead covering fire 21 Emplacements 22 Horsemanship 22 Spare barrels 22 Sledges 22 Fire 23 Command 23 Hotchkiss and Lewis Gun Courses. Part I. Instructional 24 II. Classification practices 10, 11, and 13 only 25 III. Field practices 26 Notes on method of conducting the practices: Part I. Instructional 26 II. Classification practices 28 III. Field practices 28 IV. Advance field practices 30 Digitized by Google.