Manual of practical instructions to officers of the U.S. Marine Corps in field work

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Manual of practical instructions to officers of the U.S. Marine Corps in field work

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G.P.O.
Language
English
Pages
78

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Table of Contents

Hasty intrenchments for men and guns: Location of trenches ; Intervals in line of trenches ; Splinter proofs ; Concealment of trenches ; Cover for guns ; Thicknesses of materials for protection against infantry fire ; Gun emplacements ; Defenses ; Magazines ; Personnel ; Angle of all ; Dead zone ; Material, 5-inch magazine ; Minimum allowance, tentage, equipage, etc.
The gun detachment
Field telegraph and telephone equipment for landing parties
Selection of sites for searchlights
Range finders: Barr and Stroud range finder ; The Weldon range finder ; Rafferty depression position finder
Submarine mines: Countermining ; Defense of mine beds
Transportation of guns: The plant ; Transporting
Improvised automobile torpedo battery
Sea base of operations: The disembarkation ; Landing horses ; Landing shores ; Hospital buildings, etc ; Baggage room ; Sick animals ; Sanitary conditions ; Civil authorities ; Night precautions ; Camp followers ; Newspaper correspondents ; Fire alarms.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 3).

Published in
Washington
Other Titles
Field work.

The Physical Object

Pagination
78 p., 7 folded plates :
Number of pages
78

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25462193M
Internet Archive
manualofpractica00unit
OCLC/WorldCat
34595025

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