An edition of Manual Of Visual Signaling Of The U. S. Signal Corps
(1905)
Manual Of Visual Signaling Of The U. S. Signal Corps
1905
by United States. Army. Signal Corps. and Daniel John Carr
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS,
CHAPTER I. — VISUAL SIGNALING
Equation of arrangements 16
General instructions 18
Signal practice 19
Selecting location for a signal station 20
Concealing the location of a signal station
Table of distances at which signals may be discerned 28
To establish a line of communicating stations 28
Finding a station 30
The Army and Navy Signal Code 34
Flash signals with acetylene lantern, heliograph or search-light 41
Order in which a message is transmitted 42
CHAPTER II. — GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATING STATIONS.
Duties of each man on a station 46
Instructions to signal officers making reports 54
To make a reconnaissance of a battlefield 56
Repeating back a message 57
Repeating stations 59
Checking message 60
Care of signaling apparatus 62
CHAPTER III. — DAY SIGNALING APPARATUS.
The heliograph 63
Ranges accomplished 66
Setting up and operating the heliograph 75
Suggestions for operating and caring for the heliograph 80
To reduce the intensity of flash for short distances 82
CHAPER III. — DAY SIGNALING APPARATUS — CONTINUED.
Formula for determining the intervisibility of stations 84
The flag 88
How to place the flagman 90
Miscellaneous day signaling 91
Smoke signals 92
The semaphore 93
International Code 94
Distant signals 95
Example of a signal made by distant signals 101
The Continental Telegraph Code 102
Chronosemic signals 104
CHAPTER IV. — NIGHT SIGNALING.
The searchlight 106
Methods of gas generation 109
Lanterns 110
The field lantern 111
Description of generator 113
Directions for operation and care of the field lantern 116
The station signaling lantern 120
How the gas is automatically generated 125
Directions for operating the lantern 128
The torch 134
Rockets and bombs 140
Rocket signaling 142
Miscellaneous night signaling 144
The Ardois system 145
Special signification of Ardois signals 157
Coston signals 159
The Very system 159
CHAPTER V. — COMPASSES.
Magnetic compasses 160
The prismatic compass 162
CHAPTER VI. — FIELD GLASSES AND TELESCOPES.
Field glasses 164
Telescopes 172
To determine the power of telescopes 173
Telescope holders 175
Distance measuring glasses 177
The telemeter field glass 180
Porro prisms field glasses and telescopes 180
CHAPTER VII. — CODES AND CIPHER.
Preconcerted message codes 183
Cable cipher code 192
Cipher key numbers 194
Examples of enciphering 194
Ciphers 196
The cipher disk 198
Enciphering by the alphabetical square 202
Deciphering messages 205
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Fig. 1. Field signal station 21
2. "Initial position" (flag signaling) 35
3. Motion "1" (flag signaling) 39
4. Motion "2" (flag signaling) 40
5. Heliograph station 47
6. Mirror and mirror bar case 73
7. Heliograph tripods 74
8. Heliograph in use with one mirror 76
9. Heliograph in use with two mirrors 77
10. General alphabetical table for making the international code signals by means of distant signals by fixed semaphore 97
11. General alphabetical table for making the international code signals by means of distant signals by shapes 98
12. Distant signals 99
13. Distant signals 99
14. Distant signals 99
15. Distant signals 100
16. Distant signals 100
17. Example of a signal from the International Code made by a fixed semaphore or by distant signals 101
18. The field lantern 111
19. Field signal lantern without tripod 112
20. Generator with cartridge in place, sectional view 114
21. Lamp showing regulator by-pass valve 116
22. Removing top of generator 117
23. Placing cartridge in generator 117
24. Attaching cartridge to generator 118
25. Telegraphic key for signaling with flash lantern 118
26. Station signaling lantern, showing telescoping sighting tube 121
27. Station signaling lantern, showing insulated handle. 122
28. Station signaling lantern, front view 123
29. Station signaling lantern, rear view 124
30. Key for station signaling lamp 126
31. Cases containing station signaling lantern packed for transportation 127
32. Parts of generator 128
33. Reading lamp or station lamp 129
34. Keyboard for night signal set, Ardois system 145
35. Keyboard for night signal set, Ardois system, showing receptacles for cables 146
36. Keyboard with cover and lamp 147
37. Mechanism of keyboard 148
38. Diagram of connections of night-signal set 149
39. Receptacle and plug 150
40. Wiring diagram of truck lights 154
41. Truck-light controller 155
42. A hoist 156
43. Ardois system in use 156
44. Telescope holder in position 176
45. Prism-system 181
46. Cipher disk 196
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