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 Recapitulation of the most important points governing frontage     241 Provisions of various regulations     241

5. Combat Orders     243 Combat tasks     243 Division of work in staffs     245

6. Communication on the Battlefield     246 Signal and wig-wag flags     246 Signal arrangements in the Austrian, French and British armies     248

7. Local Reconnaissance of the Infantry     248 Reconnaissance in force     251 The object of local reconnaissance     251 Scouting detachments     252

8. The Importance of the Terrain     254 The attack over an open plain     255 The French group attack     256 Combat sections     257

VI. MACHINE GUNS     259

1. Development of the Arm     259 Mounting and method of transportation     261, 262

2. The Power of Machine Guns     262 Kinds of fire     263 Combat value of machine guns and infantry     267

3. Infantry Versus Machine Guns     268 Conduct of troops when exposed to machine gun fire     268, 269

4. Machine Guns in Germany     270 Organization     270 Formations     273, 274 Machine gun companies     275

5. Going Into Position     276

6. The Fire Fight     283 Machine guns in the engagement at the Waterberg     283

7. Machine Guns in Other Countries     284 Switzerland     284 Austria     286 England     289 Japan and France     290 Russia     290 Machine guns at Liao Yang, 1904     291