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 8. The Employment of Machine Gun Batteries     293 Rencontre and attack     295 Rear guards     295 Defense     295 Coöperation with cavalry     296 Machine guns versus artillery     297 English views     297 Swiss views     299

VII. INFANTRY VERSUS CAVALRY     301 Deployment for firing     303 Moral effect of a charge     306 Aiming positions     307 Time for opening fire     308 Selection of sight elevation     310 Kind of fire     310 Distribution of fire     311 Charge of the French Cuirassiers of the Guard     311 Advance against cavalry     313 Infantry versus dismounted cavalry     313 Provisions of various regulations     314

VIII. INFANTRY VERSUS ARTILLERY     316

1. The Passage of Infantry Through Artillery Lines     316

2. The Advance Under Artillery Fire      318 Increasing the difficulties in the adjustment of the hostile fire     318 Fire for effect     320 Formations used by infantry when under artillery fire Russo-Japanese War     322 Lessons of war     321, 323

3. Firing on Hostile Artillery in Position     324 Cover afforded by steel shields     324

IX. THE ATTACK     329 Attack and defense compared     329

1. The Surprise     330 Examples of surprises     331

2. The Rencontre     333 Conduct of the advance guard     334 Issue of orders     336 Conduct of the main body     338 Provisions of various regulations     339 Examples     339