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 Infantry screen, 327 Line, distance from infantry line in defense, 415 Losses, Franco-German War, 20 Percentage of, 188 Under infantry fire, 326, 327 Percussion shell (Model 96), 115 Percussion shrapnel, 111 Positions in defense, 414 Preparatory action (France) in attack, 454 Progressive fire, 320 Searching fire, 321 Shields, protection afforded by, 324 Shrapnel, 112, 113 Effect of (table), 114, 122 Sweeping fire, 321 Time required for adjusting the fire, 119 Time shell (Model 96), 116 (Model 98), 118 Time shrapnel, 112, 113 Unlimbering under infantry fire, 326 Zone fire, 320

ASSAULT, 373 Austria, 449 Conduct of the, 374 Decision to make an, 373 England, 462 Examples, 376 Fire support, 379 Fire while in motion, 381 France,457 Guidons, 355 Italy, 452 Japan, 464 Moment for making the, 374 Pursuit after successful, 385 Successful, conduct after, 385 Trumpet signal, fix bayonet, 377 Unsuccessful, conduct after, 386

ASSAULTING DISTANCE, 385, 424

ASSEMBLY FORMATIONS, 42 France (carré de division), 454

ATTACK, 329 Abridged, 330 Advance of the firing line, 366 Advance guard, conduct of the—in a rencontre, 334 Advanced troops, 349 Assault, 352, 373, 374, 399 Assaulting distance, 385, 424 Austria, 448 Brigade, frontage of a, in, 399 Column, 44, 45 Comparison with defense, 329 Conditions upon which success depends, 345 Conduct of the, 365 Coöperation of infantry and artillery, 351, 352, 354 Decision to assault, 373