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 Reserve, strength of, 395 Reserves, employment of, 394 Rules for the advance under fire, 367 Sand bag cover, 344, 390 Secondary, 357 Separation of holding and flank attacks, 361 Signal (fix bayonet), 377 Spade, use of, in, 387, 392, 449, 457, 465, 466 Successful, conduct after, 385 Superiority of fire, necessity of, 370, 371 Supports, advance of, 368 Distance from firing line, 99 Surprise, 330 Switzerland, 466 Time for opening fire, general rules, 155 Troop leading, duties of, 365, 366 United, examples illustrating necessity of a, 402 Unsuccessful, conduct after, 386

ATTACK ON A POSITION PREPARED FOR DEFENSE Austria, 448 Japan, 464 Switzerland, 466

AUSTRIA Advanced positions, 450 Advanced troops, 349 Ammunition, how carried by soldier, 476 Ammunition supply, 475 Regulations in re, 479 Assault, 449 Attack, 448 Attack on a position prepared for defense, 448 Battalion, formations of the, 69, 72 Column of platoons, how formed, 49 (plate), 62 Company, strength of (table), 35 Coöperation of infantry and artillery, 354 Counter-attack, 438, 450 Crawling, 449 Defense, 450 Seeking a decision, 450 Development for action, 208 Envelopment, 362, 449 Fire control and fire discipline, 135 Fire, kinds of, 159 Time for opening, 153 While in motion, experiments with, 92 Firing line, method of reinforcing the, 96 Position, choice of, 370 Frontage, 241 Front and facing distance, 48 Infantry combat, 448-450 Infantry versus cavalry, 314 Intrenching tool equipment (table), 39 Kinds of fire, 449 Load carried by a soldier, 40