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 ESKADRONS Number in German brigade, 311 Strength of, 32

ESTIMATING DISTANCES—see Range

EQUIPMENT, 38-40 Intrenching tool, 38-40 Tent, weight of, 40 Weight of, in various armies (table), 40

EXPENDITURE AND SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION, 468 Examples from military history, 468-474 Franco-German War, 468 Russo-Japanese War, 473 Russo-Turkish War, 472

EXPLOSIVES, 39, 480

EXTENDED ORDER, 75 Compared with close order, 102 Movements in, 81

F.

FACING DISTANCE, in various armies (table), 48

FIELD ARTILLERY—see Artillery

FIELD GUN, 111

FIELD MAGAZINES, 418

FIELD TRAIN, 72 Machine guns, 270

FIGHTING UNIT, 33

FILE CLOSERS, position of, 46, 47

FIRE Accelerated, effect of, 162 Beaten zone, definition, 179 Collective, effect of accuracy in, 169 Combined sights, 166 Commands for firing, 166 Constant cone of misses, Wolozkoi's theory of the, 173 Continuous, fatigue produced by, 155 Control, 134 Curve of hits obtained by various marksmen, 170 Danger space, definition, 179 Direction, 134 Discipline, 133 Distribution of, against charging cavalry, 311 Effect, 167 As regards time, 172 At medium ranges, 151 Influence of the elevation selected on, 162 On artillery when unlimbering, 326 On close order formations, 102, 103 On thin and dense skirmish lines, 77 Efficacy of, 140 Against hill positions, 183 Dependent upon accuracy, 156 Influence of the ground on, 179 Influence of training on, 168