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 Time (Model 96), 116 (Model 98), 118

SHIELDS Protection afforded by, 324

SHRAPNEL Comparison between that of field gun and howitzer, 117 Effect (tables), 114, 122 On animate targets, 125 Incendiary effect, 112 Percussion, 111, 112 Time, 112

SIGNAL LAMPS, use of, on battlefield, 246

SIGNALS, 41 Advance, 41 Assemble, 41 Attention, 41 Charge, 41 Deploy, 41 Employment of, by combat patrols, 80 Fix bayonet, 41, 377 Halt, 41 Misunderstanding of, 42 Trumpet, 41

SITUATION, estimate of the, 11

SKI DETACHMENTS, 30, 31, 32

SKI RUNNERS, 30, 31, 32

SKIRMISH LINES Boer advance in thin, 75 Cover, use of, 256 Efficacy of fire against thin and dense (table), 77 Fire effect, as compared with machine guns, 265 Formation of, 78 In various armies, 80 Gaits of, 81 Japanese advance in thin, 76, 77 Losses, 81 Movements in, 81, 82 Thin and dense, 76, 77 Vulnerability of, 186, 187

SNOW SHOE MARCHING, 30, 31

SPADE Use of, in attack, 387, 388, 392, 449, 457, 465, 466 Small, weight of, 40

SPLINTER PROOFS, 418, 420

SQUAD LEADERS Posts in close order, 46, 47 Skirmish line, 79

SQUADS Column of, compared with column of fours, 59 (Plate), 57 Division of the company into, 46