Deseret Evening News | 1901-10-12 | Page 24 | To Locate Smokeless Guns

TO IO LOCATE LOCAlE SMOKELESS OUTS GUNS The English war offices new scheme for the training of Tommy Atkins in maneuvers embraces many novelties which will In duo course coune see sec the light of practical demonstration says the London Express Among AmonA these thee none Ismore Is la lamore Ismore more or with great gront greater er em rop than the tho device for train training training ing solders to locate guns firing smokeless smoke smokeless less powder Arrangements have havo been een made mado to carry out experiments In this direction at Aldershot and the rappers poppers kayo havo al III already ready constructed an Ingenious battle lieU noon Ash ranges which will make field rung very er realistic In Tn the trial to sumo conic an Infantry force torce will approach th the ranges and will Immediately be fled d upon by distant guns Endeavor will be mado malle to locate the field pieces anti and the Infantry will wilt move moe forward In cower As Aa they Ih y advance surprise targets tar targets gets cavalry and mounted i infantry will spring up on flank nail front fr lIt an armored train will run rat out and ind all ail the features of af a 0 modern bat battlefield will be bo represented against the tho advancing force toree This method will call I for great Initiative from commanders and the targets will be bc so made mado that good shooting will be recorded by the targets being knocked over oer As All an nn Inducement to make Infantry take rover cover a new device has been Leon Artillerymen are to accompany the ha advancing columns and when a II die dis distant taut tant gun un fires Its lis dummy shell they the will produce a n Corresponding explosion among the tho attackers by b means of at a small email mortar thus teaching the lesson of cover and caution as no other means short of live Ile shell could do