Show TANKS ARE FEARED BY ARMY OF E 1141 E M Y increasing use of chariots 0 of assault causes alarm among the germans ADOPT NEW DEFENSE METHOD counter measures regard cannon aal aa best suited for repulsing monsters hand grenades considered useless by Author authorities itle S with the french armies the alarm with which the germans view the increasing use of tanks and chariots of assault by the allied armies in their attacks is indicated by tho the following rules which are taken from it a general order dated november 27 21 1917 1017 captured from tile the group of armies of caudry obstacles cies trenches of a minimum width of from 13 to 16 2 feet and a depth ot of tit at least ten feet also it a very alx lx thick mud constitute nery ery serious obstacles against tanks freshly plowed land or barricades are easily crossed it Is not worth while constructing obstacles it Is preferable to attack guns are essential methods of attack artillery tanks on the march should be attacked by the artillery before their entry into ac tiou even if there Is not a great chance of hitting them the essential thing Is to forbid the enemy infantry to follow them it Is nece necessary that the enemy infantrymen fear the zone over which the tanks are advancing to attack the tanks themselves the only reasonable method is to place the cannon in the advanced zone of the battlefield so that they may be able immediately to put the tanks out of action by direct hits every shot which bit the mark kills hills several men of the crew and often seas sets fire to the tank the artillery sections which are held in reserve back of 0 the front do not know what Is going on and in general arrive too late tobe of use the cannon in principles principle should be placed far in advance thus the enemy Is not able to surprise us the commander of the front line troops should be rescom responsible able for the placing of antitank cannon pieces mounted on auto trucks are very useful it if the roads roada are good infantry should be repulsed infantry the line if 0 battle mut must not be opened except to allow intact tanks to pass the troops may seek cover but should not fall back it Is necessary y that the tanks should bo be put out 0 of action back of the line the main thin thing Is to repulse the enemy infantry several posts should be detached behind the front for the defense against the tanks armament the most efficacious weapon against the tanks Is tiro thu armor piercing eing bullet it Is feared by the crews of the tanks because it pierces the armor and produces at tile the same tine time a great flames flame which frequently sots sets fire to the fuel reservoir the best method of attacking a tank Is to attack it front from the rear because it is not easy for its crew to fire front from behind and because the rear la Is the part the least protected street fighting against the tanks Is very favorable to the infantry the troops shelter themselves in the houses let the tanks pass then open fire with machine guns and fin d rifles rl fl es from fro in close range iland hand grenades employed one nt at a time are useless it is necessary to employ a concentrated char charge e several cylinders grouped around a central grenade and throw it under the tank but this is not easy to do light trench cannon elnen derfer are efficacious ahen hen they are fired from ft a feeble tingle angle good results results have been obtained by the fire of isolated pieces in general the tactics to employ against the tanks must be made the object of theories and practical expert experiences the tanks will thus lose their terrifying effect |