# Field Artillery Training. 1914 Author: Great Britain. War Office Genre: Great Britain. Army. Royal Field Artillery Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78053 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Field+Artillery+Training.+1914+Great+Britain.+War+Office&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary COLLECTIVE TRAINING. 7. Section training 17 8. Battery training 17 9. Brigade training 19 10. Annual practice 20 11. Divisional artillery training 21 12. Training of Special Reserve and Territorial artillery and of the artillery of the Overseas Dominions 22 ## Chapters - [iii. By securing the bridoon rein to the girth on the near](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/41/index.md) - [iv. Dismounted detachments should keep on the inner flank](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/114/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/28/index.md) - [iii. Sufficient room in a straight line to haul down 600](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/91/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/79/index.md) - [iii. To have guns available for any force detached to a](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/63/index.md) - [vi. Without stirrups and with arms folded, making the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/39/index.md) - [iv. To support local counter-attacks and, if possible, the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/68/index.md) - [iv. The weight must not be put on the loins, but upon](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/38/index.md) - [i. Varying effect of the charge due to:--](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/51/index.md) - [iii. From the horse having been jobbed in the mouth or](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/44/index.md) - [ii. The correct timing of the attacks, so that the enemy](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/71/index.md) - [iii. To delay its advance, bring it to a standstill,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/92/index.md) - [ii. Where the incline of subsections or carriages is ordered](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/56/index.md) - [v. The approaches should facilitate the supply and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/75/index.md) - [iv. The flight of the shell being regular, allowance can](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/50/index.md) - [ii. Units on the line of communication, working under the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/98/index.md) - [iii. An automatically actuated mechanism in the sight](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/54/index.md) - [ii. By the director placed as before, but pointing on the reference](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/87/index.md) - [ii. To turn out troops from bivouac or camp to fall in or to occupy](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/58/index.md) - [i. The formations of a battery are:--](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/59/index.md) - [i. Look at his shoulders and fore feet: the shoulder and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/53/index.md) - [iv. To destroy defended localities such as villages, farms,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/61/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/13/index.md) - [ii. The possibility of reasonable protection from fire](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/65/index.md) - [ii. External causes, such as wind, and varying density](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/52/index.md) - [vi. Go alone or in company, at any pace required of him](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/99/index.md) - [iii. An enlargement of the map or in certain cases a written](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/89/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/46/index.md) - [ii. Pass the other T through the off ring of the bit from](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/72/index.md) - [ii. To accustom commanders to acquire the habit of appreciating](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/27/index.md) - [ii. If it is proposed to advance with the firing battery](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/93/index.md) - [ii. External communications, which are those formed as a temporary](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/110/index.md) - [iii. Steady both in and out of the ranks or team and capable of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/55/index.md) - [ii. The range to and the angle of sight of these features which should](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/109/index.md) - [iv. At 2,000 yards infantry presents a thick line, cavalry a](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/104/index.md) - [iv. Sanitation, its object and rules to follow: hints on](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/17/index.md) - [ii. When the director is behind the battery the gun layer must lay back](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/85/index.md) - [iii. To take its place as part of the fighting machine in](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/69/index.md) - [iii. Gallop is 12 miles an hour, at which rate 352 yards are](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/37/index.md) - [iii. To cover the withdrawal of the guns if attacked by](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/70/index.md) - [ii. By sinking pits close to the front crest of a feature](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/100/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/3/index.md) - [iv. Fire tactics (the selection, occupation and preparation](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/23/index.md) - [iii. Reconnoitring and watching ground in the vicinity of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/102/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/60/index.md) - [xiii. Obstacles to movement, such as streams with high banks](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/107/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/7/index.md) - [ii. The care of horses, saddlery, and equipment and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/22/index.md) - [iv. From his observing station the battery commander, having fixed the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/83/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/101/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/29/index.md) - [ii. Ascertain the exact range of certain objects visible from the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/103/index.md) - [iii. If the line of fire cannot be marked by planting two aiming posts](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/82/index.md) - [ii. The director is clamped at zero and laid in the line of the aiming](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/81/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/97/index.md) - [iv. He should be able to cover long distances on horseback](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/32/index.md) - [i. The battery leader, or section commander who accompanied the battery](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/80/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/111/index.md) - [iv. The officers concerned should be furnished with orders in writing](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/78/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/4/index.md) - [iv. Wounded will be sent back to the line of wagons, if it can be done](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/96/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/1/index.md) - [iii. Co-operation with the other arms, and intercommunication](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/2/index.md) - [i. A line, if possible in red, drawn to the most prominent object near](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/108/index.md) - [ii. If, when the battery commander becomes a casualty, the captain is](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/94/index.md) - [iii. Men sent up to replace casualties will report themselves to the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/95/index.md) - [i. The best aiming points will be such as are within the capacity of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/84/index.md) - [i. The approaches, whether concealed or exposed: and the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/105/index.md) - [ii. Instruction of non-commissioned officers and men](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/12/index.md) - [iii. Be able to do a figure of 8 correctly, passage, rein](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/8/index.md) - [iii. Batteries should always march in column of route on](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/113/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/10/index.md) - [xii. Practice, so far as means are available, or can be improvised,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/20/index.md) - [i. By the director placed in the centre of where the battery will be](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/86/index.md) - [iii. To combine with the infantry in the close defence of](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/67/index.md) - [i. A line of advance that is either protected from fire or](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/64/index.md) - [ii. The aeroplane returns along the line target-battery, and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/88/index.md) - [iii. By varying the length different kinds of shell for](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/49/index.md) - [iii. The actual gun positions should be carefully marked and the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/77/index.md) - [ii. Interior economy and barrack duties, including the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/15/index.md) - [i. He should have a strong seat, quite independent of the reins;](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/30/index.md) - [i. A longer and therefore heavier shell can be fired from a](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/47/index.md) - [iii. He must be a good groom, have a practical knowledge of the care](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/31/index.md) - [ii. Greater range and greater power at a given range are](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/48/index.md) - [iv. The position, if not behind cover, should give a clear](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/74/index.md) - [i. By brigade and battery commanders to draw attention to a signal](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/57/index.md) - [i. The principles of artillery tactics, ammunition supply,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/21/index.md) - [iii. Discipline: its object: punctuality, regularity and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/16/index.md) - [ii. The concentration and distribution of fire in accordance](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/24/index.md) - [iii. If the position is under cover the shell must be able](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/73/index.md) - [i. He must be a quiet ride, and capable of conveying a heavy](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/11/index.md) - [ii. To prevent the hostile artillery obtaining the mastery](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/66/index.md) - [xi. Semaphore signalling for captains, subalterns, and](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/19/index.md) - [i. Walk 4 miles an hour, at which rate 117 yards are passed](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/35/index.md) - [ii. Trot 8 miles an hour, at which rate 235 yards are passed](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/36/index.md) - [i. To be able to open fire on new objectives that become](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/62/index.md) - [ii. Brigade signallers and range-takers should ride three](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/112/index.md) - [i. To instruct all ranks in the application in the field of the](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/26/index.md) - [ii. The route should be marked where required by patches of white,](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/76/index.md) - [i. Concealment from the enemy of the winch and carrier kite](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/90/index.md) - [ix. Description and position of any natural screen in front](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/field-artillery-training-1914-78053/chapters/106/index.md)