374 kk. The objective in every case is designated "The Figure". 374ll. SHORT-RANGE TARGET (Target A, Plate VIII) used for 200 and 300 yards, and in addition for such firing as may be held at 100 yards. The Figure is the silhouette of a soldier in the lying position. For its exact position on the target, consult plate. The Center is a rectangle 22 inches high (the height of a soldier lying) and 4 feet wide (the width of the target), the figure while included in the rectangle not being, of course, a portion of the Center. The Inner is a rectangle whose height is the distance between the upper boundary of the Center and a line drawn parallel to it at a distance of 42 inches from the bottom of the target (the height of a soldier kneeling), and its width the width of the target. The Outer is the rectangle which forms the remainder of the target. The entire target, as shown in the plate, is a rectangle 6 feet high and 4 feet wide. 374mm. MID-RANGE TARGET (Target B, Plate VIII) used for 500 and 600 yards, and such practice as may be held at 400 yards. This target is a square, 6 feet on a side. The figure is the silhouette of a soldier in the kneeling position, its dimensions being as shown in Plate VIII. For its exact position on the target, consult plate. The Center and the Right and Left Inners are rectangles whose heights are the same (42 inches, the height of a soldier kneeling); the width of the Center being 3 feet and of each of the Inners 1 foot 6 inches. The Outer is the remainder of the target, and is a rectangle 6 feet wide and 30 inches high (see Plate VIII). 374nn. EIGHT-HUNDRED-YARDS TARGET (Target C-d, Plate VIII) used for 800 yards, and such practice as may be held at 700 yards. This target is a rectangle 6 feet high and 12 feet wide. The figure of this target is the silhouette of a soldier standing. For its exact position on the target, consult the plate. The Center, Right Inner, Left Inner, Right Outer, and Left Outer, are rectangles, the height of each being 6 feet (the height of the target). The width of the Center is 4 feet 4 inches; of each Înner, 1 foot 3 inches, and of each Outer, 2 feet 7 inches. 37400. ONE-THOUSAND-YARDS RANGE (Target C-k, Plate IX). This target is of the same shape and size as the C-d target. The different divisions are of the same shape and dimensions as the corresponding divisions of the Target C-d, excepting the figure. The figure is the silhouette of a mounted soldier, the legs of the horse being cut off at a height of 2 feet from the ground. For the exact position on the target, see plate. 374 pp. For all these targets the figure and the lines separating the different divisions are black, the remainder of the target a very light buff. The lines separating the center and inner, and the inner and outer, should not exceed inch in width. 374 99. SKIRMISH TARGETS (Targets D, E, F, Plate X, figs. 1, 2, and 3).—These are steel skeleton frames, representing the outline of a soldier in the firing positions, standing, kneeling, and lying, and are retained in a vertical position by the points at the bottom of the frame, and by a sustaining rod (fig. 4) which engages in a ring at the center of the standing and at the top of the kneeling figure. When used as targets they are covered with cloth and with black paper, cut as silhouettes to the shape of the frames. The Target D, with its sustaining rod or brace, weighs 314 pounds, Target E and brace 23 pounds, and Target F 8 pounds. 374 rr. For the skirmish firing by squads, the three figure targets are placed in line, forming a group (Target G, Plate XI), the standing figure in the center and the kneeling and lying figures on its right and left, respectively, the distance between the centers of adjacent figures being 1 yard. 374 88. The target for the company field practice (Target H, Plate XI) is fully described in paragraph 374 t. 374 tt. In the combined field practice the figure targets will be employed as may be directed by the commanding officer in the manner most suitable for the general idea of the practice. |