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Diagram III
TO SHOW FORMATION WHEN COMING INTO POSITION
aaa. The Position. B. Ground Scouts. C. Battery Commander. D. Connecting files. E. Section Commanders. ee. Flankers. F. Guns & Detachments.
- mander of the battery or section, whichever the
unit may be, should alone examine the position and select the place for his battery or section to come into action—and this is the right method as a general principle; but in broken or hilly country, where cover is abundant, and where the position is extensive, a battery commander
