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  8. The Employment of Machine Gun Batteries 293
    Rencontre and attack 295
    Rear guards 295
    Defense 295
    Coöperation with cavalry 296
    Machine guns versus artillery 297
    English views 297
    Swiss views 299

VII. INFANTRY VERSUS CAVALRY 301
    Deployment for firing 303
    Moral effect of a charge 306
    Aiming positions 307
    Time for opening fire 308
    Selection of sight elevation 310
    Kind of fire 310
    Distribution of fire 311
    Charge of the French Cuirassiers of the Guard 311
    Advance against cavalry 313
    Infantry versus dismounted cavalry 313
    Provisions of various regulations 314

VIII. INFANTRY VERSUS ARTILLERY 316

  1. The Passage of Infantry Through Artillery Lines 316

  2. The Advance Under Artillery Fire 318
    Increasing the difficulties in the adjustment of the hostile fire 318
    Fire for effect 320
    Formations used by infantry when under artillery fire Russo-Japanese War 322
    Lessons of war 321, 323

  3. Firing on Hostile Artillery in Position 324
    Cover afforded by steel shields 324

IX. THE ATTACK 329
    Attack and defense compared 329

  1. The Surprise 330
    Examples of surprises 331

  2. The Rencontre 333
    Conduct of the advance guard 334
    Issue of orders 336
    Conduct of the main body 338
    Provisions of various regulations 339
    Examples 339