Tactics and Duties for Trench Fighting

About this eBook

Author

Solbert, Oscar N., 1885-1958

Title

Tactics and duties for trench fighting

Credits

E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

UG: Military science: Military engineering

Subject

Intrenchments

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 59317

Release Date

April 20, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( https://archive.org ) — Tactics and Duties for Trench Fighting
2. 2.FOREWORD
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY FOR BATTLE FORMATIONS — I. Specialists — Organization of a Typical Company — II. Use of Specialists — In the Defensive — In the Offensive — III. Formations for Maneuvering this Resultant Company of Specialists — (Formation of the Platoon) — Company Drill Regulations Adopted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, R.O.T.C., in Lieu of No Existing Official Regulations
5. 5.CHAPTER II DEVELOPMENT OF A POSITION FROM AN OPEN WARFARE BATTLE — Successive Phases of the Organization — Principles of the Organization — Elements of the Organization
6. 6.CHAPTER III SECTOR AND TRENCH DUTIES — I. Plan of Defense — Details of Trench Duty — Use of Infantry and Artillery Weapons, and Liaison — Artillery Support in a Sector — Instructions for Sentinel, Watcher, and Observer
7. 7.CHAPTER IV THE RELIEF — I. Definitions and Principles — II. Preliminary Dispositions for the Relief — Relief Orders — III. Movement of the Relief — IV. Occupation of the Position
8. 8.CHAPTER V DEFENSE OF A POSITION — Different Kinds of Hostile Attacks — Surprise Attacks — Attack in Force — I. During the Preparation of the Hostile Attack — II. Defense of the First Line during a Hostile Attack — III. Fighting in the Interior of the Position
9. 9.CHAPTER VI ATTACK OF A POSITION — I. Preparation of the Attack — Artillery Preparation — II. The Assault — Formations for the Assault — Formation of an Assaulting Battalion — III. Fighting in the Interior of the
10. 10.CHAPTER VII TRENCH ORDERS — I. Plan of Attack (Issued several days before attack) — II. Order for the Attack (Issued night before attack is to be made) — III. Preliminary Order for a Relief (Issued night before reconnaissance; i. e. 24 to 36 hours before relief) — IV. Order for the March of the Relief (Issued after reconnaissance and several hours before relief starts) — V. Plan of Defense — VI. A Raid — I. Plan of Attack — II. Order for the Attack — III. Preliminary Order for a Relief Order for the Occupation of a Center of Resistance — IV. Order for the March of the Relief — V. Plan of Defense — VI. Order for a Raid
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII SPECIAL OPERATIONS — I. Raids — II. Gas Warfare — III. Liquid Fire — IV. Mines
12. 12.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

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