DEFENCE NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 158, 28 March 1908, Page 12

DEFENCE NOTES.

(By Echelon.) Secretaries of Volunteer Corps and -f '™. ': Clubs'- are invited to contribute ' items of interest for insertion in this column. ..... COMING EVENTS. Easter Manoeuvres, April 16 —20. . ranges and targets for to-day's shoot:" mg at Treiitham are as follows,:— - , Collin's. 200 arid 500 yards—Kelburno Rifles, 25; Ze.ilandia Rifles, 23 and ' M; sparo target-Sj 18—22. , - Sommerville RangSj 200, 500, and. 600 yards DJ3attery, 2 and 3; College Rifles. 4 and , 6 » .ltiflei, 6-9; Post and Telegraplr lliflei, 10 and 11; Highland Rifles,, 12 'and 13; sparo targets, 14 and 15. . TARGET PRACTICE, 1908-1909, ' IMPORTANT CHANGES. ' Tho new regulations: for the conduct of target practice during 1908-9 :liaye just been issued, and a perusal of . the exjplanatory booklet wliich has been compiled, by - tho -Defence Department reveals the fact iliiit a number of important changes in-the rules ; have, been made, this year, particularly, in those relating to the, trainiiijj'ftf, recruits. l , Tho responsibility of training the recruit aiid backward shqt has beeii placed on the > company. officers, iind for this purpose, .the , sWadying"; practices have been deleted, and ®®ber.of-i-ounds allotted for elementary and preliminary practitosj at-the discretion of the officer commanding tlie company, With' 1 these rounds :he will instruct,, using rests, ranges, and targets, as lie considers best adapted for the pUrpose, relieving the proved good shots so long as they: inaintain theii efficiency. MOUNTED RIFLES AMD; INFANTRY; Table A, (Recruits' Cbiifse/; Part i.—Ele-; ihehtary foiiriHa will be allotted for uiso at the the,();C. as in--structibhal;to proparethe recruit for the qualification practices; ;The elementary praotifie is to be i pfeeed,ed by a course, of theorcti- ~ bal and ''aiming-drill; -EmphaSis>. is placed bn th 6 neiies'sity f6r thbrbugh instruction in tho . eleiiiehtafy practices. . / i;. .-• Part 2.—Qualifißatujn practices (A) fft thirdclass, targets.'.Sii'pfScticeSj. 5 i rounds each, as follows;— First practice; 100 yards, lying; . second,. 100 yards, sitting';' third, 100 yards, . I lmeeling; fourth,'2oo yards, lying; fifth, 200 : yards,' ;sittiiig;sixth; 200 - yards,! kneeling. Total founds, 30. " ' • V(B), at isecoud-class targets. Six practices, S rounds'each,. lj 300 yards, No, 2j 300 yartsj lying behind covei consisting of ttfo sang-bags or a hcap .ol stbnes, round which the recruit will fire; Na ■ 3, 300 yards, : . kheoliiig behind cover, consist iiig of pit of stieli height pr deptt ■ , M to represerit ■: a wall, ;-b\W' whioh the - rocniit, ]vil.t' fir 6; No. 4,' 400 yards; jying; No 5;. 400 yiirds; as iii' No. 2; No: 6,' 400 yafds,' ' as in No. 3. ;;■.- v - (C), at first-class tirgets. N0.,7; 500 yards,: lying; ■ No. 8, 500 yards, lying - behind .cover' ,of ■ : ;lo6pholes, btc.;: No.. 600 yards; .lying;..No'. 10,'5tfl\yards, as in.No. 2. .; Total:rounds,:'so: 'A further 60 rounds are allotted for extra traimng; so that .the recruit must fire; altogether, 180 rounds ; of service'. ammunition' in order 'to^complete-his course. The 80 rounds qualification practice must, be fired in order to earn capitation. The above-practices are all to bo carried out in slow timo;' ' . , , . iTablb Bj Trained Soldiers', Course. Part I:—Preliminary or steadying practices; 20 A rbunds. , - .. : v / ■ \ : Part 5 1 —Classification practices; (a) At' " • third-class figure targets, 'four practices, 5 rouiids each; ;No. 1, 200 yards, lying in tho open, slow time; 20 seconds-allowed for \ each shot. • ' ' . • :No;;2,' ; 200 yards, rapid time, kneeling behind ' cover consisting of screen or pit of / sufficient height or depth to represent a Wall,, over Vrhibh the soldior will" fire;, No. 3, . 300-yards; jslow time, , behind cover as,, iii Noi 2. Tinie for each shot, 20 sccbiids; No. 4, 300 yar.ds, riipid time' (30 scconds ■ al; : ■ lowed),' lyingibehnid'co^er-,consisting;o£ ; two or a heap, round which . the soldier must fire. . , (b) ;At second-class : figure targbts, - fpur praoticos,fiyfei rotifids*. each; . .No. ,lj ; .:.500 yards, slow,time (20,secbrids for each shot);. lying: behlhtl or stones); .No. 2j 500'Jyards;: rapid tlnie (35- seconds, . allying : behitid cover (sandbags. or stones).; Nb. 3, 600 yards, , slow ' tinio (20 seconds eaoli. shot); lying,ih the open ; . No. ': 4, 60O.:'yafds; .rapid', time' (35.: Seconds' , al- ,; lowfcd), lying behind - cover ...(siindbags ;.or „

~ stone's). -.., ,- . .•. ' _ ._. _.. . s-. .''(6) Snap-shooting at third-class 'figure' targets. Two practices, five rounds ; 'each; . Nil l'j .200 yaras, lying, behind covbr ' (sandbags' or stones), timo 4 seconds l each shot;' .No.; 2; '-200 yards, kneeling> bohind cover (screen or pit to represent wall over ; which to .fire), time 4 seconds each shot ; • ; : j (d) Snap-shooting at. vanishing ; secondclass "figurb i targets. 1 Two practices, five rounds each. , No. lj; 300. yards, lying m tho open, tho target reappearing in ilifFerent , places in' tlie.French" or.; gaflbry, tiiiio 4 ; seconds each shot; No. the same, with . ; fixed bayonets. ' .'- , ■ , Part 3.—Marksmen's practice, (a) .Two' practices, five: rounds each. at : secoiid-class targets Ut 600 jrards range. .. (1) Lying in the open; (2) lying -behind, cover, (sandbags , or stones).'-. '• .. (b) Twopractices) , five rounds :: each, at first-class 'targets at ' 700 yards' range(l) . lying in. tlie open(2),lying : behind cover : (sandbags or stories); : , ! Part 4.— practice.' (a)', 10 M roujids, 600 yards, rapid time.v any'.military position., Target, sectional, 4fti by.Bft. (b) The 'same (i in slow timb.''.V ". . i _ •Previous to giving the commiiiid or slgllal /•. magazinbs should he chargod, .■ ' meii in positiohi sights adjustedj and tar- j , gets pointed out. .The. number of men firing / , m a squad not to bo loss than eight. Sar-. ( good Cup cbmpbtition will be as above) aud i scores made, count as class-firing for capita- J Part ; rounds for further training • of company in individual and oollective field > tiring practices under , 0.C.. regiments, bat- | • talions,' or companibs, as per . Target Prao , tice, 1907-8," page 20 to 32. ■ ; ; r ■; I'Rounds allotted: 180 semco ammunition.' —20 rbunds preliminary; 60 rounds classifi-l ... cation (liecossary. to earn capitation); . 20! ; rounds / miirksuien; 20 .rourids '...collective ' (necessary to earn capitation); 60 roundo ■: further training. ' ' Men-, who qualify;' as first class need .not fird preliminary / practices the . year following. ; Should tncy, however, fail to. keep.in i the. first class theywill; firo preliminary practices the next year. Men - who passed , i into first;class iii .1907-8 may be exempted from preliminary practice this year. : - VALUE OF HITS. . On bull's-eye, 4 ipoilits; innerj .3 points;, outer, 2. points; ,- ricochet, nil. ; On. second and third-class figure targets.—Bull's-eye (contre rectanslo . of inner baud), : 4 points; hits-on remainder i of'centre band,3 points; hits on lower band, •: 2 points; hits on upper band^-l, point; rioo- ( ( chet, ni1.... Sectional target.—Hit or/ricwchofc. on targot, 1 point. ' ' CLASSIFICATION Table A.—Rccruits—ln qualification prao- , • - ticesi • Phrt I, to obtain 50 points boforo \1 passing,to tlio succeeding part; third-class shots: Rccruits who make under 200, points v> in Parts I and II combined.; . se<;ond-class • shots: Recntits who make over 200 points in ' j Parts I and II combined." _ '' Table . . ' course, • mounted i ; ille&; and infantry—Marksmen: • ' First-olasS shots who obtain 60 jwiiits and - ; upwards'in Tablo B,'Part 111, marksmen's 1 prafitiee; first-class shots: Men who obtain -■ 135 points and.upwards in Part 11,, r classifi- j cation practice;.second-class shots; iten who :1 obtaih 100.'.'points''and upwards; third-class - ■' shots! Meu who fail to qualify as second- j class shots. . • .- ■ ■ -