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"Field Artillery Training. 1914" by Great Britain. War Office is a military training manual written in the early 20th century. It codifies the principles, drills, and tactics for training and employing horse, field, mountain, and heavy artillery in peace and war, ensuring uniform methods across the British Army. The manual covers everything from recruit instruction and dismounted drill to gunnery, fire control, logistics, and cooperation with other arms, including aircraft. The opening of the manual establishes its official authority, scope, and intent: commanders are to adhere strictly to the stated principles to avoid confusion in war. It lists a comprehensive table of contents, then defines drill and tactical terms before laying out the aims of training—both moral and physical—emphasizing discipline, initiative, and endurance. Responsibilities are assigned from divisional artillery commanders down to battery and section leaders, followed by a progressive training system: recruit instruction (syllabi, teaching methods), individual training, and collective training (section, battery, brigade, and divisional levels), plus annual live-fire practice guided by realistic tactical schemes. There is guidance for Special Reserve, Territorial units, and Dominion forces. The text then begins detailed dismounted and rifle drill and moves into equitation and driving, setting high standards for riders and horses and outlining practical horsemastership on campaign, including watering, feeding, relieving saddle pressure, and related care.
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- Read time
- 539 min
- Words
- 118,632
- Chapters
- 33
- Paragraphs
- 3,091
- Price
- Free
- Great Britain. Army. Royal Field Artillery
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5.
_Adjustment of the “=V=” attachment.
_Einstellen der „=V=”-Befestigung.
_--The =V= attachment, fitted to the saddle as issued, admits of limited adjustment to suit the conformation of the horse.
_--Die =V=-Befestigung, die am Sattel wie ausgeliefert angebracht ist, ermöglicht eine begrenzte Anpassung an die Konformation des Pferdes.
The front straps of the =V= attachment, Marks II and III, should not be buckled and unbuckled daily when girthing, nor utilised for shortening or lengthening the girth.
Die vorderen Riemen der =V=-Befestigung, Mark II und III, sollten nicht täglich beim Gurtanlegen geschnallt und ungeschnallt werden, noch sollten sie zum Verkürzen oder Verlängern des Gurts verwendet werden.
The normal position of the attachment is with the buckle in the centre hole of the three--6½ inches from the rivet--this position will suit a very large number of horses;
Die normale Position der Befestigung ist mit der Schnalle im mittleren Loch der drei--6½ Zoll vom Niet entfernt--diese Position wird eine sehr große Anzahl von Pferden passen;
the upper and lower holes are provided for the adjustment; additional holes are not to be punched.
das obere und untere Loch sind für die Anpassung vorgesehen; zusätzliche Löcher dürfen nicht gestanzt werden.
On animals with straight shoulders that carry the saddle too far forward, the strap should be buckled in the lower hole.
Bei Tieren mit geraden Schultern, die den Sattel zu weit nach vorne tragen, sollte der Riemen im unteren Loch geschnallt werden.
On animals that have deep chests and sloping shoulders, and are thick in front of the saddle, the front strap should be worn long.
Bei Tieren mit tiefem Brustkorb und schrägen Schultern, die vor dem Sattel dick sind, sollte der vordere Riemen lang getragen werden.
But in no case is it to be worn as a true =V=, i.e., the front and rear straps of equal length, which would depress the hinder part of the saddle, and cause other difficulties.
Aber in keinem Fall sollte er als echter =V=-Riemen getragen werden, _d.h._, der vordere und hintere Riemen gleicher Länge, was den hinteren Teil des Sattels absenken und andere Schwierigkeiten verursachen würde.
Care should be taken in all cases to buckle the “near” and “off” straps in corresponding holes.
Es sollte in allen Fällen darauf geachtet werden, die „linken“ und „rechten“ Riemen in entsprechenden Löchern zu schnallen.
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Great Britain. War Office
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- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #78053
- Licence
- Public domain in the United States
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