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June 14, 1941Smith’sHRWeekly•STLfcUSHIELDSTEELHH5I.DC«P'JHD CUT AWAY THIS SIDE.OROUND CUT AWAY.this Sidemmm• C » •• niautv M *nt|'«*r II •HIM «i rlllr with n li Irsi oplr *lt;Kh|, llr In I Iiik held ml n vertical nrl avrren In wlil.-li riniiiiill.ur material tin* linen threaded Tlil» n ml • r i ill nm •••• iolunil riiK* or liriti ki n. mi unllni In Hu* sniper's llt;o. It n rnmill and• nrroundiu*-. In alirtrli hi* rlllr In .unitiiillntfml «■ till lilac I.• nil dirty w hltr Imiiila of adhr-ltr lllli*,The' Abt of SnipingThe rl*ht-hand ■Mr of n tree or (hr H*lil huml rornrr of a tiu'ldln* ar Irrnrli pros I dr- Im'H rr protection than llir Irf*. Ilrhliiil n railway embankment rlllr should tin II mil'r line* rut hr r limn o.i-r If tliU In possible Momell.n.s the flash of I* r ill** will ill-rln.r -nipcr'* position li I. nm'i.m) to keep ili«. mu/Mr xvrll I'Hi-k nml no I proirndlni: from rovrr 01 loophole. \ hush provide* rx.r'lriil pro tei I Inn lor the ■niprr and will hlilr flash or smoke I rn in lii* rifle. In streetIIK h 11 •• c || nifty hr .....try (o rin- from «Imlmv-, mil here, ii-nln. left-handrovrr I- he*l. In ollirr word*. flrln* nlnmi a street from thr Irft-hnml wind .w « I..'I I.-r Hihii from |lir rlic ht a* lr«- of I In* Imilj will hr exposed |o (hr rrtiirnflrr of Ihr rnrmj.rPHK «|iinli(l«*w desirable In a gm.cl HiiiptT »re: I. Ulmw; good WITIMH T glasses. and good hearing; 3, pul it* tic*; I. ability In sketch and nmkc reports; gnnil shooting at Heeling target*; «». judge of distance; 7, knowledge of slalk-ing, M'outlnc, and camouliage; K, nhillt.v lo use compass, telescope tor liinucul iral, peri*c«|M\ and map; !*. courage and truthful ness. The Ins! requh ement, truthfulness, h absolutely e-sen t ini since the man's report* are of such importanre to Id* superior*. As a role tile country, man makes the lies! sniper, but this does not mean that a town dweller with the necessary ipiaiities cannot In* equally successful.Tlie use id snipers In this war will ill all probability lie very dilTerenl from the trench and lived post methods of lf#l 1-18. This condensed Informuliou will be put to the best use if adapted to the new conditionsKvrrj ■nlprr In ■ fixed position, s.irli a prepared anlper'a post, u«« n range rani, I hi- I* u alien «.f ih i curd inol »hllr, fur prrlcrener) marlird with a •rrlea of sendtlri'lca s« shown above where curd l» o*(U* behind loophole Knrh semicircle represent- n d statue ol ICii) .vnnh Itndliillnc line- or ray - on curd to prumlnriil position* nlomieiieni) '• front. These line- no iiiim be red from lelt to rl*lit. I so of in. Imaginary flock fine In enn junctionwith mill raj proves useful for mm munlcntliin to ■ romrndr or In rrports to thr rnnimnml n* nffi.-er.t on-1 rmtlon of fixed -tt'prr'a pout- I. shown In thr nhoxe -In t. he* Tlir forward slope of a hill l« ilrDmlrl* the he-l position for Ihein. A -lutiillnu pn-t (const riteled it water I- not Ion iienr the surfuiri enables thr ocriipnnl lo net Ids ell»«* to fin* ris|litreil MnRle more quickly than If lie were tylm; down If po«slhhlt;, riilrm ee should hr lit some dl-tnuce a wav nml ivu-t lie I hor.Highly hidden or I'animiftaRrd. Tip- Innrhnle also most hr dl-cul-rd SO n* lu he Inill-iIn*nl-hnlile at cluaeranee. In plan a -nlpcr’i post Is \ shaped with llie point of (lie V representing thr luu|i|iiile, anil wlienrxer pnaslMr a linekft latrine, ration pocket, n m in ii n I lion pocket, nml ori -honld hr hulli lilo the walls A steel Inopliole plate Is n necr-Nlty. This has a shall, r so tint the anertnre cun hr elnaiMl when not In use \* a rule l*i n tlxeil post two men are neeessnev who tnkr turns In iiia*rx» thin ■* thl* enn ho irj ttrlni oxer Ion* periodsThere ore muiiT way. of eon■ trinlluu lootiholrs. \| A we■ how u Mecl Inophtde pl.it. covered xtlth so. kin* and wdh •lummy •uiidliii*s filled will, rn** «.•»• o xm 'I lir dummy It in;- line up nllli the real tines In a parapet, \« m u thr t Imkf end of n ilunimj line I-often ii-. .1 to dlseid.e u I•*lt;,• ho'e. in Ironl ut I tie -tr.l I.top hole ptntr I. pluce.I a hox xxllli a Idneed rover .ontrolled hy ii • trl * from l|i*lde n. .it I A ii •lt; in he r of Ion A nn Is .Irixei. throne It the rover ss 111 -uponri■ Htiiinrc nf turf to eamoiilt »*e thr .ip»nloic xv hen closed, Till-turf most he kem fresh -o Hint It niatclics lr. -iirroonilWirs nmltnnj lie rhnnKed at nl*htAt moin-ut trench UiclUio* nrrnvs to he a thlnu of the p*M Home knnw h-dt;e of It I* useful, hnnexrr. At \ above we.how sntpl n* pn.ts In a frnnt-llne irrneh. »',n.li |...st comnuii.ils n narrow s. . lion of front, lint can n-r mlllatle lire ai: it ln*t more than one »rn k -pot In enemy line. *nl|dn* post- heivxern front line ami reserve trenches, as m It, It well m.Hie lire more difficult fur the enemy to spur than those In front line. They should lie npprnarheti If pnaslhh* l» n tnnnrl from reserve nr comin li iilrni Inn Irenrhe* to avoid iiiakln* oltell lule tracks on tlir aorfnre of the ground. It Is po«s|lilrI., conatrun anlper'a pnsia even In “no man's land ■* ut C These must he well hidden ho mitrh so that the enemy could nn-* over without fear of them heln* d's'oxerrd.
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Sydney Smiths Weekly
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Sat, Jun 14, 1941
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