| 1. |
Introduction |
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I. |
Scope of Manual. |
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II. |
Glossary |
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III. |
General rules for close-order drill. |
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IV. |
Organization of the landing force. |
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V. |
Organization of units within a landing force, and command and staff function. |
| 2. |
Individual Instruction Without Arms and With Arms
(Rifle, Automatic Rifle, Submachine Gun, Pistol, and Bayonet) |
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I. |
General. |
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II. |
Positions. |
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III. |
Steps and marchings. |
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IV. |
Manual of arms, the rifle. |
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V. |
Landings and firings, the rifle. |
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VI. |
The automatic rifle. |
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VII. |
The submachine gun. |
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VIII. |
Manual of the pistol, dismounted. |
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IX. |
The bayonet. |
| 3. |
Drill, The Squad, Platoon and Company |
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I. |
The squad. |
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II. |
The platoon. |
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III. |
The company. |
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IV. |
Company inspection. |
| 4. |
Formations of the Battalion, Regiment, and Brigade |
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I. |
General. |
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II. |
The battalion. |
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III. |
The regiment. |
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IV. |
The brigade. |
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V. |
Battalion and regimental inspection. |
| 5. |
Cart Drill |
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I. |
Introduction. |
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II. |
Squad drill. |
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III. |
Platoon and company drill. |
| 6. |
Drill, Machine Gun, Caliber .30 |
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I. |
Introduction. |
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II. |
Gun drill, the squad. |
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III. |
Organization of the machine-gun section, platoon, and company. |
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IV. |
Inspection, the company. |
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V. |
The Lewis machine gun. |
| 7. |
Drill, The Special Weapons Platoon (37-mm Gun
and 81-mm Mortar |
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I. |
Introduction. |
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II. |
Drill, 37-mm gun squad. |
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III. |
Drill, 81-mm mortar squad. |
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IV. |
Drill, ammunition squad. |
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V. |
Inspection, the special-weapons platoon. |
| 8. |
Drill Artillery |
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I. |
Introduction. |
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II. |
3-inch Naval landing-gun platoon. |
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III. |
3-inch Naval landing-gun company. |
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IV. |
75-mm pack howitzer platoon. |
| 9. |
The Infantry Pack, and Display of Equipment
and Clothing |
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I. |
Individual equipment. |
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II. |
The infantry pack. |
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III. |
Display of equipment. |
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IV. |
Display of clothing on the bunk (Marine Corps). |
| 10. |
Ceremonies; and Manual of the Color,
Sword, and Guidon |
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I. |
General rules for ceremonies. |
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II. |
Reviews. |
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III. |
Parades. |
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IV. |
Street parades. |
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V. |
Oresentation of decorations. |
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VI. |
Escort of the National color. |
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VII. |
Escort of honor. |
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VIII. |
Funerals. |
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IX. |
Manual of the color. |
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X. |
Manual of the sword. |
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XI. |
Manual of the guidon. |
| 11. |
Interior Guard Duty and Guard Mounting |
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I. |
General information. |
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II. |
Duties of personnel. |
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III. |
Orders. |
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IV. |
Prisoners and prisoner guards. |
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V. |
Formations. |
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VI. |
Compliments, salutes, raising and lowering the flag. |
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VII. |
Guard mounting. |
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VIII. |
Relieving the old guard. |
| 12. |
Marches, Security on the March, and Outposts |
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I. |
Marches. |
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II. |
Advance guards. |
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III. |
Rear guards. |
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IV. |
Flank guards. |
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V. |
Outposts. |
| 13. |
Tent Drill and Shelter |
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I. |
Pitching single shelter tents. |
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II. |
Pitching double shelter tents. |
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III. |
To strike shelter tents. |
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IV. |
To pitch, strike, and fold common and wall tents. |
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V. |
Shelter. |
| 14. |
Field Sanitation, Personal Hygience,
and FIrst Aid |
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I. |
Field sanitation. |
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II. |
Personal hygiene. |
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III. |
First aid: |
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(A) Wounds, hemorrhage, schock, sprains,
dislocations, and fractures. |
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(B) Transportation of sick and wounded. |
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(C) Treatment in common emergencies. |
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(D) Life saving methods and resuscitation. |
| 15. |
Extended-Order Exercises, Combat Principles
of the Rifle Squad and Platoon, and Combat Signals |
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I. |
Extended order, general. |
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II. |
Extended order, the individual skirmisher. |
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III. |
Extended order, the rifle squad. |
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IV. |
Combat principles, the rifle squad. |
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V. |
Extended order, automatic rifle squad. |
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VI. |
Extended order, the rifle platoon. |
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VII. |
Combat principles, the rifle platoon. |
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VIII. |
Extended order, the company. |
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IX. |
Extended order, weapons squads, sections and platoons. |
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X. |
Combat signals. |
| 16. |
Tactics and Technique of the Rifle Company and
Infantry Battalion, Regiment, and Brigade |
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I. |
Scope. |
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II. |
Offensive combat, general. |
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III. |
Successive steps of the offensive. |
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IV. |
Types of offensive situations. |
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V. |
Tactical forms of attack. |
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VI. |
Details connected with the attack. |
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VII. |
The rifle company in attack. |
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VIII. |
The battalion in attack. |
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IX. |
The regiment in attack. |
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X. |
The brigade in attack. |
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XI. |
Defensive combat, general. |
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XII. |
Field fortificaitons. |
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XIII. |
The rifle company in defense. |
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XIV. |
The battalion in defense. |
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XV. |
The regiment in defense. |
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XVI. |
The brigade in defense. |
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XVII. |
Withdrawal from action. |
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XVIII. |
Small wars. |
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XIX. |
Rifle-company weapons. |
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XX. |
Supporting weapons. |
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XXI. |
Aviation. |
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XXII. |
Service of supply. |
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XXIII. |
Medical service. |
| 17. |
The Defense and Attack fo Cities, Riot Duty,
and National Disasters |
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I. |
Defense of cities. |
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II. |
Attack and occupation of cities. |
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III. |
Riot duty. |
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IV. |
National disasters (fire, flood, etc.). |
| 18. |
Physical Drill |
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I. |
Formations. |
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II. |
Physical drill without arms. |
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III. |
Physical drill with arms. |
| 19. |
Smalls Arms and Marksmanship |
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I. |
Small arms exercises--general. |
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II. |
Courses to be fired. |
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III. |
Operation of the range. |
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IV. |
Competitions and awards. |
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V. |
Reports, records, and forms. |
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VI. |
Small arms, instruction--general. |
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VII. |
Nomenclature, care and safety precautions--rifle. |
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VIII. |
Preparatory exercises--rifle. |
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IX. |
Sight setting and examination on preparatory exercises. |
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X. |
Preparatory exercises--pistol. |
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XI. |
Preparatory exercises--machine gun and automatic rifle. |
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XII. |
Range instruction and schedules. |