Machine Gun Training Centre – Lectures

Machine Gun Training Centre, Machine Gun Corps

This set of notes are aide-memoires for the instructors at the Machine Gun Training Centres of the Great War (Infantry at Belton Park, Grantham; Cavalry at Crowborough; and Motors at Bisley).

Named to AR Wadsworth, MG Corps, Grantham. SKR/DAT/IP/26554

Lectures include: Training of Machine Gunners; Allocation of Duties; Indication and Recognition; Ranging; Machine Gun Range Work, I.; Characteristics, I.; Characteristics, II.; Machine Gun Range Work, II.; Fire Direction; Fire Direction, II.; Fire Direction, III.; Fire Direction, IV.; Use of Ground and Cover; Machine Guns in Open Warfare, I. (General Principles); Machine Guns in Open Warfare, II. (The Attack); Machine Guns in Open Warfare, III. (The Defence); Machine Guns in Open Fighting, IV.; Machine Gun Field Works, I.; Machine Gun Field Works, II.; Miscellaneous Headings, not dealt with in the lecture (Attached to Lecture 20); Map Reading; Use of Compass and Protractor; Resection with Compass and Use of Traversing Dial; Machine Guns in Trench Warfare, I. (General Principles); Machine Guns in Trench Warfare, II. (General Principles); Machine Guns in Trench Warfare, III. (The Defence); Machine Guns in Trench Warfare, IV. (The Attack); Long Range Searching Fire; Characteristics of Lewis Guns; Hints to Officers Proceeding on Active Service.

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