Item 02: Arthur Newling diary, 25 September 1917-8 August 1918 - Page 11

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<p>[Page 11]</p><p>[The following covers Pages 11 and 12.]</p><p>Fire Control</p><p>In action carried on by word of mouth, Telephone, Whistle or Flags</p><p>Sequence of Orders:-<br />Angle for Deal Light<br />Angle of Light<br />Section to Range (ammunition to be used mostly with S. Percussion).<br />Range<br />Interval to Fire<br />Order to &quot;Fire&quot;</p><p>Rough rule for judging time of flight [indecipherable] is to multiply the thousands of yards by 3, answer = time in seconds<br />[indecipherable] 3000 yards = 3 x 3 = 9 seconds.</p>

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