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Chauchat) • DRILL-COMB AT-MECHANISM '. -{ :. > ;,,' ., :" '":; , , -," '. ~ . CONFIDENTIAL ' f • f ! ~ , MANUAL ,I• -. of tht;i i A-U-TOMATIC RIFLE I (Chauchat) • DRILL-COMB AT-MECHANISM. (Reprint of pamphlet pre~ar ed at Genera.l Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, France, March, 1918. '., -....,. ..-. , .. ~;~~)(' -;' I ·.f ! j".- .... ' ~~ I ~-:. .. ~ '.', i ! .. :: .. ' .' . ~ i,' j I l . j- f· ! i I J I I, WAR PLANS DIVISION. .:,: April, 1918 r I T, .! !•, +• r .' T • 'VAlt DEPARTMENT, +• I ',' ::, Documen t No. 793 f • Office of the .--Ldjutant Gene1'aZ: I ,- , . ' ~,."· ~.". __ w""" " "" .M'W' '' ' M' '' ' '' ' ~''' ' N ' '' ' ~ ' '' ' N'N_ ' ''' '' ...... ......................... -........ X. • .' , , ",', " " WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON. AprU 29, 1918. The following pamphlet entitled "Manual of the Automatic Rifle" (Cbaucbat). Is published for the Information of all con· cerned. (062,1 A, G, 0,) By ORDER OF THE SECRE'J'ARY OF. WAR: PEYTON C, MARCH, , Major General, Acting OMel '01 Stat!, OFFICIAL: H. P. McCAIN, The Adjutant General. \. , . ...... ..' i , .. \; .~. ,. ,.- . .. " ...• ' " '.' ,'" .. Page . Part I .-ORGANIZATION............ ......................................... 7 EQUIPi\IENT._ ....................... _ ................................ 7 Part II.-DRILL. ___ ............................................................. .. 9 Part IlL-COMBAT PRINCIPLES. Chapter I. Characte~istics of autornati~ ri fle s .. 17 ':. Ch'pter II. Autom.tic rifles in defense .... :.......... 20 Chapter III. The _attack-Trench warfarc._ ........ 26 Chapter ·IV. Open w.rf.re._____ ............................. _.. 38 ' Part IV .-MECHANISM. Chapter r. Description ' and nomenclature ....... 41 Chapter II. Oper.tion of the. rifle._ ................. ,.... .. 45 Chapier III. Stopp.ges._ .. _~ ........................................ 62 Chapter IV. Dismounting and assembling ........... 69 Chapter V. Care of rifle and magazines ............... 70 - Chapter VI. Cartridges and magazines ................. 71 .• , . -",-\:... .~. -.:"). ;..... ·8 .... "'. 1.-. ". American ' ·,Pislol .. carl: . cart. :" ;:.;.;;. .cart. , ,. ' . No.1 Carrier: ~ .11 .- . : ..d~ ~ • .- Rifle and hnyonet with scabba~d .. ____::'= : . .Belt, c:lnteen, 1st aid ___ .____ . .... _ .. ...:. __......:.... '. 40 60 .' .. Bag (musette) with 6 magazines and a packet ::. ..' 17.0 ' • ,. or 64 cartridges.:. __.. _ ..... :... _:. ..:.._.·_· ···.=:.:·_· . 172 3.0 . " ', Pick mattock and carrier.. __ ........... _·.... _.: ..; . ...:.~ .. \. • H aversack and rntionS-.... _.. : ....... _ ... _._·· ____ _ 7.8 To~l ____ .. _.::.._ ..:.._. ___ .. __._.___ ill 50.1 Ibs. , Paek.______ ._. __ ..... ······ ___· __ 13.0 • , Aggregate_'____ .. ____·· 63.1 lbs. No.2 Carrier: and 11.0 tbs. """Rifle nnd bnyon-etwith-scah 11.3 • Belt, cant.een,..J8t.nid. ___bnrd..:...._---~- ~. _=._=. =='~-~"-.....~ --.;:: ~L40 -=-:--:ro60--= i 172 17.0 .. B~l ~~;;~~g':!.~~_~.~.~~~~~.~~~~.~_~~c::~.~ 2.5 " No. Shovel and cnrrier. __ .. _ .. ____. __ 7.8 • Haversack and rations complet.,, ___. TotaL__ · . _____ . ___ _ 49.6Ibs. Pack.... ____________· __· 13.0 • Car Aggregate.;__ -.:-. ____ 62.6Ibs. No.3 Gunner: 21.0 lbs. Auto-rifle with sling and cover_...... _... ·_····_··_ 21 4.5 " Pistol, holster, magazine and poucb .. _ .. _.--- lOA • Mounted belt, canteen, 1st aid ___._.:". ___·· 80 Ba(!: (musette) with 5 magazines and clesning rna, 00 12.3 • kit.. __. .----.----.-.- 7.8 • Haversack and rations complete. __.c... .1 TotaL __. ______ ··_·· · __ ···· __··_··· __ _ 56.0 lbs. ( Pack_... _ .__ .. ___ ...... ___ ··_·_··'·_··__ 13.0 • Aggrcgate._ ... ___ ...... ______ ... ..:.-..__ _ 69.0 lbs. ( (: No.4 Corporal: 21. 4.5 lbs. (. Pistol, holster, magazine and pouch .. ____ 11.0 • Rifle, bayonet and sCabbard.-. _____· 80 10.4 • Mounted belt, C:lnteen and 1st aid_.____ _ 12.5 • ~,!-g (musette) with.6 maga.zines ____.__ _ 108 1.0 • , lre cutter and cnrner_ ........ _. _. ______· Haversack and rations completc______ . __ .. 7.8 • 47.2 lbs. A Total.__ ._ ...... _.... _.... ···:········ __·····_· 13.0 • Pack._._.. __...... ···_··_·····_·_· ___ ·_ robu Aggregete...... __......... _____----= 60.2 lbs. meet SerJeant: intel 21 4.5Ibs. Pistol, mngnzine and pouch ..... _ _ __..... ___ 11.0 .. pOWE Rifle, bayonet Ilnd scabbaI"<L_..... _. __ · __·· __ ·· 80 10.4 • 'Mounted belt, canteen, 1st aicL.... __ ._._··_········ 7.8 • Haversack nod rations complete. ___'- .... _· .. ··_ 33.7 lbs. G. Total._ __ ... _................ ·········_···_··_···· 13.0 II Pack._.......... _..... _ ........ _........ ··_·_....:._·· Aggregate... __. __ ..... _ _. __ ·· __:: ·__ 46.7 lbs. T carr. RESUME OF AMMUNITION CARRIED BY A SQUAD. French American Pislol \0 " c3rl. carl. c3rt. of Ih 2 No.1 cnrriers._._._ ......... _._.. ____ ...... :.. ·___ ···_ 12 120 tiO!l 2 No.2· .... _............ _........................ _..... _._.... 12 120 2 Gunners. _______ .: .... ___ ...... __ ._.. _. __..:...-.-_· 10 '"3'0 • (J '" 80 21 1 COrpornl-'_._.... _ ..... __ ..... __·____ .. ~_._·_··_ 9 103 " ",eol 1296 320 63 . ~ ...~ - - - -- " '.' " -::- , . • , ,", , ", . , ' .... '.', " . ' , , -' .~~'., ~ --, ..' ~ : ""'. " iDRILL 3, Definitions : IIRiBe Team" consists of a gunner, who is team commander, and two carriers (a leade-z:. nnd, a scout). "Squad" consists of two rifle teams and a corporal: Front Rank.-No. 1 Carrier (scout); No: 2 Carrier (loader); No.3 Gunner; No.4 Corporal. Rear Rank.-No. 1 Carrier (l oader); No_ 2, Ouimer; No.4 Carrier (scout) . "Section" consIsts of two' squads and a sergeant. '. " IIShort String" is a burst of two or three cartridges. "Long Stringll is a burst of from four to six cartridges. "Clip Fire" is a burst of eighteen cartridges) or the entire C," magazine without pause_ .4. The training or"the auto-rifle section has four phases: (1) The individual instruction of the gunner, ' (2) The training of the rifle team. (3) The training of the squad, (4) The training of the section, 5. Selection of the auto,rnatic rifleman: All members of the Automatic Rifle Section must be healthy, robust men. No other type will be able. to carry the loads and meet the demands that will be made upon them. They must be intelligent and must be expert shots. Otherwise, the great fire power which is put in their hands will be wasted. 6. Indhidual training: The sergeant, corporal, the gunner and the two ammunition carriers should receive the same instruction, so that nIl are able to act as gunners and anyone of the section can continue the servi co ",1 of the rifle if the others shoul d be killed, The individual instruc- -' tion should cover the following: ;. " thorou~h (1) The nomenclature and a understanding, , oC' the ·, mechanism of the rifle. , , -,; ,- .:.::', -:, -;." ·""-~'.~:::~:'.\'~?/ i:';"> ' ''fi:·~''' ' '''' " .. ~> .... '.' .~ "~"":,' .".,~ " .' . 10 MANUAL OF THE AU'l'OMATIC RIFLE. " . ..... , (2) Stoppages and their reduction. , '.' (3) Gorrect firing positions. (4) Shooting single shots for a, group. , (5) Placing df the group of single shots in the center of ,target. .. (6) Shooting short strings of 3 shots. " " - (7) Long strings of 5 or 6 shots. (8) Clip fire . (9) Changing magazines. (10) Fire at disappearing silhouettes with both short and long strings. (Il) Firing without louking through the sights as a prepara- tion for "marching fire ," (12) Marching fire. (13) Filling magazines. (14) Target designation and the preparati.on of range cards. 7. The automatic rifle team : The rifle team must be so trained as to get a. ma.ximum of efficiency out of the efforts of the individual members. This requires coordination of all their activities. The tra.ining should include the following: (1) Drill. The tn.king of the different formations, and the duties of the gunner and ammunition carriers. (2) Utiliz.tion of the ground and t he disposition of the team on different terrain. I t (3) Service o( the rifle by tw6 members of the team. (4) Changing of magazines by No.2 carrier. Loading of empty magazines by No. I 'while in position. (5) Advance of the team as a whole. (6) Advance of the team by rushing forward one man at a time. (7) Opening and ceasing of fire by signal of No . .! carrier. 8. For the efficient service of the auto rifle, a team of three men is required-a gunner, a loader, and a scout-the gunner being team commander. In an emergency 1 however I the gun may be kept in action by' two, or even one man, and for this reason it is essential that each man pe familiar with the duties of every other member of the team. For drill, the team is formed in single rank, right to left, scout, loader, gunner, or load.er, gunner, 'scout, The " team deployed occupies the same relative positions with 5 paces as the notIIlal interval, , • .... ,.; . ..., .- .... ~ .... -_ ... - .... ·,....... , .. :,':~ :'.·'~··2">{\~,~::: ,{: ": i;;:, ~'~, -';:":;." .\~ :'~'(~fl(;Si":1 MA~UAL ~~ 'THE AUTOMATIC RIFLE. ,<:: ·.(.:;1 (~' '~\~._.:.' ,\~ " ; .~ 9. Th,esling: " " .~ '.i.': -"\" -' ", :': The ordinary ;ifl~ sling; with the' additi~n of two ~naps ' , -may. be .' .~ .. ' .' used with'the"auto rifle. ' '. ". f • ':'r To adjust the sling, place one s~ap in the loop made by·· the , ."T ;;! short strap, a.nd place the ot~er snap in the loop made by.: the L Jr long strap, and fasten snaps in "front and rear sling swivels, -re- <~ spectively, Adjust the large loop to fit over the left shoulder and ' '-~' under the right arm. The size of this loop should remain fixed. after once being adjusted; all changes for other positions being ; made on the short strap. " For j:lose order., the
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