By Nevil Shute
Aboard a fishing boat named "Genevieve," a small team of British officials and French fishermen--armed simply with a flame thrower and small arms--plan a mystery commando undertaking opposed to the may of the German military after the autumn of France in international warfare II. each one guy has skilled a negative lack of one style or one other, and every is totally ready to stand the hazards in their determined gesture of defiance. such a lot key is vintage Shute: an exhilarating story of sacrifice and braveness and the heroism of normal males that might retain readers at the fringe of their seats.
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A platoon front covers 200–300m with a 65m interval between sections. The company front covers 400m with two platoons in the frontline and 600m with three on line. The battalion front covers 800m with two companies on line, one in the second line, and one in reserve or in the second or a third line. With three companies in the frontline it would cover 1,800m. Gaps between platoons and companies are covered by HMGs wherever possible. Depending on terrain and avenues of approach, approximately one-third of a unit’s machine guns might be assigned wide sectors of fire (30 degrees) to cover the unit’s entire front.
Principles of camouflage The Japanese were renowned for the effectiveness of their camouflage. Even veteran assault troops experienced difficulty in detecting Japanese positions. Natural camouflage was used as much as possible. Besides blending and contouring fortifications into the surrounding terrain, positions were also built among trees. Ground cover materials and sods were carefully removed before excavation began and once the position was completed it was replaced. Small plants and young palms were often planted on the tops and sides of earth-covered positions and watered.
Since their direction of fire was upward the emplacements were often fairly deep. However, they were often positioned to allow them to engage surface targets, be they enemy tanks, troops, or landing craft. Larger AA guns often doubled as coast defense guns to engage ships close to shore. Besides HE, all 40mm and smaller-caliber AA guns were provided with AP ammunition for use against armored vehicles. The 75mm and larger guns had only HE rounds, but these were effective against tanks at moderate ranges.