Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.

Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917 eBook

United States Department of War
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 376 pages of information about Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of the Army of the United States, 1917.

LETTER CODES.

INFANTRY.

47.  For use with General Service Code or semaphore hand flags.

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------ Letter of | If signaled from | If signaled from alphabet | the rear to the | the firing line | firing line. | to the rear. ------------|------------------------|----------------------
- AM | Ammunition going | Ammunition required. | forward. | CCC | Charge (mandatory | Am about to charge | at all times). | if no instructions | | to the contrary.  CF | Cease firing. | Cease firing.  DT | Double time or “rush.” | Double time or “rush.”  F | Commence firing. | FB | Fix bayonet. | FL | Artillery fire is | | causing us losses. | G | Move forward. | Preparing to move | | forward.  HHH | Halt. | K | Negative. | Negative.  LT | Left. | Left.  O | What is the (R.  N., | What is the (R.  N., (Ardois and | etc.)?  Interrogatory. | etc.)?  Interrogatory.  Semaphore | | only.) | | . . — — . . | What is the (R.  N., | What is the (R.  N., (All methods| etc.)?  Interrogatory. | etc.)?  Interrogatory. but ardois | | and | | semaphore.) | | P | Affirmative. | Affirmative.  RN | Range. | Range.  RT | Right. | Right.  SSS | Support going forward. | Support needed.  SUF | Suspend firing. | Suspend firing.  T | Target. | Target. ------------------------------------------------------------
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CAVALRY.

48.  For use with General Service Code or semaphore hand flags.

AM—­Ammunition going forward (if signaled from the
rear to the front). 
Ammunition required (If signaled from the front). 
CCC—­Charge (if signaled rear the rear to the front). 
About to charge if no instructions to the
contrary (if signaled from the front). 
CF—­Cease firing. 
DT—­Double time, rush, or hurry. 
F—­Commence firing. 
FL—­Artillery fire is causing us losses. 
G—­Move forward (if signaled from the rear to
the front).  Preparing to move forward (if
signaled from the front). 
HHH—­Halt. 
K—­Negative. 
LT—­Left. 
M—­Bring up the horses (if signaled from front
to rear).  Horses going forward (if signaled
from rear to front). 
O—­What is the (R.  N., etc.)?  Interrogatory. 
(Ardois and semaphore only.)
. . — — . .—­What is the

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