Evening star., 1938-03-25
ARMY RESERVES
TO SEE DISPLAYS
New Infantry Weapons and
Tactics to Be Shown at
Post Tomorrow.

New infantry weapons and tactics
which give the new "streamlined"
division of $4,000 men the same fire
power as the World War division Of
| more than 10000 will be demonstrated
to more than 600 local officers of the
Organized Reserves at Fort Wash
ington, Md, tomorrow afternoon in
the third of series of monthly con-
tact camps"
The demonstrations will be the most
comprehensive showing of modern in
fantry methods ever given here, lift
ing the veil from developments which
are expected to revolutionize the train
ing and employment of field forces.
The program will begin officially
at 2 pm. with inspection of IL dis
plays arranged by officers and men
of the 18th Infantry under direction
of Col. Frederick w. Manley, reN-
mental commander. Prior to these
displays the Reserve officers will be
organized into parties and permitted
to inspect barracks and utilities at the
post and to view the old Notifications.
Various Displays.
The opening displays will include
company field kitchen in operation,
battalion aid station, the weapons
and field equipment of rifle COM
and of howitzer company the field
equipment of infantry officers, mod
ern infantry weapons, the field equip
ment of a battalion headquarters,
charts of the proposed organization
of rifle companies, battalion trains in
bivouac, types of entertainments and
barb wire entanglements.
At pm there will be series
of military demonstrations, including
the scaling of walls under fire, the
organization of rifle company a rife
company transportation, individual
full field equipment, methods of ma
chine gun and musketry training.
drills of battalion trains, methods of
bayonet instruction, the drill Of
howitzer platoon, the movement and
establishing of a battalion command
post and the construction and occupa-
ton of combat group. including in
trenching. construction of wire en-
tanglements. location of automatic
weapons and use of grenades and gas.
Visiting Reserve officers will be per-
mitted to fire on the post ranges,
using new types of rifles, automatic
rifles and machine guns. 1t Is be-
lieved that the following modern in
! fantry weapons will be on hand: The
new .50-caliber machine gun, .30-cali-
Der shoulder semi-automatic rifle, 80
caliber automatic rifle, modified, and
81-mm. mortar. Due to lack of train
ing of Reserve officers in use of the
| bayonet, the demonstration of methods
of training with this weapon are ex-
pected to be of unusual value
Under Command of Maj. Lee.
Most of the demonstrations are to
be made by the 3rd Battalion, 18th
Infantry, under command of Maj.
William F.. Lee. 1t. Col Gilbert r.
Cook, 18th Infantry, is post COM
/ mander
Reserve officers with their own cars
are requested to bring others wherever
possible. Fort Washington is IL miles
south of Washington on the east bank
of the Potomac, the route being south
across the Anacostia Bridge, on Nichols
avenue Sc. through Congress Heights
and on Livingston road. The route
| will be well marked.
The program will close with the
serving of supper in the field from
$50 to pm, for which a charge
of so cents per officer will be made.