Behind the stop-line would be reserves, the divisional reconnaissance battalion and the artillery battery positions in closed strong points.
12.
Lovell played both battery positions, but was a much better receiver, despite been playing with sore knees for a while.
13.
The accurate determination of the battery position was previously enough effort to make a dispersed operation of the battery impractical.
14.
"During the night of February 23, 1943, He continually tried to rally the infantry who came streaming back through the battery position.
15.
On 10 July, German smoke-screens, low cloud and fighter attacks made air observation very difficult, although some new German battery positions were detected.
16.
Thse mines can be delivered at ranges from 4 to 17.6 kilometers from the artillery battery position using either the M777 series howitzers.
17.
The central column then received the order to take the battery positions which they did under continuous heavy fire from shot, grape, canister and chain.
18.
When British aircraft were overhead, battery positions should cease fire to remain hidden and German aircraft units should be contacted to drive the British away.
19.
More artillery pieces were sent to the castle ahead of the work being completed, and were probably installed in temporary battery positions around the castle site.
20.
These were able both to support siege operations with concentrated fires and keep the Confederate guns silent by smothering the embrasures of the small Confederate battery positions.