MASKING THE GUNS.
Against aircraft observation one of the first precautions taken is to splash guns, limbers and ammunition waggons with different neutral tints, so that they will blend with the ground about them. Any earthworks, pits, etc that are erected or dug are strewn with leaves and branches, and the earth disturbed generally, so that from above nothing unusual shall be spotted by keen-eyed airmen. A battery of guns is seldom placed along the skyline, for there it is an easy mark. Generally the guns arc concealed some- distance down the incline in front of the skyline; unless the guns are howitzers, in which case they can be best served from behind the ridge_ The idea of placing the guns in front of the ridge is that the rising ground behind them serves as an effectual screen, as the guns themselves are painted to represent earth and foliage.
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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 18 August 1916, Page 2
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149MASKING THE GUNS. Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 18 August 1916, Page 2
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