The application of infantry fire-power

This mid-Second World War manual reminded soldiers of the requirements for effective infantry fire, including accuracy, fire discipline, and the ability to judge distance.

Great Britain, War Office, Small Arms Training, vol. 1, Pamphlet No. 2, Application of Fire (17 June 1942 [Canadian edition, August 1942])

Small Arms Training 1942.pdf (2.9 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18 (1942).pdf (34.08 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 21 (1944).pdf (22.32 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18, Amendments No. 1 (1942).pdf (764.68 KB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18, Amendments No. 2 (1942).pdf (6.55 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18, Amendments No. 3 (1942).pdf (7.75 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18, Amendments No. 4 (1942).pdf (2.1 MB)

Small Arms Training - Vol. 1, No. 18, Amendments No. 5 (1942).pdf (362.93 KB)

booklet, 20 pages, 12.4cm x 17.8cm

Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario

Training Manuals

Second World War