Wooden Fuse

A fuse consisting of a conical plug of wood of the to be proper fired. size for the fuse-hole of the shell with which it is Wooden Gallery. — A temporary gallery made of frame-work covered in by plank and usually prepared just before being required for use. 'Wooden — Inwith pyrotechny, made of light They wood are 01 paper, Shells. and filled ornaments shells of different kinds. thrown nearly vertically from a mortar, and when at their highest point explode and throw out their ornaments, set on fire by the bursting charge. 'Woods. Woods offer fora defensive than— villages. Since le the advantages front edge of wood often purposes makes a best good target the for fire the line enemy's it will generally be to place in the artillery, rifie trenches a short distance in advance of the edge and to use the woods as cover for supports and reserves. If the edge of the woods is ragged and the woods not too dense, a trench may be placed just inside the edge, where it will be concealed from view.