Pointing Rods

Pickets or rods of iron % inch round, and about 2 feet long, two ot … Ac … are … the epaulement of a battery in front ot each mortal … maaaa … rith 4S&,:w ".?,wj the aid of a plummet, the mortar can be directed with accuracy upon the object to be struck. Also called pointing takes and pointing wires. t of Aim. — A point just below the mark and not the mark. This point is selected because it is impo ible to always know, if touching the mark with the top of the front sight, how much of the front sight is seen. of Alignment — The point upon which troops form and by which they dre : oimt of Attack. — In siege operations, that portion of the defenses which it is nece ary to gain po e ion of, to force the garrison to a surrender. This portion usually embraces one or more fronts of the position, with the outworks and any advanced works that may be connected with. them. of Burst. — The point at which a projectile bursts in the air or at which it would have burst in the air had it not struck the ground. oint of Fall. — The point at which the trajectory again pierces the horizontal plane through the muzzle of the gun. oint of Formation. — The point taken, upon which troops are formed in military order.