Artillery Mission, Translation of French Orders

Headquarters, 139th F.A., A.E.F., 28 August 1918. ARTILLERY MISSION. D Translation of French Order, (35th D.I. U. S. Artillery ) of 30 Aug 1918. PLAN OF C.P. and BARRAGE FIRE. For the defense of the sector it has been contemplated to use the following fires: A- Normal Barrages to which correspond normal C. P. B- Reenforced Barrage to which correspond reenforced C.P. C- Eventual Barrages and .P, S. D- Concentration fires inside our own lines. As a rule mormal barrages are fired automatically by the Light F.A. and Mountain F.A. Batteries (including the annex sections). C.B. fires are fired by Batteries of all calibers. The Heavy Artillery participatie in the barrage fire, either when ordered to do so by the Artillery Commander of the Segment ( by the Art. C. of the sub-Segment in emergency cases) or on its own accordin case of indications of a serious attack. It will then fire its C.P.pire. Rate of Fires. a. Barrage. Period of 10 minutes duration. 75 and65- Rapid fire of 6 R.P.G. and P.M. during 3' HATIONAL AND Slow 3 2' SERVICE" Slow 1 5 90 and95 Maximum speed during 5 minutes. 1 R per platoon and minute during 5 minutes These barrage periods are repeated on any new request. b. C.P. - Period of 5 minutes duration. 75 and 65- Rate of fire 5 R. B. G. and P.M. Rapid Firing Heaby Artillery - 2 R.P.G. and P.M. 90, 95, 155, Baquet, 120 Maximum Rate. Repitition of the periods when ordered by Artillery commander of the segment ( in case od emergency or trouble with liaison when ordered by Art. commander of the Sub-Segment. The Lt. colonel Chanson Commanding temporalily the Divisional Artillery of the 35th Division. signed Illegible Translation of French Order (35th .I.U.S. Artillery) 1918. SEGMENT SUD The plan of defense of the sector established by the 35th Inf. Dit. (American) dated 31 July (para.5) assighs as principal zone of action of th south segment Artillery: The HILSFNFIRST region. The greatest number of batteries have been so placed as to accomplish the mi ssion; Barrage HILSEN. Only a few batteries (in MITTLACH VALLEY) have another normal mission in the region of kiosoupdwith possibility (except for 1 Btry) for eventual reenforce the fire on the HILSEN. These a normal missions of Barrage: HILSEN & KIOSQUE are started au- tomatically by Infantry sending rockets. The HILSEN normal barrage probides 3 different kinds of reenforeement HILSEN reenforced barrage-Acting on the same front as the normal bar- rage and including the reenforcement either by Batteries of the MITTLACH Valley, either by Batteries of the Division on the Right. Hilsen North barrage or Barrage A - Concentrated on the northern part of the HILSEN normal barrage.