Military Field Manual for His Majesty’s Royal Prussian Army

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Military Field Manual for His Majesty’s Royal Prussian Army Written by: Captain Artistking Published and Edited by: Generalfeldmarschall Tigerswipe Stage I • Part I: Respect o Soldiers are not to insult nor disrespect higher ranking soldiers, equal ranking soldiers, and lower ranking soldiers. • Part II: Discipline o Within the Royal Prussian Army, discipline is the idea that the soldiers are to execute and follow their commanding officer’s orders to the letter. Jumping spontaneously; speaking out of turn; falling out of line; and the like are all examples of undisciplined behavior. • Part III: Military Courtesies o When speaking to a Gefreiter and higher, the soldiers are to use the respectful military terms “Yes, sir/ma’am!” and “No, sir/ma’am!”. As we are a German military, it is also acceptable to use the German equivalents “Ja, He'rr/Fr'au/Da'me” and “Nein, He'rr/Fr'au/Da'me”. However, as the word “He'rr” is sometimes censored, it is much more practical to use the English terms. o In addition to using the standard military courtesies, soldiers should also be aware of the proper term for addressing the king. When speaking to the king, soldiers are encouraged to use the German phrase for “Your Majesty”, which is “Euer/Eure Majestaet”. o As an optional note, capitalizing “sir” is actually incorrect in a military context. The capitalized “Sir” is used only at the start of a letter and before a name as an honorific, e.g. Sir Arthur Wellesley. It is not to be used in reference to a military officer - use only the lower case “sir”. • Part IV: Grammar o Seeing that most people who join the Royal Prussian Army are native English speakers, English grammar is expected to be used. For every sentence, Soldiers are expected to capitalize the first letter and put a sentence at the end. If the soldier uses a fragment, they are still encouraged to capitalize the first letter, but do not have to add a period at the end. o Although it is proper to capitalize proper nouns, such as names, it is not completely necessary. Teaching the soldiers to capitalize proper nouns is optional and not required. • Stage II • Part I: Principles of Aiming o In order to teach the principles of aiming, the soldiers should first be taught how to: Shoulder Arms, Make Ready, and Present. o Shoulder Arms – The default position of the musket o Make Ready – Click once o Present – Press the “F” key. ▪ To shoulder arms while presenting, press the “F” key while presenting. o As for the principles of aiming themselves, they are the simple concepts of bullet drop and cursor positioning. With the small cursor, finding it may be a bit difficult for newer soldiers, so ensure that the soldiers know that the musket follows their cursor. • Part II: Principles of Firing o To fire the musket, click after making ready and presenting. As a useful note, it is possible to present without performing Make Ready. In which case, the soldier would have to click to cock ####musket, and then click again to fire. • Part III: Principles of Loading o In most situations, the soldiers are not to reload unless ordered to by their commanding officer. However, the soldiers should know that the command “Fire at will!” allows the soldiers to freely fire and reload. • Part IV: Gun Positions and Their Meanings o G – Advance Arms ▪ Advance Arms is used by skirmishers and fusiliers. o H – Order Arms ▪ Order Arms is used by guards. o J – Port Arms ▪ Port arms is used for unit inspections. o K – Trail Arms ▪ Trail Arms is used for quick marching, as it allows the soldier to move faster. o L – Support Arms ▪ Support Arms is used for long marching situations. o N – Slope Arms

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#215743318Monday, May 01, 2017 6:25 PM GMT

• Part V: Volley Fire o Volley fire is when all the soldiers fire at the same time. Additionally, this command implies that the soldiers are not to reload unless ordered to. o Volley Fire! Make Ready! Present! Fire! • Part VI: Blanket Fire o Blanket fire is when the soldiers fire a specified number of times. o Blanket Fire! [Number] times! Make Ready! Present! Fire! o The soldiers will begin the firing sequence only after receiving the first command to fire. • Part VII: Ripple Fire o Ripple fire is when all the soldiers fire one after another. To execute a ripple fire, the officer will give the command “Make Ready! Ripple fire from the right/left/ end, Present! Fire!”. Upon receiving the command, the soldiers will fire one after another beginning from the side specified in the command. • Part VIII: How to Prepare Bayonets o B – Fix Bayonets • Part IX: How to Charge with Bayonets o X – Engage melee mode • Stage III • Part I: Terminology o For the final stage, it is important to understand formation terminology. o A rank is a standard side-by-side line formation. Within a rank, it is crucial to note who is at the left or right ends of the line. An officer should familiarize the soldiers with those respective positions. o A file is a standard front to back line formation. Within a file, it is imperative to know who is at the back or front of the line. An officer should familiarize the soldiers with those respective positions. • Part II: Stagger o A stagger formation is when every other man within line (starting from the right end of the line) is placed approximately one pace backwards. To form a stagger, the officer will give the command “Stagger…” then follow with “March!”. The word “Stagger…” informs the soldiers that they are to be numbered either “I” or “II”. Upon given the command “March!”, all those numbered “I” will stand still, while all those numbered “II” will step backward approximately once pace. • Part III: Double Ranks o A double-rank formation is a when there is one line of men placed in front of another. To form double ranks, the officer will give the command “Double ranks…” then follow with “March!”. The words “Double ranks…” inform the soldiers that they are to be numbered either “I” or “II”. Upon given the command “March!”, all those numbered “I” will stand still, while all those numbered “II” will step backward approximately one pace, right face, step forward approximately one pace, then left face. To complete the formation, the officer will announce “Close gaps!”. Keep in mind that the soldiers should close gaps by moving only toward the right end, and not backwards and forwards. • Part IV: Wheel March o A wheel march is when the whole line swings ninety degrees left or right. o To execute a left wheel march, the officer will give the command “Left wheel…” then follow with “March!”. The words “Left wheel…” inform only the left-most man (the left end of the line) to left face. Upon given the command “March!” everyone else in the line will form on the right of the left-most man. o To execute a right wheel march, the officer will give the command “Right wheel…” then follow with “March!”. The words “Right wheel…” inform only the right-most man (the right end of the line) to right face. Upon given the command “March!” everyone else in the line will form on the left of the right-most man.