Scouting Patrols
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Model:mistral-large-2512.Translated text
Section titled “Translated text”One patrol is sent out on reconnaissance to observe the movements of an approaching enemy. The enemy may be either another patrol or the rest of the troop.
Once the scouting patrol has advanced, the enemy remains alert, sending two scouts ahead for reconnaissance while moving forward in a close, urban formation rather than a field formation. If the enemy spots the scouts, they organize a capture and take them prisoner by striking them with the hand. However, if the enemy fails to capture them within a distance of 2 kilometers, or at least manages to take more than half of them prisoner, the scouts win, and the second patrol takes their place. By repeating this game several times, the monotony and boredom of a long excursion can be greatly relieved. The winning patrol receives 4 marks.
Source scan: Polona / National Library, marked “Public Domain”. View scan — image 45.
Metadata
Section titled “Metadata”- Type: game
- Traits: Not stated in the source
- Source: Herman A. Mojmir, Ćwiczenia i zabawy skautowe (1912)
- Printed pages: 33–34
- Digital edition: Digital edition · Source record
- Open the edition at the relevant page: p. 33
- Read the source text: ciz-043