He probably has dashed out of the
cloud in such a way as to put the screen between himself and his
pursuer.
In such tactics he has merely profited by a method which is
practised freely upon the water. The torpedo boat flotilla when
in danger of being overwhelmed by superior forces will throw off
copious clouds of smoke. Under this cover it is able to steal
away, trusting to the speed of the craft to carry them well
beyond gunshot. The "smoke screen," as it is called, is an
accepted and extensively practised ruse in naval strategy, and is
now adopted by its mosquito colleagues of the air.
CHAPTER XIII
TRICKS AND RUSES TO BAFFLE THE AIRMAN
The airman has not been allowed to hold his undisputed sway in
military operations for long. Desperate situations demand
drastic remedies and already considerable and illuminating
ingenuity is being displayed to baffle and mislead the scout of
the skies.
It is a somewhat curious and noteworthy fact, that the Germans
were among the first to realise the scope of the airman's
activities, and the significance of their relation to the
conveyance of intimate information and the direction of artillery
fire.
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