FM 4-117 1-4 COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL BARRAGE BALLOON OPERATION OF MATERIEL AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL PART ONE FUNDAMENTALS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL E 1. SCOPE.-This manual is designed for use by barrage balloon units as a guide in the selection and training of personnel and the operation of materiel. The instructions given may be applied with slight modifications to any type of mat6riel used by barrage balloon units. Instructions given regarding operation of mat6riel will be confined, in general, to operation other than at the balloon sites. Instructions concerning the operation of mat6riel at balloon sites may be found in FM 4-108. * 2. REFERENCES.-This manual should be studied in conjunction with the references listed in the appendix. · 3.
DesignationFM 4-117
EditionJan 1942
StatusSuperseded
Pages104
FunctionSustainment
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)