FM 4-20: Coastal Artillery, Firing Preparations, Safety Precautions, Care and Service of Materiel

FM 4-20 Coastal Artillery, Firing Preparations, Safety Precautions, Care and Service of Materiel

FM 4-20

Coastal Artillery, Firing Preparations, Safety Precautions, Care and Service of Materiel

Army · FM · Mar 1944 · 134 pages

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(The matter contained herein supersedes FM 4-20, 10 April 1940, and C 1, 15 January1942.) CHAPTER I FORMATIONS AND INSPECTIONS SECTION I FORMATIONS 1. INFANTRY FORMATIONS. For infantry forma tions, drills, ceremonies, and inspections, all seacoast artil lery units conform to the provisions of FM 22-5. Batteries are organized into squads and platoons for this purpose and may be marched to the parade ground for various battalicn and regimental formations. 2. ARTILLERY FORMATIONS. The battery is the only seacoast artillery unit that engages in prescribed art:il lery formations and inspections. 3. FORMING THE BATTERY. For purposes of artil lery training, inspections, and .maneuvers, the battery is formed as indicated in figure 1. The first sergeant takes post 9 paces in front of where the center of the battery is to rest and, facing that point, commands: FALL IN.

DesignationFM 4-20

EditionMar 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages134

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 23

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