FM 4-50: Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 8-Inch Gun, Railway Artillery

FM 4-50 Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 8-Inch Gun, Railway Artillery

FM 4-50

Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 8-Inch Gun, Railway Artillery

Army · FM · Jan 1940 · 40 pages

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FM 4-50 COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY SERVICE OF THE PIECE 8-INCH GUN, RAILWAY ARTILLERY (The matter contained herein supersedes TR 435-235, March 1, 1928.) SECTION I GENERAL E 1. SCOPE.--a. This manual prescribes the service of the piece for the 8-inch gun, railway artillery. It is applicable to the M1888, M1888MI, M1888MII, and Mk. V guns, mounted on M1918 or M1918MI barbette carriage and M1918MI railway car. The duties of the members of the gun section in the service of the piece are contained in section III and in the drill table, section XI. b. The emplacing and the service of the piece as described herein are intended as a guide for the battery commander. Changes in the details of the emplacing and the service of the piece may be made to meet local conditions. * 2.

DesignationFM 4-50

EditionJan 1940

StatusSuperseded

Pages40

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 10

TM 9-905Not in the Vault
TM 9-850Not in the Vault
TM 4-245Not in the Vault
FM 5Not in the Vault
FM 4RNot in the Vault