FM 4-51: Coast Artillery Field Manual. Operation and Care of Railway Artillery Equipment

FM 4-51 Coast Artillery Field Manual. Operation and Care of Railway Artillery Equipment

FM 4-51

Coast Artillery Field Manual. Operation and Care of Railway Artillery Equipment

Army · FM · Jan 1943 · 84 pages

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To accomplish adequate and uniform destruction of materiel, it is essential that: (1) All echelons prepare plans for the destruction of materiel in the event of imminent capture. Such plans must be flexible enough to meet the situation as to the available time, equipment, and personnel. ° (2) All echelons be trained to effect the desired destruction of materiel issued to them. Training will not, however, involve the actual destruction of any item of materiel. d. Certain of the methods outlined require special tools and materials, such as TNT, which may not he items of issue normally. The issue of such special tools and materials, the vehicles for which issued, and the conditions under which destruction will be effected are command decisions in each case, according to the tactical situation. 5. Rarpway Tracks.—a.

DesignationFM 4-51

EditionJan 1943

StatusSuperseded

Pages84

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 5

TM 5-415Not in the Vault
TM 10-575Not in the Vault