FM 4-85: Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 16-inch Gun and Howitzer

FM 4-85 Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 16-inch Gun and Howitzer

FM 4-85

Seacoast Artillery Service of the Piece 16-inch Gun and Howitzer

Army · FM · Jan 1940 · 37 pages

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FM 4-85 COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY SERVICE OF THE PIECE 16-INCH GUN AND HOWITZER (The matter contained herein supersedes TRI 435-275, March 20, 1933) SECTION I GENERAL * 1. SCOPE.-a. The service of the piece prescribed in this manual is for 16-inch guns, M1919MII and M1919MIII, mounted on 16-inch barbette carriage, M1919; 16-inch gun, Mk. II Mod. 1, Navy, mounted on 16-inch barbette carriage, M1919MI; and 16-inch howitzer, M1920, mounted on 16-inch howitzer barbette carriage, M1920. It is intended as a guide only. Minor changes to meet local conditions and matériel may be made by the battery commander. b. The duties of the members of the gun section in the service of the piece, which are not covered in the body of the text, are shown in the drill table in section VII. H 2.

DesignationFM 4-85

EditionJan 1940

StatusSuperseded

Pages37

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 10

TM 9-905Not in the Vault
TM 4-245Not in the Vault
TM 9-850Not in the Vault
TM 4-205Not in the Vault
TM 4-210Not in the Vault