FM 44-4: War Department Field Manual, Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery Guns

FM 44-4 War Department Field Manual, Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery Guns

FM 44-4

War Department Field Manual, Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery Guns

Army · FM · Jun 1945 · 120 pages

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This manual supersedes FM 4-104. 30 June 1943 CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATION AND STAFF OFFICERS Section I. Battery 1. FIRE UNIT. The fire unit of the gun battery consists of four AAA guns (90-mm or 120-mm), four caliber .50 machine guns, the radar and fire control equipment, and the necessary personnel. This fire unit must be relieved from all details except firing. Additional elements are' included in the battery organization to enable the battery to function as a unit. 2. BATTERY. a. The gun battery consists of a battery headquarters and a firing unit. Within the battery headquarters are the headquarters section, the maintenance section, and the communication section. The firing unit consists of a range-detector section, four gun sections, and a machine-gun and executive officer's section. b.

DesignationFM 44-4

EditionJun 1945

StatusSuperseded

Pages120

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 28

FM 44-21Not in the Vault
TM 4-260Not in the Vault
FM 4-104Not in the Vault
TM 20-205Not in the Vault
FM 2Not in the Vault
FM 11-5Not in the Vault
FM 6-101Not in the Vault