FM 6-120: The Field Artillery Target Aquisition Battalion and Batteries

FM 6-120 The Field Artillery Target Aquisition Battalion and Batteries

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FM 6-120

The Field Artillery Target Aquisition Battalion and Batteries

Army · FM · Mar 1962 · 100 pages

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For tactics and technique common to all field artillery battalions and batteries, not contained in this manual, see FM 6-20-1, FM 6-20-2, and FM 6-140. Section II. MISSIONS 3. General Eight principle missions are performed by the field artillery target acquisition battalion. These are discussed in paragraphs 4 through 11. 4. Provide General Target Acquisition The target acquisition battalion is the principle agency for obtaining counterbattery targets in the corps zone of action. Location of counterbattery targets is performed by the sound, flash, radar, and drone platoons. Intelligence information is also collected and reported by the 18 observation posts of the battalion located across the corps front. In addition, corps artillery or other headquarters can be kept informed of the friendly situation by the various elements of the target acquisition battalion. 5.

DesignationFM 6-120

EditionMar 1962

StatusSuperseded

Pages100

FunctionFires

EchelonBattalion

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 19

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