Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide for commanders and personnel of field artillery batteries. The portions covering administration and training apply to all field artillery batteries; the portions covering organization, duties of personnel, and tactical employment do not apply to missile, mortar, searchlight, or observation batteries. For consistency and clarity, the types of batteries used as specific examples throughout this manual are those of an infantry division field artillery howitzer battalion, 105-mm, towed. Any significant differences between these and other field artillery batteries will be pointed out and explained. For techniques peculiar to missile batteries, see the appropriate 6series field manuals.
DesignationFM 6-140
EditionSep 1958
StatusSuperseded
Pages288
FunctionFires
EchelonBattery
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)