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FM 6-20 Field Artillery Tactics and Operations

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FM 6-20

Field Artillery Tactics and Operations

Army · FM · Aug 1973 · 280 pages

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FM 6-20 CHAPTER 2 FIELD ARTILLERY CHARACTERISTICS Section I. CLASSIFICATION OF FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS 2—1. Classification by Weapon Field artillery weapons are classified as cannons, missiles, and aerial field artillery. a. Field artillery cannons are classified by type as guns and howitzers. They may be further clas- sified by their caliber length which is determined by dividing the total length of the bore by its diameter. (1) Guns have relatively long barrels—over 30 calibers in length—normally a low angle of fire, and a high-muzzle velocity. (2) Howitzers have medium-length barrels, 20 to 30 caliber length, a relatively high angle of fire, and a medium-muzzle velocity. b. Cannons are further classified according to caliber by tube diameter. The diameter is nor- mally measured in millimeters. One inch is ap- proximately 25 millimeters. (1) Light. 120 mm and less. (2) Medium.

DesignationFM 6-20

EditionAug 1973

StatusSuperseded

Pages280

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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References 68

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