1-1. Purpose and Scope a. The purpose of this manual is to provide in- formation and guidance on the employment of field artillery. The manual covers the operations and techniques of employment of field artillery units to include command, control, and coordina- tion; organization; operations; fire planning; and fire support coordination. The manual should be used in conjunction with FM 6-20-1 and FM 6-140. b. The term "artillery" as used in this manual refers to field artillery. c. The material contained herein is applicable to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare except as otherwise noted. d. This manual is in consonance with the fol- lowing international standardization agreements which are identified by type of agreement and number at the beginning of each appropriate
DesignationFM 6-20-2
EditionMar 1970
StatusSuperseded
Pages244
FunctionFires
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)