1. Purpose This manual is a guide for artillery officers and commanders and staffs of all combat arms. It is concerned with the employment of divisional artillery units in the combat zone. It covers organization, command, and tactical control of division artillery. It is principally designed for the use of division artillery officers in preparation for, and execution of, operations in the field. Basic principles and techniques of operation for battalion size units covered in this manual are applicable to all artillery units. Artillery tactics and techniques are discussed in detail in FM 6-20; additional references are listed in appendix I. 2. Scope a. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare. b.
DesignationFM 6-21
EditionFeb 1960
StatusSuperseded
Pages238
FunctionFires
EchelonDivision
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)