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FM 6-5 Field Artillery Field Manual

FM 6-5

Field Artillery Field Manual

Army · FM · Jan 1939 · 97 pages

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4-6 ORGANIZATION AND DRILL SECTION II ORGANIZATION · 4. GENERAL.-For command and administrative purposes, the Field Artillery is organized into batteries, battalions, regiments, and brigades, and for ammunition supply purposes into battalion combat trains and ammunition trains. The details of organization are prescribed in Tables of Organization. Each table also shows for purposes of information the principal items of equipment for the unit to which it pertains. Detailed allowances of equipment are prescribed by Tables of Basic Allowances. * 5. CLAssIFIrATnN.-Field Artillery is classified as follows: a. Based on tactical employment-(1) Division artillery, corps artillery, army artillery, and GHQ Reserve artillery. (2) The terms "army artillery" and "corps artillery" do not include the organic artillery (artillery shown as part of a unit by Tables of Organization) of subordinate units.

DesignationFM 6-5

EditionJan 1939

StatusSuperseded

Pages97

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)