FM 6-65: Field Artillery Field Manual Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M1917A1, Truck-drawn

FM 6-65 Field Artillery Field Manual Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M1917A1, Truck-drawn

FM 6-65

Field Artillery Field Manual Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M1917A1, Truck-drawn

Army · FM · Jan 1939 · 54 pages

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:3-5 SERVICE OF THE PIECE the additional materiel and the personnel required to serve that piece. b. Coupled.-A piece is said to be coupled when its lunette is attached to the pintle of a truck or other prime mover. c. Uncoupled.-A piece is said to be uncoupled when its lunette is detached from the pintle of a truck or other prime mover and the trail rests on the ground. d. Front.-The front in a section, pieces coupled, is the direction in which the trail points; pieces uncoupled, the direction in which the muzzle of the piece points. e. Right (left).-The direction right (left) is the right (left) of one facing to the front. f. In battery.-The term "in battery" is used to designate the position of the gun when it is in its normal firing position. SECTION II ORGANIZATION 1 4. COMPOSITION.-a. Gun squad.-A gun squad consists of the gunner and five cannoneers numbered from 1 to 5.

DesignationFM 6-65

EditionJan 1939

StatusSuperseded

Pages54

FunctionFires

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)