1. Purpose and Scope This manual is a guide to assist commanders in developing the sections of 105-mm howitzer M52, self-propelled, firing batteries into efficient smoothworking teams that have a sense of discipline which will impel them to operate effectively under the stress of battle. This manual prescribes individual duties and section drills, inspection and maintenance drills, and tests and adjustments for sighting and fire control equipment, and provides instructions for the decontamination and destruction of equipment. 2. Definitions and Terms a. Section. Tables of organization and equipment prescribe the personnel and equipment comprising each section of a battery (figs. 1 and 2). In this manual the term section is often used to designate only the personnel required to serve one piece and its equipment. b. Front.
DesignationFM 6-77
EditionDec 1956
StatusSuperseded
Pages143
FunctionFires
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)