FM 6-150 ·Army ·1944 Organic Field Artillery Air Observation
The primary mission of organic field artillery air observation is to supplement ground observation by: (1) Locating appropriate targets. (2) Adjusting artillery fire. b. Secondary missions include: (1) Reconnaissance of position areas and…
FM 6-140 ·Army ·1965 Field Artillery Cannon Battalions and Batteries
Plans the maintenance workload con- sidering the availability of parts and tools, as well as the level of experience of personnel and the tactical situation. e. Supervises the scheduling of equipment for the prescribed preventive…
FM 4-5 ·Army ·1940 Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Organization and Tactics
FM 4-5 DECLASSIFIED RESOVD COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY ORGANIZATION AND TACTICS (The matter contained herein supersedes part one, Coast Artillery Field Manual, volume I, January 3, 1933.) PART ONE ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 1…
FM 6-115 ·Army ·1970 The Field Artillery Searchlight Battery
FM 6-115 CHAPTER 2 COMMAND, CONTROL, AND ORGANIZATION Section I. GENERAL 2-1. Command and Control The field artillery searchlight battery is as- signed to corps artillery. The searchlight batter- y commander is the searchlight adviser to…
FM 44-2 ·Army ·1966 Air Defense Artillery Employment (Automatic Weapons)
Minimum midpoint tracking range. maximum horizontal range is 8,664 This is the shortest midpoint range at meters. which the weapon can track a target. * (2) Mobility. The 40mm gun motor carIt is dependent upon target speed and riage M42…
FM 6-121 ·Army ·1967 Field Artillery Target Acquisition
for the purpose of conducting atmospheric soundings and disseminating current meteoro- logical data. Each division artillery has one meteorological section; and the corps FAT AB has two. Thus, a 12-division, three-corps field army has at…
FM 6-20 ·Army ·1973 Field Artillery Tactics and Operations
FM 6-20 CHAPTER 2 FIELD ARTILLERY CHARACTERISTICS Section I. CLASSIFICATION OF FIELD ARTILLERY WEAPONS 2—1. Classification by Weapon Field artillery weapons are classified as cannons, missiles, and aerial field artillery. a. Field…
FM 6-20-2 ·Army ·1970 Field Artillery Techniques
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,…
FM 6-120 ·Army ·1967 Field Artillery Target Aquisition Battalion and Batteries
1-5. Registration and Adjustment of Artillery Weapons Registration and adjustment of artillery can be conducted by flash, sound, and radar ranging techniques. Utilizing these techniques, artillery can be registered and adjusted during…
FM 4-6 ·Army ·1942 Coast Artillery Field Manual. Seacoast Artillery Tactics and Technique of Controlled Submarine Mines
Coast artillery field manual on seacoast artillery tactics and technique of control: fire command organization and conduct of fire (1942).
FM 6-40-3 ·Army ·1970 Operation of the Gun Direction Computer M18, Cannon Gunnery Application (C3)
The M18 gun direction computer (FADAC) is the primary means by which a cannon bat- talion or battery fire direction center solves the gunnery problem. Use of this high-speed digital computer significantly increases accuracy and flexibility…
FM 6-21 ·Army ·1960 Division Artillery
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…
FM 4-119 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Gunnery, Examination for Gunners
14-17 ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL CHAPTER 3 SCOPE OF EXAMINATION Section I GENERAL @ 14. GeneraL.—The examination taken by officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men who are candidates for gunners will be that prescribed for the…
FM 6-135 ·Army ·1969 Adjustment of Artillery Fire by the Combat Soldier
The purpose of the conduct of fire is to place effective fire on the target by adjusting the fire with data derived from bursts previously ob- served. The fire can be considered as being ad- justed on the target when rounds or fragments…
FM 4-103 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery with Airborne Forces
RESTRICTED FM 4-103 _ WAR DEPARTMENT -ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL 2 EMPLOYMENT OF ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY WITH AIRBORNE FORCES 30 September 1943 Dissemination of ‘restricted niatier—-The information conisined in restricted documents…
FM 6-20-1 ·Army ·1979 Field Artillery Cannon Battalion
v4 vr TO 7" j' ••-ift/íy Á.3. In the battles of the next war, effective use of firepower will be more critical than in any land battle the US Army has ever fought. Changes in battle tempo, mobility, and firepower will challenge field…
FM 6-162 ·Army ·1969 Radar Set AN-TPS-25
CHAPTER 2 EQUIPMENT 4. Description a. The AN/TPS-25 (fig. 1) is a transporta- ble, battlefield surveillance radar set of the noncoherent Doppler type and is designed to detect and locate moving ground targets at ranges between 450 and…
FM 6-3-1 ·Army ·1968 Operation of the Gun Direction Computer M-18 Application
FM 6-3-1 Section II. FIRE DIRECTION ORGANIZATION 1-4. General a requirement exists for a manual system to supplement the gun direction computer. The The 3M18 gun direction computer (fig. 1-1) is manual system is substantially the same as…
FM 6-40 ·Army ·1957 Field Artillery Gunnery
General will make possible the proper use of one of the a. Purpose. This manual presents and explains most effective tools available to the combat field artillery gunnery and presents a solution, commander. The principal characteristics…
FM 6-141-1 ·Army ·1975 Field Artillery Target Analysis and Weapons Emplyment Nonnuclear
FM 6-141-1 administrative problems when material is declassified; and to assist in cross-referencing. 6. The above referenced manuals cover the concepts of employment and effectiveness of non- nuclear field artillery weapon systems. FM 6-…
FM 4-100 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual, Organization and Tactics of Antiaircraft Artillery
Azmy and corps.—There is no direct chain of AAA command extending from an army to its component corps; that is, instructions originating within an army for corps AAA will be directed in the name of the army commander to the corps commander…
FM 4-95 ·Army ·1943 Seacoast Artillery Service of Radio Set SCR-296-A
YR iy ee 4 eS WAR DEPARTMENT COAST roe FIELD MANUAL © SEACOAST ARTILLERY SERVICE OF THE RADIO ag SCR-296-A 15 September 1943, Pra i Distrisution.—This is a reprint for stock only, Pee: including C 1, 10 February 1944. No initial…
FM 20-33 ·Army ·1970 Combat Flame Operations
C 3, FM 20-33 :•b. M202 Rocket Launcher. This standard fires a rocket warhead containing pyrophoric fuel-a fuel that ignites spontaneoqsly on exposure to air. Since exposure occurs on impact, no fuel is wasted by burning enroute to the…
FM 6-160 ·Army ·1969 Counterbattery Radar Set AN-MPQ-10A
1. Adjust the J-scope INT control with the screwdriver so that the J-scope sweep is clearly visible and the brightened portion at the top of the J-scope (the range gate) is clearly dif- ferentiated from the remainder of the sweep. 2.…
FM 6-40-5 ·Army ·1976 Modern Battlefield Cannon Gunnery
FM 6-40-5 2-1. Threat to Maneuver Forces a. The enemy will field a large, well- trained, hard-hitting combined arms team equipped with the most modern weapons. His tanks and motorized units will attack our maneuver forces with direct fire…
FM 6-50 ·Army ·1976 The Field Artillery Cannon Battery
This new manual is designed to serve as the reference document for the cannon battery for training as well as fighting. Its primary target audience is the cannon battery leader. As you review this manual you will find discussed therein…
FM 44-1 ·Army ·1965