FM 6-81 ·Army ·1962 155-mm Howitzer M1 Towed
of an explosive. Cannon includes guns, howitzers, and mortars. The term also includes that portion of an artillery weapon required to fire a projectile, the tube, breech mechanism, and firing mechanism of an artillery weapon. h. Gun. In…
FM 3-01 ·Army ·2025 U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Operations
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 charges the Army to "conduct air and missile defense to support joint campaigns and assist in achieving air superiority." FM 3-01 describes the contributions of ADA, the Army's dedicated AMD…
FM 3-01-20 ·Army ·2001 JAOC-AAMDC Coordination
1. Scope This publication is the result of a 1997 Army-Air Force Warfighter Conference tasking. It documents the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) that a Joint Air Operations Center (JAOC) and the Army Air and Missile Defense…
FM 90-36 ·Army ·1997 The Joint Targeting Process and Procedures for Targeting Time-Critical Targets
procedures, guidance, and information. However, it is not intended for this publication to supplant any higher joint or combatant command directives. 3. Application This publication provides JFCs and their operational staffs unclassified…
FM 44-23-1 ·Army ·1977 Operations and Training, Redeye
This manual is for use in training personnel to operate the Redeye Guided Missile System. This includes not only those personnel assigned to Redeye sections and teams, but also those who may be required to man the system on an "as…
FM 3-01.16 ·Army ·2002 Multiservice Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
1. Scope In support of theater missile defense (TMD) operations, this multiservice publication provides detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for conducting intelligence preparation of the battlespace (IPB). TMD IPB reduces…
FM 4-136 ·Army ·1943 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual. Service of Directors M4 and M7
NEY ay rr RES TRICTED FM 4-136 WAR DEPARTMENT ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL a SERVICE OF DIRECTORS M4 AND M7 13 October 1943 Dissemination of restricted matter.—The information contained in restricted documents and the essential…
MCRP 3-10E.6 ·Marine Corps ·2021 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Marine Artillery Sensor Operations
Tactics, techniques, and procedures for Marine artillery sensor operations: the doctrinal foundation and technical information for radar and sensor Marines (2021).
JP 3-09 ·Joint ·2019 Joint Fire Support
1. Scope This publication provides fundamental principles and guidance for planning, executing, and assessing joint fire support. 2. Purpose This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
FM 4 ·Army ·1940 15 Seacoast Artillery Fire Control and Position Finding
FM 4-15 COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY FIRE CONTROL AND POSITION FINDING (The matter contained herein supersedes sections IV and V. chapter 1, and chapter 2, part two, volume I, Coast Artillery Field Manual, February 1,…
FM 3-01.11 ·Army ·2000 Air Defense Artillery Reference Handbook
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to familiarize personnel with ADA operations and weapon systems. This FM will be useful to personnel serving in the following types of positions: • staff positions requiring general knowledge of Air…
FM 6-20-30 ·Army ·Undated Fire Support for Corps & Division Ops
Commanders must understand the spectrum of capabilities of the fire support system. Skillful integration of fire support into all facets of the AirLand Battle must take place simultaneously and continuously as close, deep, and rear…
OP 1180 (Vol. 1) ·Navy ·1947 Turret Description and Operation, 8-Inch Three-Gun Turrets, USS Salem Class
The ship USS SALEM is the first of a new class of heavy cruisers. The hull is larger; the belt and deck armor are more extensive; and the fire power is greater than in ships of the BALTIMORE and earlier classes. The displacement is 17,000…
MCWP 3-31 ·Marine Corps ·2024 MAGTF Fires and Effects
Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) fires and effects is the coordinated and collective employment of fires, information activities, and systems to create desired effects throughout the battlespace to achieve objectives. Under the single…
ATP 3-09.42 ·Army ·2016 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team
ATP 3-09.42, Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team, provides BCT fire support considerations for offensive, defensive, and stability tasks, for Defense Support of Civil Authorities, and for tactical enabling and other tasks. It also…
FM 6-59 ·Army ·1963 Field Artillery Rocket Honest John with Launchers M386 and M33 (C2)
C 1, FM 6-59 Page 16. Figure 5 is superseded as follows: _ MGR - I B rocket (without fins) 762 mm truck mounted rocket launcher 762 mm rocket handling beam 31 a V & i Medium wrecker M405 handling unit Figure 5. Position of vehicles for…
AMCP 706-160 ·Army ·1962 Terminal Ballistics Kill Mechanisms
UNCLASSIFIED i tri i As a condition for obtaining DTlC services, all information received from DTlC that is not clearly marked for public release will be used only to bid or perform work under a US. Government contract or grant or for…
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…
JP 3-01.4 ·Joint ·1995 JTTP for Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (J-SEAD)
i 1. Scope This publication focuses on the responsibilities and procedures for joint suppression of enemy air defenses (J-SEAD). This publication defines J-SEAD and describes J-SEAD planning, coordination, and command and control…
FM 6-2030 ·Army ·1989 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Corps and Division Operations
Commanders must understand the spectrum of capabilities of the fire support system. Skillful integration of fire support into all facets of the AirLand Battle must take place simultaneously and continuously as close, deep, and rear…
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…
ATP 3-60 ·Army ·2015 Targeting
ATP 3-60, Targeting describes Army targeting. Each chapter and appendix addresses how decide, detect, deliver, and assess (D3A) methodology enhances targeting. D3A is a methodology which optimizes the integration and synchronization of…
ATP 3-27.3 ·Army ·2025 Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Operations
ATP 3-27.3, Ground-based Midcourse Defense Operations (GMD) is a proponent-level publication. It is the principal publication for describing GMD operations and the Army's GMD mission in defense of the United States homeland, friends, and…
ATP 3-01.16 ·Army ·2016 Air and Missle Defense Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (Amd IPB)
Air and Missile Defense IPB is a systematic continuous process of analyzing the adversary's aerial and Tactical Ballistic Missile (TBM) forces and environment in a specific geographic area and the battlefield around it. By determining the…
TC 6-6 ·Army ·2018 Training the Mission Command Warfighting Function: Transitioning to a Joint Headquarters
The Army defines mission command as the exercise of authority and direction by the commander using mission orders to enable disciplined initiative within the commander's intent to empower agile and adaptive leaders in the conduct of…
FM 6-300 ·Army ·1978 Army Ephemeris
FM 6-300 Section I. INTRODUCTION 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a compilation of tables and charts for use in computing astronomical azimuths for the field artillery. These tables and charts are used for computing azimuth of the…
FM 4-112 ·Army ·1942 Antiaircraft Artillery Gunnery, Fire Control, Position Finding, Etc
Antiaircraft artillery gunnery reference on dispersion and hit expectancy, calculation of leads, lead curves and charts, and observation and adjustment of fire (1942).
FM 4-110 ·Army ·1942 Coast Artillery Field Manual Antiaircraft Artillery Gunnery, Fire Control, and Position Findigr, Antiaircraft Guns
Coast artillery field manual on antiaircraft artillery gunnery, fire control, and position finding (1942).
FM 3-01.44 ·Army ·2022 Short-Range Air Defense Operations
The current strategic environment–with revanchist Russia and revisionist China–is typified by continuous competition among great powers which challenges the security environment and operational deterrence. Subsequently, today's operational…
MCWP 3-25.10 ·Marine Corps ·1998