National security internet archive nsia additional collections. Marine corps washington, dc, 23 april 1996 page wiii tactics, techniques, and procedures for manual cannon gunnery table of contents preface chapter 1 the gunnery problem and the gunnery team oolution field artillery gunnery team five requirements for. Coast artillery field manual 6th corps combat engineers. This fm 309 is unlike any fm 6 20 or fm 309 you have seen before. Fm 6 40 field artillery field manual firing prepared under direction of the chief of field artillery united states government printing office washington. Fm 640 chptr 1 the gunnery problem and the gunnery team. This manual presents and explains field artillery gunnery and presents a. Change the following paragraphs or sections changes are in bold type. Like its predecessors tc 6 71 1988 and the first field manualversion of fm 6 71 1994, this publication is intended for you, the combined arms. The rifling for the entire length of the tube must be smooth and free of burrs and scars. Fm 425, coast artillery field manual, seacoast artillery, service of the piece155mm gun, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned.
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Fm 6 150, organic field artillery air observation, is published for the information and guidance of all. This field manual fm explains all aspects of the cannon gunnery problem and presents a practical application of the science of ballistics. It was redesignated for the 509th armored field artillery battalion on 9 march 1950. Fm 650 chptr 4 laying the battery, measuring, and reporting.
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Fm 6 40 tactics, techniques, and procedures for field artillery manual cannon gunnery april 1996 fm 6 50 tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery cannon battery december 1996 fm 6 99 u. Field artillery has the dual mission of integrating all fire support available to the force commander and providing field artillery fires. Fm 630 tactics, techniques, and procedures for observed. Artillery and missiles download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. It includes stepbystep instructions for manually solving the gunnery problem and applies to units organized under tables of organization and equipment toe of the l series. Description a firing chart is a graphic representation of a portion of the earths surface used for determining. Full text of fm 640 field artillery gunnery internet archive. This team consists of the observer, the fire direction center fdc, and the firing unitall linked by an adequate communications system. Field manuals, technical manuals, field manual, technical manual publisher military collection.
Fm 6 20 40 the provisions of this publication are the subject of international agreements nato. Fm 6 50 field artillery field manual service of the piece 75mm gun, m1897 and m1897a4, horsedrawn and truckdrawn prepared under direction of the chief of field artillery united states government printing office washington. Click download or read online button to get artillery and missiles book now. The mission of the field artillery fa is to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by cannon, rocket, and missile fires and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined arms operations. Fm 640 tactics, techniques, and procedures for field. The procedure for field expedient declination of the m2 compass is as follows.
Apr 26, 2020 fm 6 40 field artillery pdf fm field artillery gunnery. A group consists of any combination of artillery units, usually from two to four battalions. Fm 6 101 tactics and technique, battalion and battery, motorized. Fm 6 40 field artillery pdf fm field artillery gunnery. Location of batteries in relation to the known point. Fm 640 chptr 3 ballistics fm 640 tactics, techniques. My army publications fm 6 40 field ar manual cannon gunnery this book has been replaced with tc 309. Tactics, techniques, and procedures for field artillery manual cannon gunnery. The us army field artillery school usafas owes them, and many others,a great debt of gratitude for the professionalism they displayed in true redleg fashion.
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Replace paragraph 6 1, page 6 1 with the following. The number of available noninterfering radio channels frequencies is the controlling factor in the number. This manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by the personnel normally assigned to one howitzer section of the firing battery. Click to download download only change 1 to fm 6 40 click below. Field artillery field manual 6th corps combat engineers. It may be the headquarters of one of the units forming the group, or it may be a group headquarters to 6 12. Fm 6 5 field artillery field manual, organization and drill 19391001 this manual contains in condensed form the approved principles and doctrines for the training and employment of field artillery.
Field service regulations, field manuals, technical regulations, and training manuals cover subjects referred to but not treated in detail. For this reason, the corps and division artillery headquarters and headquarters batteries hhbs are organized and equipped. Obsolete the chapters in this fm 6 40 document include information on the firing battery, elementary ballistics and dispersion, effects of projectiles, preparation of fire, conduct of fire, technique of fire direction, dead space, visibility, calibration, and service practice. Fm 6 100 tactics and technique of division artillery and higher artillery echelons. The latest technologies high quality electronic pubs and. It is revised to encompass the tactics for field artillery operations and fire support planning supporting maneuver force commanders in accomplishing their objectives.
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War department basic field manual, the special service company. Fm 630 tactics, techniques, and procedures for observed fire. It was redesignated for the 40th artillery regiment on 20 november 1958. Laserguided field artillery projectile copperhead description. For specific employment for example, aimpoints and number of rounds, see fm 6 20 40 or fm 6 2050. The insignia was redesignated for the 40th field artillery regiment effective 1 september 1971.
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