Army command and general staff college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of military art and science. Artillery field wwi vintage 1914 to 1939 military manual photocopies available from militaryinfo the lost and found department, of historical military technology, in business for over 20 years now. Slide 6 artillery ammunition can be classified in many ways. The file contains 18 pages and is free to view, download or print. Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery cannon battery keywords. Welcome to the 194 field artillery regiment, 17th fires brigades official fan page on facebook. 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. This manual provides standards, principles, and techniques for achieving technical proficiency and safety in the operation of field artillery.
The field artillery system support to maneuver forces. Sergeant missile support was provided to nato by 530 fa. Wwi history 305th field artillery regiment 77th division aef. 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 field art man cannon gun 104% t of c page 01. Fm 650 field artillery field manual service of the piece 75mm gun, x1897 and m1897a4, horsedrawn and truckdrawn the matter contained in this manual supersedes tr 43015. One classification is base on the manner in which the components. Fm 6 50 tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery cannon battery free ebook download as pdf file. Fm 650 chptr 1 mission, organization, and key personnel. Maximumstrength 4 8 minimumstrength 5 10 fieldartillerybrigade. Automated procedures are covered in st 6402, st 64031, and st 65060. Since world war i, to conduct indirect artillery fire, three distinct components have evolved in this organization.
Obsolete this manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by the personnel normally assigned to one gun section of the firing battery. Users must be familiar with and use fm 620, fm 6201, fm 630, fm 650. Preface this manual describes how the field artillery fa gunnery program is executed to produce combatproficient fa personnel, leaders, crews, and sections. Fm 650, field artillery field manual, service of the piece. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement until the early 20th century, field artillery were also known as foot artillery, for while the guns were pulled by beasts of burden often horses, the gun crews would. The field artillery is organized into light, medium, and heavy.
Users must be familiar with and use fm 620, fm 6201, fm 6 30, fm 650. Fm 650 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It automatically homes on a point illuminated by a laser designator, typically operated by a groundbased artillery observer. This publication supersedes fm 6 50, 20 november 1990. Ballistics is the study of the firing, flight, and effect of ammunition.
Fm 6 40 tactics, techniques, and procedures for field artillery manual cannon gunnery including change 1. As applicable, those ttps for paladin operations which do not differ significantly from those described in fm 650 or fm 6201 are not repeated in this manual. Tc 640 and tc 640a for a discussion of field artillery fa fire direction, and fm 650 for a detailed discussion of the cannon battery. Mission of artillery survey this manual is a guide for commanders, sur the mission of artillery survey is to provide vey officers, and personnel engaged in the con a common grid which will permit the massing duct of artillery. Fm 6 50 field artillery field manual service of the piece by military. Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. Roles the field artillery system provides close support to maneuver forces, counterfire, and interdiction as required.
Fm 640 tactics, techniques, and procedures for field. This field manual fm provides tactics, techniques, and procedures ttp for the commander and staff in field artillery fa battalions. As applicable, those ttps for paladin operations which do not differ significantly from those described in fm 6. The field artillery digital automatic computer fadac or manual. Field manuals and technical manuals from the military services. Field artillery field manual firing prepared under direction of the chief of field artillery united states government printing office washington. Fm 650 field artillery field manual, service of the piece. Tactical employment field artillery field manual, war department, february 5, 1944 disclaimer. The system of mils is still based on the cardinal directions, it simply allows more precise definition of the desired direction. Divisional maximumstrength 6 12 minimumstrength 7 14 corps,horsedrawn maximumstrength. Integrating fscs into field artillery battalions article. Field artillery mission the mission of field artillery is to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by cannon, rocket, and missile fire and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined arms operations. 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. Coast artillery field manual seacoast artillery fire control and position finding the matter contained herein supersedes sections iv and v.
It is intended as a general how to manual to assist in force standardization with sufficient flexibility to adapt to local conditions as reflected in unit tactical standing operating procedures tsop. Ovation system, m119 howitzer and closein aiming points. The instrument used to align the howitzers along an. Fa standard tactical missions for force xxi field artillery. However, information about ammunition important to the. Krasnopol projectiles are fired mainly from soviet selfpropelled howitzers such as the 2s3 akatsiya and 2s19 mstas. This publication supersedes fm 309, dated 3 november 2011. Cannon battalions assigned to an army national guard field artillery brigade. Ffirapport 200900179 5 contents preface 9 1 introduction 10 1. Automated procedures are covered in st 6402, st 6 4031, and st 65060. The material concerns nonnuclear solutions to the gunnery problem. Sulg301992 ld defense technical information center. It explains all aspects of the manual cannon gunnery problem and presents a practical application of the science of ballistics. Army publications, pdf forms fillable savable, pdf forms fillable, pdf forms saveable, pdf forms savable, eforms, eforms, pdf forms, adobe acrobat forms created date.
This fm supplements doctrine and ttp outlined in fm 650, ttp for the field artillery cannon battery and fm 6201, ttp for the field artillery battalion. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Fm 650 tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery. In the landbased field artillery, the field artillery team is organized to direct and control indirect artillery fire on the battlefield. This fm explains all aspects of the cannon gunnery problem and presents a practical application of the science of ballistics. Get the best deals on original ww i us books when you shop the largest online selection at. The mission of field artillery is to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by cannon rocket, and missile fire and to help integrate all fire support into combined. Home obsolete military manuals fm 640 1974 obsolete. 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. Specific information about ammunition tm43000128 is not contained in this manual. Field artillery field manual, service of the piece, 75mm gun, m1897 and m1897a4, horsedrawn and truckdrawn. The battalion was equipped with the sergeant missile system. Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery manual.
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