Fm 309 implements standardization agreements stanag 2484 and 3680. Accordingly, every infantryman should be capable of requesting and adjusting artillery fire should the need arise. Ive found some great articles, and picked up a few manuals on ebay recently to help with this. Find the most uptodate version of fm 62 at engineering360. Fm 60, commander and staff organization and operations. A fundamental understanding of ballistics is necessary to comprehend the factors that influence precision and accuracy and how to account for them in the determination of firing data. Reverse field artillery delivered minefield planning sheet. This publication supersedes fm 6 50, 20 november 1990.
Field artillery manual cannon gunnery contents army publishing. This manual provides standards, principles, and techniques for achieving technical proficiency and. Field artillery firing solutions the flat earth society. Constituted 5 july 1918 in the national army as battery a, 40th field artillery, an element of the 14th division. Change 2 to fm 60, 5 may 2014, updates discussion of evaluation criteria, corrects errors in how to weight evaluation criteria, and makes administrative changes. Selected joint and army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. 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. Fm 60, commander and staff organization and operations, is intended to serve several purposes. Home obsolete military manuals fm 640 1974 obsolete. Preface this manual describes how the field artillery fa gunnery program is executed to produce combatproficient fa personnel, leaders, crews, and sections. Obsolete the chapters in this fm 640 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. What i dont have is specifics its use, and changes since, wii. Change the following paragraphs or sections changes are in bold type.
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It explains all aspects of the manual cannon gunnery problem and presents a practical application of the science of ballistics. Download full fm 640 tactics, techniques, and procedures for field artillery manual cannon gunnery including change 1 click below. Despite the availability of artillery observers, infantrymen are often in the best position to observe and adjust artillery fire. In general, procedures are the same as for conduct of fire with mortars. Field artillery field manual service of the piece 75mm gun, m1917a1, truckdrawn the matter contained in this manual supersedes tr 43025. Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery manual. Word is getting around that theres a new fm out as of dec. Fm 6 40 chapter 1 the gunnery problem and the gunnery team the mission of the field artillery 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.
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