The object of examinations for gunners is to test enlisted men for qualification in the use of their principal arm as designated in AR 775-10; to furnish a basis for their classification as gunners; to provide a basis for further instruction; and...
FM 4-20 1944 details formations and inspections, service at the emplacements, preparations for firing, safety precautions, salutes, and care and destruction of materiel.
This manual is designed for use by antiaircraft searchlight batteries as a guide in the handling of materiel, selection of personnel, employment of practical training methods, and service of the piece. Drills and instructions given pertain...
This manual is designed for use by barrage balloon units as a guide in the selection and training of personnel and the operation of materiel. The instructions given may be applied with slight modifications to any type of materiel used by barrage...
This manual is designed to serve as a general reference on engineer organization. It covers the mission, classification, organization, equipment, armament, and training of engineer units. Chapters include information on the staff duties and...
This manual covers general camouflage principles. Camouflage of individuals, infantry weapons, vehicles, bivouacs, command posts, supply points, medical installations, field artillery, aircraft on the ground, airdromes, antiaircraft artillery, rear...
This FM describes elementary ballistics, effects of projectiles and fuze action, dispersion, the firing battery (initial laying, commands, and reports; fire commands and their execution), and observed fires.
The mission of the Quartermaster Corps is to assure the successful operation of the Army of the United States by accomplishing efficiently and economically the general function of providing food, clothing, equipment, housing, transportation, and...
Part one of this field manual details the communications zone. This includes the organization and functions of the theater of operations, the organization and operation of quartermaster service in the communications zone, supply installations, and...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the self-propelled tank destroyer pioneer platoon. The following contents of this field manual include: pioneer reconnaissance; movements; bivouacs; position in readiness; combat area; technical...
Dog transportation is useful under conditions of snow and ice which preclude the use of horses, mules, or motorized transportation. This field manual details the military sled dog, equipment, kennel management, field management, physiology and...
This field manual on the M1917 (Enfield) provides information on mechanical training, marksmanship (known-distance targets, moving ground targets and air targets), technique of rifle fire, and advice to instructors.
The Special Service Company is an independent, self-sustaining, semi-mobile organization, trained and equipped to provide recreational and informational services to troops serving in a theater of operations. It is able to provide forward echelons...
Basic field manual, volume VII, military law, was published in three parts, as follows: part one- manual for courts-martial; part two- rules of land warfare; and part three- military aid to civil authorities. This document, part two, details basic...
This manual is published for the information and guidance of the using arms and services and all personnel charged with the issue, alteration, repair, and testing of gas masks in the field. This manual explains the designations or numbering systems...
The engineer field manuals are designed to furnish technical information, describe the organization of engineer units, and outline typical procedures that may be followed in the conduct of the more common operations undertaken by engineers in the...
This 1930 training manual on submarine mining includes the following sections: general principles of submarine mine defense; organization, command, and administration; description and operation of casemate and electrical equipment; submarine mine...
This manual prescribes the service of the piece for the 8-inch gun, Mark VI, Modification 3A2, on railway mount M1A1. The duties of the members of the gun section in the service of the piece are contained in section III and in the drill table,...
This handbook was designed as a guide and reference for combat air intelligence officers. Chapters include: staff doctrines and functions; functions of the intelligence section; office organization and administration; knowledge of the enemy;...