"This 1948 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."
United States Air Corps Tactical School (Langley Field)
"The scope of this 1927 course in Antiaircraft Defense as taught at this school is to familiarize Air Corps commanders with the capabilities and limitations of the antiaircraft Service, and to assure coordination and cooperation between the Air...
This monograph analyzes the methodology of perimeter defense for artillery units in OOTW situations. The battery perimeter is not the same as a standard maneuver defensive position. The battery has more than one mission and considerably fewer...
This manual is a guide for artillery commanders at all levels for the employment Honest John battalions. This manual is applicable to units organized under TOE 6-525 or TOE 6-175.
This monograph discusses considerations that a tactical commander should make in determining his position during an engagement, and from these considerations suggests criteria that should guide his decision. The tactical commander is a significant...
In the battles of the next war, effective use of firepower will be more critical than in any land battle the US Army has ever fought. Changes in battle tempo, mobility, and firepower will challenge field artillerymen as never before as they plan,...
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces, Far East, and Eighth U.S. Army, Military History Section, Japanese Research Division
Part one of three parts, this paper compiled by a number of former officers of the Imperial Japanese Army contains general discussion of the principles and accumulated experience of the Japanese in night combat. Part 2 contains an appendix...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the towed tank destroyer platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques that are not covered in other manuals. This field manual details movements, bivouacs, positions in readiness,...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the self-propelled tank destroyer platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques that are not covered in other manuals. It is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of inflexible...
This book examines the selection and occupation of ground for defense, the organization employed in planning, laying out, and constructing field fortifications. Includes employment of weapons, the battle position, outposts, and camouflage.