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FM 6-20: Tactical Employment
Field Artillery Field Manual, War Department, February 5, 1944
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter | 1. | | General |
| | | | Section I. | | Role and characteristics |
| | | | II. | | Organization |
| | | | III. | | Types of fire |
| | | | IV. | | Types of employment |
| | | | V. | | Tactical organization for combat |
| | | | VI. | | Command and staff |
| | | | VII. | | Plans and orders |
Chapter | 2. | | Tactical Functions |
| | | | Section I. | | Reconnaissance |
| | | | II. | | Observation |
| | | | III. | | Intelligence |
| | | | IV. | | Liaison |
| | | | V. | | Coordination with supported arm |
| | | | VI. | | Fire direction |
| | | | VII. | | Signal communications |
| | | | VIII. | | Security |
| | | | IX. | | Artillery and air support |
Chapter | 3. | | Troop Movements, Halts, and Bivouacs |
| | | | Section I. | | General |
| | | | II. | | Artillery on the march |
| | | | III. | | Artillery with march security detachments |
| | | | IV. | | Rail and water movements |
| | | | V. | | March halts and bivouacs |
Chapter | 4. | | Offensive Combat |
| | | | Section I. | | Artillery in offensive combat |
| | | | II. | | Artillery in defensive-offensive |
| | | | III. | | Artillery in pursuit |
Chapter | 5. | | Defensive Combat |
Chapter | 6. | | Artillery in Retrograde Movements |
Chapter | 7. | | Artillery in Special Operations |
Chapter | 8. | | Supply and Evacuation |
| | | | Section I. | | Ammunition supply |
| | | | II. | | Maintenance and salvage |
| | | Index |
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