Field Artillery Materiel

About this eBook

Compiler

Kelly, James P. (James Patrick)

Title

Field artillery materiel

Original Publication

Columbia, MO: University Coop Store, 1920.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress)

Language

English

LoC Class

UF: Military science: Artillery

Subject

Artillery, Field and mountain

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71954

Release Date

October 25, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FIELD ARTILLERY MATERIEL
2. 2.DEDICATION
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.CONTENTS.
6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
7. 7.CHAPTER I DEFINITIONS.
8. 8.CHAPTER II HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIEL.
9. 9.CHAPTER III ELEMENTS OF GUN CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN — TUBES — THE WIRE-WRAPPED GUN. — THE BUILT-UP GUN. — TWIST. — OUTER CYLINDERS. — BREECHBLOCKS. — GUN CARRIAGES. — TRAVERSING MECHANISMS. — ELEVATING MECHANISMS. — RECOIL MECHANISM. — SHIELDS. — SIGHTS. — WHEELS. — AXLES. — TRAILS. — CONCLUSION.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV MODERN ARMAMENT. — THE ARTILLERY OF A FIELD ARMY; ITS FUNCTIONS. — DIVISION ARTILLERY. — CORPS ARTILLERY. — ARMY ARTILLERY. — ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.
11. 11.CHAPTER V THE 3-INCH FIELD GUN. — THE GUN. — Weights and Dimensions. — THE BREECH MECHANISM. — THE GUN CARRIAGE. — Action of the Mechanism. — Weights and Dimensions. — THE 3-INCH GUN (CAISSON) LIMBER. — Weights and Dimensions. — THE CAISSON — Weights and Dimensions. — To Dismount and to Assemble Parts of the Gun and Carriage.
12. 12.CHAPTER VI FRENCH 75 — GUN. — Weights and Dimensions. — CARRIAGE. — Weights and Dimensions. — THE CARRIAGE. — CARE AND PRESERVATION OF FRENCH 75. — Dismountings. — Care of Recoil Mechanism. — ( Chief Mechanic Only )
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. 75-MM. FIELD GUN MODEL 1916. — THE GUN. — Description of the 75-MM Field Gun. — Description of the Breech Mechanism. — CARRIAGE. — Description. — DISMOUNTING AND ASSEMBLING CARRIAGE. — I. To Remove Recoil Cylinder. — II. To Disassemble Recoil Cylinder. — III. To Assemble Recoil Cylinder. — IV. To Dismount Gun. — V. To Remove Counter-recoil Springs. — VI. To Remove Breechblock. — VII. To Replace Piston Rod Gland Packing. — VIII. To Remove Wheel. — IX. To Remove Shields. — X. To Remove Spring Cylinder. — XI. To Remove Sight. — XII. To Remove Rocker and Rocker Arms. — XIII. To Remove Top Carriage. — XIV. To Remove Equalizing Gear and Pinions. — XV. To Remove Brake Mechanism. — XVI. To Remove Trails. — GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. — Filling Recoil Cylinder (Cylinder Mounted on Carriage.)
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII 75-MM FIELD GUN MODEL 1917 (BRITISH). — DESCRIPTION.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX THE 4.7” RIFLE, MODEL 1906. — GUN.
16. 16.CHAPTER X THE 155-MM FILLOUX GUN.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI THE 155 HOWITZER, MODEL 1918 — THE HOWITZER. — General Description. — Howitzer Description. — THE CARRIAGE. — NOTES ON CARE OF THE 155 HOWITZER.
18. 18.CHAPTER XII EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION AND FUSES. — EXPLOSIVES. — The General Shape and Nomenclature of Projectiles. — Three-inch Ammunition. — Precautions to be Observed with Fixed Ammunition. — With Blank Ammunition. — FUZES. — Methods of Arming. — Fuzes Classification. — Fuse Tables. — Notes on Ammunition Marking. — PRECAUTIONS IN SEPARATE LOADING PROJECTILES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII CARE AND PRESERVATION. — OILS AND CLEANING MATERIAL, TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES FOR ARTILLERY MATERIEL WITH THEIR USE. — TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES. — CARE AND CLEANING OF THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CARRIAGES. — GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF MATERIEL — Assembling and Disassembling. — Care of Materiel. — Firing, Precautions and Preparations for. — Cleaning and Care of Leather. — Care of Cloth Equipment. — Care of Metal. — Care of Guns During and After Firing. — A CLEANING SCHEDULE FOR MATERIEL. — Daily. — Weekly. — Monthly. — Every Three Months. — Every Six Months. — PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT. — SIGHTS. — PANORAMIC SIGHT, MODEL 1917. — Description. — Use of the Panoramic Sight for Direct Fire. — For Indirect Fire. — Panoramic Sight, Model of 1915. — THE RANGE QUADRANT — CARE AND INSPECTION OF SIGHTS. — OBSERVING INSTRUMENTS. — B. C. Telescope, M. 1915. — Care and Instructions. — Aiming Circle, M, 1916. — Care and Instructions. — Adjustments B. C. Telescope and Aiming Circle. — FIELD ARTILLERY RANGE FINDER, 1 METER BASE (Bausch & Lomb.) — Care and Instructions. — Adjustments. — FIELD GLASSES. — THE BRACKET FUZE SETTER, MODEL 1905 M. — THE HAND FUZE SETTER, MODEL 1912.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV SIGNAL EQUIPMENT. — CLASSIFICATION. — The Camp Telephone. — The Monocord Switchboard. — Disadvantages of the Monocord Switchboard. — Advantages of the Monocord Switchboard. — Common Faults and Remedies of the Magneto Telephone. — Signaling by Means of Lamps. — PRECAUTIONS IN LAMP SIGNALING. — SIGNALING RANGE OF LAMPS. — GENERAL SERVICE CODE AND CONVENTIONAL SIGNALS FOR USE WITH PROJECTORS, BUZZERS AND WIGWAG. — Manner of Sending Messages. — Signaling by Means of Fireworks. — The Fireworks Code. — Classification of Fireworks. — 1. Very Pistol Cartridges. — 2. VB Cartridges. — 3. Rockets. — 4. Flares. — THE USES OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF FIREWORKS. — Signaling by Means of Panels. — Miscellaneous Methods of Visual Signaling. — Radio Equipment. — Type SCR-54 Set. — Method of Operating. — Use of a Vacuum Tube Detector with the SCR-54 Set. — Precautions, Sources of Trouble, Maintenance.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. SMALL ARMS. — Notes on the Automatic Pistol, Cal. 45, Model 1911. — Interesting Facts about the Pistol. — Precautions. — Care and Cleaning of the Automatic Pistol. — MACHINE GUNS AND AUTOMATIC RIFLES AS EMPLOYED BY THE ARTILLERY. — Defense on the March. — (B.) Defense of the Position. — Types of Anti-Aircraft Mounts. — BROWNING MACHINE GUN—MODEL 1917. — THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE. — General Description. — Operation. — Cooling System.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. MOTORS. — RECONNAISSANCE CAR. — Brief Description. — ARTILLERY TRACTOR, 5-TON MODEL OF 1917. — Brief Description. — Outline Specifications. — AMMUNITION TRUCK. — Weights and Dimensions. — Brief Description of Ammunition Truck Body. — Outline Specifications of all 2-Ton Chassis, Nash Models — Brief Description, Models 4017-A, 4017-L, and 4017-F. — HOW TO DRIVE. — To Start the Car. — To Shift Gears (Increasing Speed). — To Shift Gears (Decreasing Speed). — To Stop the Car. — Driving Suggestions. — ENGINE TROUBLES.
24. 24.APPENDIX “A” GUNNERS’ EXAMINATIONS. — PREPARATION. — Setting the Panoramic Sight. — Setting the Peep Sight. — Setting the Quadrant. — Fuse Setting. — Drill of the Gun Squad. — Materiel. — REGULATIONS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF GUNNERS. — Direct Laying. — Indirect Laying. — Laying for Range. — Fuse Setting. — Drill of the Gun Squad. — Materiel. — DON’TS FOR CANNONEERS. — TRAINING GUN CREWS.
25. 25.APPENDIX “B”—Comparative table of guns used in World’s War.
26. 26.APPENDIX “C”
27. 27.INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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