Field artillery materiel

by Unknown

CONTENTS.

Chapters	Page
I.	Definitions.	[11]
II.	History and Development of Materiel.	[16]
	Biblical references—Use by Romans in Punic wars—Greeks; Chinese use of pyrotechmy; French field artillery in the time of Charles VIII; Gustavus Adolphus and artillery in the 17th century; Louis XIV; Gribeauval’s work in 1765; Shrapnel, 1808; Smooth bores to rifles, middle of 19th century; French “75;” Period 1897 to date.
III.	Elements of Gun Design and Construction.	[27]
	Guns—wire wrapped and built-up; twist; breechblocks; carriages; traversing mechanisms; elevating mechanisms; recoil systems. Air and spring recuperators; shields; sights; wheels; trails.
IV.	Modern Armament.	[46]
	Discussions of types of artillery and their organization; missions and guns suitable to accomplish different missions; ideal and practical types for divisional corps and army artillery.
V.	Three-inch Field Gun.	[62]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description of gun, carriage, caisson and limbers; functioning of principal parts.
	Mounting and dismounting.
VI.	75-mm Model 1897 (“French 75”).	[84]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
	Care, preservation, dismounting.
VII.	75-mm Model 1916 (“American 75”).	[105]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
	Care, preservation, dismounting, mounting.
VIII.	75-mm Model 1917 (“British 75”).	[147]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
IX.	4.7” Rifle Model 1906.	[154]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
X.	155-mm Rifle (Filloux Gun) (GPF).	[160]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
XI.	155-mm Howitzer Model 1918.	[167]
	Weights and dimensions.
	Description and functioning of principal parts.
	Notes on dismounting and mounting—cleaning.
XII.	Explosives, Ammunition and Fuzes.	[199]
	Explosives—classes, fillers, H. E., nitrogen compounds.
	Ammunition—classes, discussion of fixed, semi-fixed and separate ammunition, primers, charges, construction of different types of shell, care.
	Fuzes—principle of operation, arming, classification, precautions, tables of fuzes giving description, use, etc.
	Ammunition marking.
XIII.	Care and Preservation of Materiel.	[236]
	Oils and cleaning materials; tools and accessories; care and cleaning of different parts of carriages, emptying, cleaning and filling cylinders, cleaning bore, breech, springs, etc.; general instructions for care of cloth, leather and metal equipment. Cleaning schedules.
XIV.	Fire Control Equipment.	[258]
	Sights—line, front and rear, panoramic; model 1915 and 1917 with their use, care and verification. Range Quadrant, care, use and adjustment. B. C. Telescope, model 1915 and Aiming Circle model 1916, with their use, care and adjustment. Range Finder, 1 meter base, use, care and adjustment. Field Glasses. Fuse Setters.
XV.	Signal Equipment.	[285]
	Telephones and Monocord Switchboards—description, use, adjustments, trouble shooting and care.
	Projectors—description, use, adjustment, service code for lamps and buzzer, conventional signals.
	Pyrotechnical signaling, classification of rockets, use, code.
	Panels—liaison with airplanes, signals, description of panels, panel code.
	Flags—classification, use of semaphore and wig-wag.
	Radio—Description of equipment, SCR-54 and SCR-54-A Sets, methods of operation, use of vacuum detectors, precautions, sources of trouble, maintenance, reception of airplane signals.
XVI.	Small Arms.	[315]
	Pistol, machine gun and automatic rifle—description, use and care.
XVII.	Motors	[328]
	Reconnaissance car, Dodge, Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 5-ton tractors, ammunition trucks, cargo trucks. How to drive, sources of trouble, maintenance.
	Appendices.	[349]
	A.Gunner’s Examinations—preparations, Cannoneers’ “Don’ts,” training gun crews.
	B. Tabular comparison of light guns used in World War.	[370]
	C. Table of Equivalents.	[371]
	Index.