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Field Artillery Manuals and Such ... - 2/3/2001 10:55:00 AM   
Bing

 

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Status: offline 		Gentlemen - Despite some rather heavy web surfing, I have yet to run across a source for field manuals and other technical information concerning the US Army Field Artillery during WW2. Any sources - URL's, book stores, whatver - would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if this is OT, you can reply to: Byron Inglesh bing2@avcil.net

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- 2/3/2001 11:02:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Give Byron a hand if you can - this info is for the tutorial project and so will help alot of people. Thanks, Don

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- 2/3/2001 11:34:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am soon (15 Feb) leaving to attend the Field Artillery Officer's Advanced Course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The school's library has a vast array of material covering United States Artillery from it's inception to the present. If you let me know what info you seek, I can research it for you and provide the info. If you desire, I can provide copies of the pages of pertinent material. Let me know, I am more than willing to assist.

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- 2/3/2001 12:03:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		CaptainBrian, I know this is a WWII post, but when you get back from Sill could you share some info (non-classified of course) on the XM777, and the Marine Corps HIMARS with us? Good luck at Fort Sill. Show the Army that the Marines can put more accurate steel on target!! Thanks Semper Fi Randy

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- 2/3/2001 12:07:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anything you can find out about specific TT&P from the period would much appreciated!!

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- 2/3/2001 12:18:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		I look forward to assisting in providing information about the old (WWII) and the new (HIMARS, XM-777) !!!!

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- 2/3/2001 12:43:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		check out: Military Info Publishing They will have what you are looking for - I've used them before, reasonable prices, excellent quality... ------------------ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. -- George Orwell [email]sooperduk@hotmail.com[/email]

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- 2/3/2001 12:53:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Page 16 of this PDF lists the relevent manuals for the period. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=454 The PDF is rather large, and I'm not sure how much it will help you.... This one specifically talks about artillery use, infantry artillery teams, and such. It's one of the 9 Combat Lessons pamphlets available there. http://carlisle-www.army.mil/cgi-bin/usamhi/DL/showdoc.pl?docnum=18 The rest can be found at http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/DL/chron.htm#AWorldWarII19391945. They're scans of 1944 vintage pamphlets, so the quality is a bit iffy, and I haven't looked at all of them, but they look interesting. The Army's Center of Military History publshes the following: "KING OF BATTLE: A BRANCH HISTORY OF THE U.S. ARMY'S FIELD ARTILLERY (gen. eds. Henry O. Malone and John L. Romjue) by Boyd L. Dastrup. (1992; first CMH ed. 1993; 381 pp., tables, illustrations, appendixes, bibliography, glossary, index). CMH Pub 70-27, paper. A comprehensive history of the development of field artillery in the U.S. Army since colonial times. The study focuses on the tactical, organization, materiel, and training lessons learned-both of wartime action and of peacetime planning-in the larger framework of American military policy and strategy." That's all I know about it. Hmm... what else..... the folks at Field Artillery Magazine might be able to help. http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/ That's all I can come up with off the cuff. I'll do a little more poking around and see what I can find.

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- 2/3/2001 12:57:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		I should have clarified a bit -- the company that I mentioned specializes in photocopies of period field manuals, training manuals, TO&Es, etc. They have a ton of FA-related stuff... ------------------ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. -- George Orwell [This message has been edited by Elvis (edited February 03, 2001).]

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- 2/3/2001 1:02:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you for all the links guys. Tankhead ------------------ Rick Cloutier [email]rcclout@telusplanet.net[/email] Coordinator: Tankhead's SPWAW Resources http://members.tripod.com/tankhead__1

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- 2/3/2001 1:03:00 PM   
Bing

 

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Originally posted by CaptainBrian: I am soon (15 Feb) leaving to attend the Field Artillery Officer's Advanced Course at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The school's library has a vast array of material covering United States Artillery from it's inception to the present. If you let me know what info you seek, I can research it for you and provide the info. If you desire, I can provide copies of the pages of pertinent material. Let me know, I am more than willing to assist.
Capt - Your profile doens't include an e-mail address. In order not to overload the message board, would you please e-mail me at: bing2@avci.net Elvis (thank you, sir) has provided me with a web site I haven't seen before, which sells photocopies of what appear to be nearly every field manual produced by the US Army. I need to be pointed in the right direction, rather than ordering tons of manuals I won't be able to use. Thank you one and all for your generous assistance, youse guys ARE the greatest!! Bing

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- 2/3/2001 1:20:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bing, It looks like "FM 6-20 Field Artillery Field Manual. Tactics and Technique (1940)(+Change 1); 193 pages, 10 illus. Price 20.00 {Item No.3408}" would be the most useful one (Interesting site, Elvis), but I'm just guessing. Hmm.... you'd think the cannon cockers would have a library and people who know this stuff, wouldn't you? You might try contacting the Ft. Sills Public Affairs Office. http://sill-www.army.mil/doim/Staff_Dir/PAO/PAO.html They may at least be able to point you in the right direction.

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- 2/4/2001 1:41:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Bing, Sorry about that. I have updated, now have my e-mail posted.

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- 2/4/2001 2:18:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		CaptainBrian, thanks for your reply, we all greatly appreciate it. Thanks and good luck. Semper Fi Randy

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