57mm Gun M1
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: FM 23-75 57mm Gun M1 1944-06-15
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Paragraphs Page; title: CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; title: CHAPTER 2. MECHANICAL TRAINING; title: Section I. General 2-3 2; title: II. Disassembly and assembly 4-5; title: III. Mechanical functioning 6-12 3; title: IV. Stoppages and immediate action 13-15 4; title: V. Care and preservation. 16-18 7; title: VI. Destruction of ordnance materiel 19-20 8; title: VII. Spare parts, equipment, and accessories 21-22 12; title: CHAPTER 3. PREPARATORY GUNNERY.; title: Section I. General 23-24 16; title: II. Care, use, and adjustment of fire control equipment 25 17; title: III. Crew drill— General 26-30 17; title: IV. Elementary crew drill without prime mover 31-41 22; title: V. Elementary crew drill with prime mover 42-51 38; title: VI. Advanced crew drill 52-64 46; title: VII. Laying the gun 65—71 55; title: VIII. Ammunition 72-73 75; title: IX. Fire orders 74-77 78; title: X. Range, speed, and lead determination 78-81 80; title: CHAPTER 4. TECHNIQUE OF FIRE.; title: Section I. General 82-83 85; title: II. Stationary targets with vertical profile. 84-86 86; title: III. Moving targets 87-89 89; title: IV. Targets with little or no vertical profile 90-92; title: V. Night firing 93 92; title: VI. Conduct of fire 94-100 93; title: CHAPTER 5. SUBCALIBER FIRING.; title: Section I. General 101-102 100; title: II. Qualification course 103-104 100; title: III. Conduct of 1,000-inch range, instruction and record practice firing 105-115 103; title: IV. Conduct of long-range subcaliber firing 116-122 122; title: Safety precautions 123-126 124; title: CHAPTER 6. SERVICE FIRING.; title: Section I. General 127 12; title: II. Preparatory exercise 128-130 127; title: III. Basic firing 13 1-1 33; title: IV. Combat-range firing 134-135 13 2; title: V. Conduct of combat-range firing 136-137 135; title: CHAPTER 7. GUNNER'S PROFICIENCY TESTS.; title: Section I. General; title: II. Materiel tests 144-148 138; title: III. Direct laying tests 149-152 140; title: CHAPTER 8. ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS.; title: Section I. General 153-1 54 142; title: II. Conduct of instruction 155-160 142; title: Appendix. List of references 152; title: Index. 153