Coast Artillery Gunners' Instruction
Subtitle: Mobile Seacoast Artillery, First And Second Class Gunners
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1942
Language: eng
Description: TM 4-315 Coast Artillery Gunners' Instruction, Mobile Seacoast Artillery, First And Second Class Gunners 1942-01-22
Prepared under direction of the Chief of Coast Artillery
Table of contents: title: Paragraphs; title: Chapter 1. General 1-2; title: Chapter 2. Service of the piece.; title: Section I. General 3-6; title: II. 155-min guns 7-8; title: III. 14-inch railway guns 9-10; title: IV. 8-inch railway guns 11-12; title: V. 12-inch railway mortars 13-14; title: Chapter 3. Nomenclature of various parts of gun, carriage, and emplacement materiel 15-18; title: Chapter 4. Action, care, and minor adjustment of various parts of gun and carriage.; title: Section I. 156-mm guns 19-21; title: II. 14-inch gun M1920MII on railway mount M1920 22-24; title: III. 8-inch gun M1888 on railway mount M1918 25-27; title: IV. 12-inch mortars M1890 and M1890MI on railway carriage M1918 28-30; title: Chapter 5. Duties of range section 31-40; title: Chapter 6. Use, orientation, and adjustment of observation instruments 41-42; title: Chapter 7. Pointing methods and instruments 43-44; title: Chapter 8. Ammunition.; title: Section I. Powders, projectiles, primers, and fuzes 45-49; title: II. Transporting, handling and storing ammunition 50-52; title: Chapter 9. Definitions.; title: Section I. Elementary definitions for seacoast artillery 53; title: II. Particular definitions pertaining to ammunition supply 54-55; title: III. Particular definitions pertaining to supplies and supply functions 56; title: COAST ARTILLERY CORPS; title: Chapter 10. Motor transportation. Paragraphs; title: Section I. Nomenclature of major parts of motor vehicles 57; title: II. Practical operation of motor vehicles 58-60; title: III. Trouble shooting and minor repairs 61; title: IV. Duties of driver in care, service, repair, and maintenance of motor vehicles 62-63; title: V. Convoy and march rules and discipline 64; title: VI. Handling of trucks and tractors under adverse conditions 65-67; title: VII. Operation of vehicle not in convoy 68; title: Chapter 11. Communication.; title: Section I. Use and care of telephones 69-70; title: II. Installation and operation of brigade, regimental, or battalion telephone system and net 71-72; title: III. Radio communication 73-76; title: Chapter 12. Searchlights.; title: Section I. Drill of searchlight section 77; title: II. Nomenclature of various parts of searchlight. 78-80; title: III. Nomenclature of various parts of control system 81-83; title: IV. Care and operation of power plant 84-86; title: V. Care and operation of searchlight 87-89; title: VI. Care and operation of control system 90-92; title: Chapter 13. Supplies 93-96; title: Chapter 14. General subjects.; title: Section I. Indication, identification, and characteristic features of warships 97-98; title: II. Nomenclature, action, and maintenance of small arms and their ammunition 99-101; title: III. Nomenclature, action, service, and drill of antiaircraft machine gun; its mount, ammunition, and targets 102-106; title: IV. Cordage and mechanical maneuvers 107-117; title: V. Nomenclature of railroad track materiel ; packing journal boxes; brake mechanisms; buffers and couplings 118-121; title: VI. Map reading 122-125; title: VII. Orientation and reconnaissance 126-127; title: Index 429