Weapons
Subtitle: (Marine Infantry Battalion)
Publisher: Marine Corps Schools, Marine Barracks
Published: 1943
Place of publication: Quantico (Va.)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
Subjects: Weapons; Study and teaching; United States. Marine Corps; United States
Description: "Material in this text is intended only for the purpose of acquainting students ... with the general characteristics of weapons of the rifle battalion and their battlefield employment in brief .. Organizational data is taken from Tables of Organization, Infantry Regiment, Marine Division, approved 1 July, 1942" -- page vii.
Notes: Cover title.

"11883(1) MCS Quantico, Va. 5-21-43--7500" -- page 95.

"11883(B) MCS Quantico, Va. 7-24-44--5M" -- page 138 of suppl.

"T.O. approved 1 July, 1942" -- Cover.

"NAVMC-3551" -- Cover (suppl.).

"Published: -- For instructional purposes only" -- Covers.

Supplement entitled "A supplement to weapons (Marine Infantry Battalion)."

Supplement continues pagination from previous volume (p. 97-138).

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of January 31, 2014:  https://archive.org/details/weaponsmarineinf00unse.

Suppl. available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of April 29, 2014:  https://archive.org/details/weaponsmarineinfunse.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: 1. U.S. rifle, cal. .30, M1903. General ; Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 2. U.S. rifle, cal. .30, M1. Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 3. Bayonet, M1905. Description and employment; title: 4. Automatic pistol, cal. .45, M1911 and 1911A1. Essential characteristics; title: 5. U.S carbine, cal. .30, M1. General ; Essential characteristics ; Employment; title: 6. Browning automatic rifle, cal. .30. General ; Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 7. Reising submachine gun, cal. .45, models 50, 55, and 60. Essential characteristics ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 8. Thompson submachine gun, cal. .45. Essential characteristics ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 9. Browing light machine gun, cal. .30. Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 10. 60mm mortar, M2. Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 11. 81mm mortar, M1. Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel and equipment ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 12. Browning heavy machine gun, cal. .30. Essential characteristics ; Organization of personnel ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 13. Browning submachine gun, cal. .50, M2. Essential characteristics ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 14. 37mm gun, antitank, M3. Essential characteristics ; Ammunition supply ; Employment; title: 15. Antitank mines. General; title: 16. Grenades. pt. 1. Hand grenades ; pt. 2. Rifle grenades, VB and chemical ; pt. 3. Antitank mines.; title: 16. Grenades. pt. 4. Rifle grenades and grenade launchers. General ; Grenade launcher M7 ; Grenade launcher M8 ; General employment of grenade launchers ; Grenade projection adapter, M1 ; Impact fragmentation rifle grenade M17 ; Ground signals ; Grenade launcher sight; title: 17. 2.36-inch AT rocket launcher M1A1. General ; Essential characteristics ; Ammunition supply ; Employment ; Precautions; title: 18. Johnson light machine gun, cal. 30, M1944. General ; Essential characteristics ; Ammunition ; Employment; title: 19. Portable flame thrower M1A1. General ; Essential characteristics ; Fuel ; Employment; title: 20. Infantry demolition kit M1. General ; Essential characteristics ; Description of items ; Employment; title: List of correspondence school publications.