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Build your own 12 pound Mountain Howitzer Cannon & Coehorn Mortar: The plans and pics are pretty good. I guess I just don't get the joke about hunting deer with a howitzer or wild cats with a mortar. I happen to LIKE cats. Different strokes, I guess. Still, the plans and pics are worth taking a look at.

PROPER USE OF ARTILLERY Head-Quarters, Army of the Potomac. Frederick, MD.. September 12, 1862

TOW 2 - Heavy Anti-Tank Missile The BGM-71 TOW wire-guided heavy anti-tank missile is produced by Raytheon Systems Company. The weapon is used in anti-armor, anti-bunker, anti-fortification and anti-amphibious landing roles. TOW is in service with over 45 armed forces and is integrated on over 15,000 ground, vehicle and helicopter platforms worldwide.

Sidewinder Guided Missile: The Sidewinder guided missiles, AIM-9 series (fig. 3-8), are supersonic, air-to-air weapons with passive infrared target detection, proportional navigation guidance, and torque-balance control systems. They are capable of being launched from the F-14 and F/A-18 aircraft. The AIM-9 series missiles are issued to the fleet as AURs. The components of the ATM-9L-1 are identical to the AIM-9L/M except that a training warhead is substituted for the tactical warhead in the ATM-9L-1. The AIM-9L/M missile is used strictly for tactical purposes. The ATM-9L-1 missile is used for pilot training in target acquisition and missile firing.

Artillery Applications The Joint Model Project for Battlescale Atmospheric Conditions (JMP BAC) is a cooperative venture of the Environmental Verification and Analysis Center (EVAC), and the Battlefield Environment Division of the Army Research Laboratory. Current JMP BAC efforts include the testing and validation of two weather models: the Battlescale Forecast Model (BFM) and the MM5. The BFM is P.C.-based mesoscale modeling system, which incorporates the High Order Turbulence Model for Atmospheric Circulations (HOTMAC) described in Yamada (1981) and Yamada and Bunker (1988). The MM5 is the latest generation of the NCAR/Penn State Mesoscale Model developed from the hydrodynamic model documented in Anthes and Warner (1978). Eventually, mesoscale forecasts will be used to increase the effectiveness of current and future weapons systems and will allow for improved decision making on the battlefield. Specific applications include forecasting wind, density, and temperature for the adjustment of extended-range artillery and providing advance estimates of visibility and wind conditions over distant target areas for the selection and effective delivery of smart munitions.

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY REFERENCE HANDBOOK FM 44-100-2 The United States Army serves to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. The Army does this by deterring war and, when deterrence fails, by achieving quick, decisive victory—on and off the battlefield—anywhere in the world and under virtually any conditions as part of a joint team. Freedom of action for the commander to maneuver without interference from enemy air and tactical ballistic missile (TBM) attack is the objective of the United States Army Air Defense Artillery (ADA).

Dumb Bombs & Smart Munitions (Includes following two entries) This document provides a survey of unguided "dumb" or "iron" aerial bombs, and air-launched "smart" bombs and missiles. As smart munitions are in rapid evolution at this time, this document will be updated periodically to keep up with changes in the technology.

Missile Defense Serious work on weapons to intercept intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) goes back to the 1960s, to the beginning of the missile race between the US and the Soviets. The missile defense effort since then has been characterized by many failures and dead ends, but the concept remains alive and both work and controversy continue. This document provides a survey of past and present missile defense efforts.

BOFORS Defense Systems - This is a .pdf product sheet. You need Adobe Acrobat installed to download & read. The company develops, markets and maintains smart weapon systems within the fields of indirect fire, combat vehicle turrets, naval gun and Air Defense gun systems, for the international market.

Field Artillery is a bimonthly magazine published by the US Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for Army and Marine Field Artillerymen stationed around the world. As stated in the Field Artillery Journal, first published in 1911, the purpose of the magazine is “to disseminate professional knowledge and furnishing information as to the artillery’s progress, development and best use in campaign; to cultivate with the other arms a common understanding of the power and limitations of each; to foster a feeling of interdependence among the different arms and of hearty cooperation by all; and to promote understanding between the regular and militia forces by forging a close bond—all of which objects are worthy and contribute to the good of our country.”

RIGHT OF THE LINE - A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FIELD ARTILLERY US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA [APRIL 1984] This booklet is published to provide its readers with some of the history and lore that inspire American Field Artillerymen. We are deeply grateful to LTC Fairfax D. Downey (Ret) for allowing us to use selections from his book The Sound of the Guns (New York: D. McKay & Co., 1955).

ARTILLERY - The King of Battle Field Artillery Training Command, 16 September 1997

FUNDAMENTALS OF FIELD ARTILLERY CANNON US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL:  The mission of the Field Artillery is to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by cannon, rocket or missile fire and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined arms operations. In order to accomplish this mission, the Field Artillery must be able to rapidly and accurately exchange information with certain terms, procedures and weapon formations that enhance the artillery’s survivability and flexibility on the modern battlefield.

Field Artillery Terms US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL, January 1997

TF XXI FIRE SUPPORT HANDBOOK US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 26 February 1996 This Handbook represents a consolidation of the input provided by the United States Army Field Artillery School to the Mounted Battlespace Battle Lab for the 71 Series of Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). The Mounted Battlespace Battle Lab has the TRADOC lead in producing a 71 Series of TTPs from Company Team to Brigade level for the EXFOR of Task Force XXI.

Field Artillery Tactical Operations US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL 08 February 1995

Field Artillery ROADMAP Updated as of 22 January 1997

BALLISTICS Chapter 3 FM 6-40 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for FIELD ARTILLERY MANUAL CANNON GUNNERY

Fire Support for Digitized Division Operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Special Text No. 6-20-30, United States Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma -- November 1998

FIRE SUPPORT TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES As of Feb. 27, 1997

The Wheel Versus Track Dilemma by Paul Hornback ARMOR — March-April 1998

Active Protective Systems: Impregnable Armor or Simply Enhanced Survivability? by Captain Tom J. Meyer ARMOR — May-June 1998

M-109 Howitzer The 155-mm M109 series, Self-propelled medium howitzers are highly mobile combat support weapons. They are air transportable in phase III of airborne operation. They have a cruising range of 220 miles at speeds up to 35 miles per hour. Combat loaded, The M109 series weighs 27.5 tons. The M109A2/A3/A4 howitzers uses M185 cannon and achieves a range of 23,500 meters. The replacement of the 23 caliber long barrel with the M284 cannon 39-caliber barrel on the M109A5/A6 increased the range capability to 30,00 meters. The 155-mm Projectile weights 98 pounds.

Stingray light tank The Stingray light tank was developed to fill requirements for a light tank with increased strategic and tactical mobility and main battle tank firepower. Stingray fires all NATO 105-mm ammunition, as well as British and U.S. armor-piercing, fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) ordnance. It travels at speeds of 44 mph (71 km/hr), climbs 60-percent gradients, and traverses 2.7-foot (82 cm) vertical obstacles and water depths to 3.5 feet (107 cm). The Stingray is the only light tank mounting the NATO 105-mm cannon in production. Textron Marine & Land Systems has now completed an advanced version of the Stingray, known as Stingray II. The Stingray II, which has increased ballistic protection and improved fire control, is expected to have wide appeal to many international customers.

M6 Bradley Linebacker (BL) The initial Linebacker build is a short range air defense (SHORAD) Stinger missile system configured on an Operation Desert Storm (ODS) Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV/M2A2). In the summer of 1998, the M6 Bradley Linebacker (BL) began to replace the fielded SHORAD Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle (BSFV). As the BFV upgrades to the M2/A3 vehicle, future Linebackers (fielding to begin in 2003) will eventually replace the ODS M2/A2 which will roll down to replace any remaining active Army Force Package 2-3 BSFV units.

M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defense System The M163 is a self propelled variant of the General Dynamics 20mm M61 rotary cannon mounted in most US aircraft since the '60s used for air defense. Long the standard mobile light anti-aircraft gun of the US Army, the Vulcan's only limitation was that it could not cannot be used for night time operation. From 1984 many M163 were upgraded under the M163 PIVADS Product Improved Vulcan Air Defence System program.

FM 3-01.7 Air Defense Artillery Brigade Operations 31 October 2000 HTML

FM 3-01.11 Air Defense Artillery Reference Handbook 31 October 2000 HTML

FM 3-01.85 Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations 13 May 2002 HTML

FM 3-09.12 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Field Artillery Target Acquisition 21 June 2002 HTML

FM 3-09.21 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for The Field Artillery Battalion 22 March 2001 HTML

FM 3-09.22 (FM 6-20-2) Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Corps Artillery, Division Artillery, and Field Artillery Brigade Operations 2 March 2001 HTML

FM 3-09.70 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for M109A6 Howitzer (Paladin) Operations 1 August 2000 HTML

FM 3-21.91 Tactical Employment Of Anti-armor Platoons And Companies 26 November 2002 HTML

FM 3-22.1 Bradley Gunnery 28 November 2003 PDF

FM 3-22.27 MK 19, 40-mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3 28 November 2003 PDF

FM 3-22.31 40-MM Grenade Launcher, M203 13 February 2003 HTML

FM 3-22.34 TOW Weapon System 28 November 2003 PDF

FM 3-22.37 Javelin Medium Antiarmor Weapon System 23 January 2003 HTML

FM 3-22.68 Crew-Served Machine Guns, 5.56-mm AND 7.62- 31 January 2003 HTML

FM 3-23.24 M47 Dragon Medium Antitank Weapon System 30 August 2001 HTML

FM 3-23.25 Light Antiarmor Weapons 30 August 2001 HTML

FM 6-2 Field Artillery Survey 23 September 1993 HTML

FM 6-16 Tables for Artillery Meteorology (Electronic) Ballistic Type 3 and Computer Messages 10 May 1979 PDF

FM 6-16-2 Tables For Artillery Meteorology (Visual) Ballistic Type 3 And Computer Messages And Limited Surface Observations 15 January 1982 HTML

FM 6-16-3 Tables For Artillery Meteorology (Electronic And Visual) Type 2 Messages 15 June 1982 HTML

FM 6-20 Fire Support in the Airland Battle 17 May 1988 HTML

FM 6-20-1 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for THE FIELD ARTILLERY CANNON BATTALION 29 November 1990 HTML

FM 6-20-30 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Corps and Division Operations 18 October 1989 HTML

FM 6-20-40 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Brigade Operations (Heavy) 5 January 1990 HTML

FM 6-20-50 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Brigade Operations (Light) 5 January 1990 HTML

FM 6-30 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Observed Fire 16 July 1991 HTML

FM 6-40 MCWP 3-16.4 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Field Artillery Manual Cannon Gunnery 23 April 1996 HTML

FM 6-50 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for The Field Artillery Cannon Battery 23 December 1996 HTML

FM 6-60 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations 23 April 1996 HTML

FM 6-71 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for the Combined Arms Commander 29 September 1994 HTML

FM 6-121 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Field Artillery Target Acquisition 25 September 1990 HTML

FM 7-90 Tactical Employment of Mortars 9 October 1992 HTML

FM 7-91 Tactical Employment of Antiarmor Platoons, Companies, and Battalions 30 September 1987 HTML

FM 17-12-7 Tank Gunnery Training Devices And Usage Strategies 1 May 2000 HTML

FM 17-12-8 Light Cavalry Gunnery 16 February 1999 HTML

FM 17-15 Tank Platoon 3 April 1996 HTML

FM 17-18 Light Armor Operations 8 March 1994 HTML

FM 20-32 Mine/Countermine Operations 29 May 1998 HTML

FM 20-32 Mine/Countermine Operations, Change 3 1 October 2002 PDF

FM 21-16 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Procedures 30 August 1994 HTML

FM 23-11 90mm Recoilless Rifle, M67 6 July 1965 HTML

FM 23-14 M249 Light Machine Gun in The Automatic Rifle Role 26 January 1994 HTML

FM 23-23 Antipersonnel Mine M18a1 And M18 (Claymore) 6 January 1966 HTML

FM 23-24 Dragon Medium Antitank/Assault Weapon System M47 3 April 1990 HTML

FM 23-25 Light Antiarmor Weapons 17 August 1994 HTML

FM 23-27 MK 19, 40-mm Grenade Machine Gun, MOD 3 27 December 1988 HTML

FM 23-31 40-mm Grenade Launcher, M203 20 September 1994 HTML

FM 23-34 TOW Weapon Systems 17 August 1994 HTML

FM 23-65 Browning Machine Gun Caliber .50 HB, M2 19 June 1991 HTML

FM 23-90 Mortars 1 March 2000 HTML

FM 23-91 Mortar Gunnery 1 March 2000 HTML

FM 44-18 Air Defense Artillery Employment Stinger 30 September 1981 HTML

FM 44-18-1 Stinger Team Operations 31 December 1984 HTML

FM 44-43 Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle Platoon and Squad Operations 3 October 1995 HTML

FM 44-44 Avenger Platoon, Section, and Squad Operations 3 October 1995 HTML

FM 71-1 Tank and Mechanized Infantry Company Team 26 January 1998 HTML

FM 71-2 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force 27 September 1988 HTML

FM 71-3 The Armored and Mechanized Infantry Brigade 08 January 1996 HTML

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