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Camouflage of Field Artillery FM 5-20 D

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Item Number: L0371
Camouflage of Field Artillery: Field Manual FM 5-20 D
 
Corps of Engineers
 
Published by the War Department, Washington, D.C., February 1944
 
The importance of concealment to field artillery cannot be over-stressed. There are three reasons why the enemy will do everything he can to discover the location of field artillery. The first, and obvious one, is to reduce our fire power. He will attempt to do this by counter-battery fire and by aerial attack. The enemy's second reason for trying to locate field artillery is because, if he has accurate information about the location of our batteries, he may be able to bypass them. Finally, by locating our artillery, the enemy can learn much about our plans. Camouflage is not merely a way of hiding from the enemy while you are on the defensive. Camouflage can be a highly effective weapon of surprise. Skillfully used, it will enable you to come unobserved within range of the enemy to deliver a sudden knockout blow.
 
Military Reference Library #L371
 
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Contents
  • The Why of Camouflage for Field Artillery
  • Concealment Without the Aid of Artificial Materials
  • Aids to Concealment
  • Artillery Net Set No. 2
  • Quick-Release Devices
  • Cable-Release Devices
  • Artillery Net Set No. 5
  • Artillery Net Set No. 8
  • Supplementary Camouflage for Dug-in Positions
  • Camouflage for .50-Caliber Machine Gun
  • Camouflage Discipline
  • Decoy Positions
  • An Aerial Study of Field-Artillery Camouflage
  • 75-mm Pack Howitzer
  • Camouflage Painting
  • Concealment of Field-Artillery Observation Planes
  • Check List for Camouflage of Field Artillery

 

  • 70 pages
  • 57 B&W photos
  • 3 color photos
  • 46 B&W drawings
  • 17 color drawings



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