United States War Department

Basic Field Manual United States War Department

Chapter 1. Mechanical training. Section I. Description II. Disassembling, assembling, and changing parts III. Care and cleaning IV. Mechanical functioning V. Stoppages and immediate action- . VT. Tripod mounting VII. Accessories VIII. Fire control instruments IX. Individual safety precautions X. Ammunition XI. Caliber .22 training equipment Chapter 2. Training for placing light machine gun in action Chapter 3. Marksmanship. Section I. General II. Preparatory exercises III. Range practice IV. Conduct of range practice V. Construction of targets, ranges, and equipment VI. Long-range observation and adjustment practice VII. Safety precautions Chapter 4. Marksmanship, moving ground targets. Chapter 5. Marksmanship, aerial targets. Section I. Antiaircraft gunnery II. Preparatory exercises III. Miniature range practice IV. Radio-controlled airplane or towed-target firing V. Targets, ranges, and range precautions Chapter 6. Technique of fire. Section I. General II. Characteristics of fire III. Classes of fire IV. Range determination and windage V. Target designation VI. Fire distribution VII. Fire control VIII. Fire orders IX. Overhead fire X. Final protective lines XI. Range cards XII. firing from defiladed positions XIII. Firing at field targets Chapter 7. Advice to instructors. Section I. General II. Mechanical training III. Training for placing machine Gun in action - IV. Marksmanship V. Technique of fire