INDEX
| Paragraphs | Pages | |
| Advance guard artillery | 70 | 37-38 |
| Air support | 62-65 | 34-35 |
| Aerial photographs | 64 | 35 |
| Air-artillery cooperation | 63 | 34-35 |
| Air missions | 42, 64, 65 | 21-22, 35 |
| Air observation | 42, 65 | 21-22, 35 |
| Alternate positions | 85 | 50 |
| Ammunition | 13 | 5 |
| Salvage | 115 | 70 |
| Supply | 113 | 67-69 |
| Train commander | 28 | 12 |
| Annexes, field artillery orders | 31 | 14-15 |
| Army artillery | 10 | 4 |
| Army artillery officer | 26, 27 | 11-12 |
| Artillery: | ||
| Control | 19,78,92 | 8, 41, 53 |
| Estimate of requirements | 30 | 13-14 |
| In reserve | 23 | 9-10 |
| Intelligence | 43 | 22 |
| Missions | 20-22 | 8-9 |
| Movements by rail and water | 73 | 38-39 |
| Officers | 26 | 11-12 |
| Orders | 31 | 14-15 |
| Organization for combat | 24 | 10 |
| Plans | 30 | 13-14 |
| Positions | 85 | 49-50 |
| Staffs | 28 | 12 |
| With the corps | 9 | 4 |
| Artillery fire: | ||
| Ammunition | 13 | 5 |
| Counterbattery | 79, 89, 90, 100 | 41-45, 52-53, 58 |
| Effect sought | 14 | 5-6 |
| Form | 15 | 6-7 |
| In defense | 87-92 | 50-53 |
| In offense | 76-81 | 40-47 |
| Observed and unobserved | 16 | 7 |
| Prearrangement | 17 | 8 |
| Supporting fires | 14-17 | 5-8 |
| Attached artillery | 7-9, 24, 70-72, 77, 83, 85, 86 | 4, 10, 37-38, 40-41, 48-50 |
| Attack: | ||
| In a meeting engagement | 77 | 40-41 |
| Night | 101 | 58 |
| Of a fortified locality | 110 | 63-65 |
| Of an organized position | 77, 79 | 40-45 |
| Preparation | 81 | 46-47 |
| Barrages | 15, 79, 90, 100 | 6-7, 41-45, 53, 58 |
| Battalion | 4,5 | 3-4 |
| Battery | 3 | 3 |
| Bivouacs | 75 | 39 |
| Brigade | 8 | 4 |
| Chain of command | 27 | 12 |
| Characteristics of field artillery | 2 | 1-3 |
| Classification of artillery fire | 12-18 | 5-8 |
| Coast line, defense | 109 | 62-63 |
| Combat in towns | 111 | 65-66 |
| Commanders, artillery | 26 | 11-12 |
| Command posts | 29 | 13 |
| Communication: | ||
| Axis | 58 | 32 |
| Codes and ciphers | 60 | 32-34 |
| Means | 59 | 32-33 |
| Reconnaissance | 57 | 32 |
| Concentration | 15 | 6 |
| Contingent zone of fire | 25 | 10-11 |
| Control of artillery action | 19, 21, 78, 92, 97, 111 | 8, 9, 41, 53, 56, 65-66 |
| Coordination | ||
| Of fire | 48-54, 92 | 25-31, 53 |
| With supported arm | 48-50 | 25-29 |
| Corps artillery | 9, 25, 79, 89, 96 | 4, 11, 41-45, 51-52 |
| Corps artillery commander | 26 | 11-12 |
| Counterbattery | 79 | 41-45 |
| Counterpreparation | 89 | 51-52 |
| Covering force | 86 | 50 |
| Daylight withdrawal | 96 | 55-56 |
| Defensive combat | 84-93 | 49-54 |
| Artillery fires | 87-92 | 50-53 |
| Artillery positions | 85 | 49-50 |
| Defense of coast line | 109 | 62-63 |
| Defense of river line | 103 | 59-60 |
| Support of covering force | 86 | 50 |
| Support of rear position | 93 | 53-54 |
| Defensive-offensive operations | 82 | 47-48 |
| Delaying action | 97 | 56 |
| Desert warfare | 107 | 62 |
| Destruction fire | 14 | 5 |
| Direct support artillery | 20, 54, 86 | 8-9, 31, 50 |
| Displacement of artillery | 54 | 31 |
| Division artillery | 7, 79, 89 | 4, 41-45, 51-52 |
| Encircling force | 78, 83 | 41, 48 |
| Estimate of artillery requirements | 30 | 13-14 |
| Field artillery: | ||
| Capabilities of weapons | 2 | 2-3 |
| Characteristics | 2 | 1-3 |
| Modes of transportation | 2 | 2 |
| Role in combat | 1 | 1 |
| Staffs | 28 | 12 |
| Field orders | 31 | 14-15 |
| Fire direction | 51-54 | 30-31 |
| By large units | 52 | 30 |
| Displacements | 54 | 31 |
| Within battalion | 53 | 30 |
| Zones of fire | 25 | 10-11 |
| Fires: | ||
| Prearrangement | 49, 79 | 25-27, 41-45 |
| Shifting | 50 | 27-29 |
| Types | 14-18 | 5-8 |
| Flank guard artillery | 72 | 38 |
| Fortified locality, attack | 110 | 63-65 |
| Forward observer | 39 | 19-20 |
| General headquarters artillery | 11 | 5 |
| General-support artillery | 21 | 9 |
| Groups, artillery | 6 | 4 |
| Halts, march | 74 | 39 |
| Harassing fire | 14 | 5-6 |
| Heavy artillery | 2 | 1-3 |
| Intelligence, artillery | 43 | 22 |
| Interdiction fire | 14 | 5-6 |
| Jungle warfare | 106 | 61-62 |
| Landing operations | 108 | 62 |
| Liaison | 44 | 23 |
| Maintenance | 114 | 69 |
| Maps | 18 | 8 |
| Marches: | ||
| Day | 68 | 37 |
| Night | 69 | 37 |
| March halts | 74 | 39 |
| Messengers | 59 | 33 |
| Missions: | ||
| Air | 65 | 35 |
| Artillery | 20-22 | 8-9 |
| Mountain warfare | 105 | 61 |
| Movement by rail and water | 73 | 38-39 |
| Neutralization fire | 14 | 5 |
| Night attack | 101 | 58 |
| Night marches | 69 | 37 |
| Normal zone of fire | 25 | 10-11 |
| Observation | 38-42 | 18-22 |
| Air | 42 | 21-22 |
| Battalion | 40 | 20 |
| Forward observer | 39 | 19-20 |
| Posts | 40 | 20 |
| Sound and flash | 41 | 20-21 |
| Observed fires | 16 | 7 |
| Offensive combat: | ||
| Artillery positions | 77 | 40-41 |
| Attack of organized position | 79 | 44 |
| Defensive-offensive | 82 | 47-48 |
| Meeting engagements | 77 | 40-41 |
| Night attack | 101 | 58 |
| Pursuit | 83 | 48 |
| Registration | 80 | 46 |
| Supporting fires | 79 | 41-45 |
| Officers, artillery | 26, 27 | 11-12 |
| Organization: | ||
| Army artillery | 10 | 4 |
| Battalion | 4, 5 | 3-4 |
| Battery | 3 | 3 |
| Brigade | 8 | 4 |
| Corps artillery | 9 | 4 |
| Division artillery | 7 | 4 |
| General headquarters artillery | 11 | 5 |
| Groups | 6 | 4 |
| Organization for combat | 24 | 10 |
| Division artillery | 24 | 10 |
| Corps artillery | 24 | 10 |
| Penetration, artillery in | 79 | 41-45 |
| Photographic missions | 64 | 35 |
| Planning supporting fires | 49 | 25-27 |
| Plans, artillery | 30 | 13-14 |
| Positions, artillery | 33, 77, 82, 85, 88 | 16, 40-41, 47-51 |
| Prearranged fires | 17, 48, 79 | 8, 25, 41-45 |
| Preparation, artillery | 79 | 41-45 |
| Pursuit, artillery in | 83 | 48 |
| Radio communication | 59 | 32-33 |
| Raids, support of | 100 | 58 |
| Rail movements | 73 | 38-39 |
| Rear guard artillery | 71 | 38 |
| Reconnaissance | 32 | 16 |
| Extent | 37 | 17-18 |
| For communications | 57 | 32 |
| For positions | 33 | 16 |
| Planning | 35 | 17 |
| Routes | 34 | 16 |
| Time available | 36 | 17 |
| Registration | 14, 80 | 5-6, 46 |
| Reinforcing artillery | 22 | 9 |
| Reserve artillery | 23 | 9-10 |
| Retrograde movements | 94-98 | 55-57 |
| Daylight withdrawal | 96 | 55-56 |
| Delaying action | 97 | 56 |
| Night withdrawal | 95 | 55 |
| Retirement | 98 | 56-57 |
| River crossing | 102 | 59 |
| River line, defense | 103 | 59-60 |
| Role of artillery | 1 | 1 |
| Salvage | 115 | 69-70 |
| Schedule fires | 50 | 27-29 |
| Security | 61 | 34 |
| Shifting of fire | 50 | 27-29 |
| Signal communications | 55-60 | 32-34 |
| Snow and extreme cold operations | 104 | 60-61 |
| Sound and flash observation | 41 | 20-21 |
| Special operations | 99-111 | 58-66 |
| Attack of fortified locality | 110 | 63-65 |
| Combat in towns | 111 | 65-66 |
| Defense of coast line | 109 | 62-63 |
| Defense of river line | 103 | 59-60 |
| Desert warfare | 107 | 62 |
| Jungle warfare | 106 | 61-62 |
| Landing operations | 108 | 62 |
| Mountain warfare | 105 | 61 |
| Night attack | 101 | 58 |
| Raids | 100 | 58 |
| River crossing | 102 | 59 |
| Snow and extreme cold | 104 | 60-61 |
| Staff functions | 28 | 12 |
| Supply | 112,113 | 67-69 |
| Support of covering force | 86 | 50 |
| Supporting fires | 49, 50, 79 | 25-29, 41-45 |
| Targets of opportunity | 17, 40, 50 | 8, 20, 27-29 |
| Temporary positions | 85 | 49-50 |
| Time schedules | 50 | 27-29 |
| Troop movements | 66 | 36 |
| Bivouacs | 75 | 39 |
| Halts | 74 | 39 |
| Marches | 67-69 | 36-37 |
| Rail and water movements | 73 | 38-39 |
| Security detachments | 70-72 | 37-38 |
| Unobserved fires | 16, 18 | 7-8 |
| Visual communication | 59 | 32-33 |
| Voice communication | 59 | 32-33 |
| Water movements | 73 | 38-39 |
| Withdrawal, artillery in | 95, 96 | 55-56 |
| Wire communication | 59 | 32-33 |
| Zones of fire | 25 | 10-11 |
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