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368 The OrganizaTiOnal hisTOry Of field arTillery Artillery, general support—Continued and Field Artillery Digital Automatic Computer, 264 and firebases, 272 heavy division organization, 301–03, 308, 319 infantry division organization, 112, 146, 157, 158, 245, 246, 248, 251, 252, 258, 274. See also light division organization. Lacrosse missile, 224 Lance missile, 234 light division organization, 304–05 Little John rocket, 265–66 nondivisional, 170, 196, 306, 319 Pershing missile, 232, 239 Redstone missile, 231 rockets, 291 use of tank destroyers, 172, 173 Artillery, nondivisional, 189, 291. See also Army artillery, Corps artillery organization; Corps artillery units. and atomic field army, 246 in Europe, 207 group organization, 176–79, 194, 195 Honest John rocket, 228 in Korea, 196, 197, 200 Little John rocket, 228, 229 missions of, 176–77 post–World War II organization, 193–95 and Reorganization Objective Division, Army, Corps, 1965–1970, 260–61 and towed weapons, 289 in Vietnam, 268, 269, 272, 281–82 in World War II, 169–80, 183 Artillery battalions (1907), 100 Artillery board, 76 Artillery Brigade, 56th, 233 Artillery brigades. See Field Artillery Brigades. Artillery Company of Charleston, 3n2, 23 Artillery Company of Westerly, Charlestown, and Hopkinton, 3n2 Artillery Corps for Instruction, 34. See also Artillery School of Practice. Artillery council, 85 Artillery group organization, 176–80, 183, 194–95, 200, 207, 246, 260, 261n30, 269, 294, 295, 296 Artillery Groups 23d, 274 56th, 232 108th, 269–70 Artillery Information Service, 122 Artillery park, 12–13, 41, 65, 115 Artillery raids (Vietnam), 279–80 Artillery regiments. See also Artillerists and Engineers; Continental Artillery; Field Artillery regiments; Light Artillery, Regiment of. 1st (1812–1814), 23, 25, 26, 27 1st (1821–1901), 32, 46, 47–48, 294 2d (1812–1814), 25, 26, 27 2d (1821–1901), 32, 48, 65, 89 3d (1812–1814), 25, 26, 27 3d (1821–1901), 32, 38, 45, 48, 51, 65, 66 4th (1821–1901), 32, 38n62, 48, 51 4th South Carolina, 8 5th (1861–1901), 40n70, 53, 54, 58, 75, 88, 90 6th (1898–1901), 86 6th (1963–1971). See under Field Artillery regiments. 7th (1898–1901), 86, 88, 90 7th (1965–1971). See under Field Artillery regiments. 17th, 278 21st, 229 26th, 282 57th, 229 138th, 268 197th, 268 319th, 267 320th, 267 Artillery reserve. 82, 128, 140. See also Artillery park. in the Army of the Potomac, 58, 59, 64, 65, 67, 71 in the Civil War, 47, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69 and Mexican War, 41, 58 Artillery School (Fort Sill), 249. See also Field Artillery Center and School; Field Artillery School; Forts, Sill; School of Fire for Field Artillery. Artillery School of Practice (Fort Monroe), 46, 48, 49, 84. See also Coast Artillery School. Artillery Corps for Instruction at, 34 Barry commands, 76 course of instruction, 34, 76, 77 established, 34, 76 Artillery tactics. See Tactics. ARVN. See Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Aspin, Les, 317 ATACMS. See Missiles, Army tactical missile system.
indeX ATFA. See Atomic Field Army. Atomic Annie. See Guns, 280-mm. Atomic bomb, 187, 209, 243 Atomic Energy Commission, 222, 243 Atomic Field Army (ATFA), 245–48, 250, 251 armored division, 245–46 Corporal missiles in, 246, 248 corps, 246 field army, 246 infantry division, 245–46 Australia, 167, 168, 179, 180n39 Australian Division, 7th, 179 Austria, 84 Aviation and Missile Command, U.S. Army, 228n47 Azimuth, 97, 152, 172, 263 Baker, Col. Chauncy, 111, 112 Baker, Newton D., 111 Baker board, 111–12, 113, 120 Ballistic. See under Missiles. Ballistics Research Laboratory, 210 Balloons, 88, 108, 116, 122 Barbour, John, 39–40 Barges used in Vietnam, 279, 280 Barrages, 121, 139 box, 123 creeping, 123 rolling, 119, 120 saturation, 123 stationary, 119 Barry, Maj. William F., 60n33, 77 commands Artillery School of Practice, 76 on corps artillery reserve, 64 examines artillery tactics, 76 McClellan appoints as artillery chief, 58 organizational principles for artillery, 58, 59 Base camps in Vietnam, 273–74 Base point and fire direction, 146, 151. See also Registration. Bastogne, Belgium (Battle of the Bulge), 203 Battlefield illumination illumination rounds, 194, 272, 274 searchlights, 194, 246, 269, 282 Bauman, Maj. Sebastian, 6, 7, 8, 16 Bazookas. See Rockets, 2.36-inch. Beehive rounds. See under Ammunition. Belgium, 158, 203 Bell Telephone Laboratories, 210 Belleau Wood, France, 120 Benét, Brig. Gen. Stephen V., 79, 81 Benjamin, Judah, 61 Berlin Crisis, 259, 261 BFIST. See Bradley fire support team vehicle. 369 Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 275 Bishop, Maj. Gen. Harry G., 135, 139 Black powder, 89–90 Blakely. See under Guns. Bliss, Capt. W. W. S., 41 Board of Ordnance and Fortification, 83 Board on Regulation of Seacoast Artillery, 96 Bonaparte, Napoleon artillery use, 17, 24 maxims of, 41n75 use of massed artillery, 40, 46 Bosnia, 317 “Bottom up” review, 317 Bradford, Capt. James, 19 Bradley fighting vehicle, 300, 315 Bradley fire support team vehicle (BFIST), 301, 320. See also Fire support team. Bragg, Bvt. Lt. Col. Braxton, 45, 65 Breechloaders, breechloading, 49, 77, 78, 82, 105. See also Muzzleloaders. and breechblocks, 53 carriages, 79 conversion of muzzleloaders, 79, 80, 81 Krupp rifle, 79 leads to changes in gunnery, 95 and recoil, 53, 79 rifling of, 79 Brewer, Maj. Carlos, 150, 151, 152 British. See England; Great Britain. Bronze used for artillery pieces, 10, 36, 37, 51, 53, 69, 78. See also Copper; Iron; Nickel; Steel. Brown, Harold, 240 Brown, Commanding General of the Army Jacob, 31, 34 Brucker, Wilber M., 254 Buena Vista, battle of, 44, 45 Buffalo, N.Y., 100 Bull Run, battle of, 58 Buna operation, 179 Bunker Hill, Mass., 3, 4 Burbeck, Capt. Henry, 19 Burns, Capt. Abbot, 154 Bush, Vannevar, 209 Caissons, 26–27, 38, 41n73, 67, 86 Calhoun, John C. and Army restructuring, 32 and artillery, 32, 36 and construction of fortresses, 31 proposes special school for artillery, 34 California Institute of Technology, 210 Cambridge, Mass., 7
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The Organizational History of Field
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-P
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FOREWORD The Organizational History
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CONTENTS Chapter Page 1. THE BEGINN
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Field Artillery 1775-2003
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