B-GL-371-015. Gun Drill, 105 mm Howitzer, LG1 MK II

Table of contents :
FOREWORD……Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS……Page 6
TABLE OF FIGURES……Page 12
DUTIES OF NO 1……Page 15
DUTIES OF NO 3……Page 17
DUTIES OF NO 5……Page 18
DUTIES OF NO 7……Page 19
INTRODUCTION……Page 20
FORMING DETACHMENT REAR (OR FRONT)……Page 21
MOVING THE GUN……Page 22
MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING……Page 24
OPENING AND CLOSING THE BREECH……Page 25
PREPARING FOR ACTION……Page 26
COMING INTO ACTION……Page 31
ACTION POSITIONS……Page 34
PASSING ORDERS……Page 35
MOVING THE TRAILS……Page 36
RUNNING UP……Page 37
LAYING IN THE CENTRE OF ARC……Page 38
RECORDING CENTRE OF ARC……Page 43
PLANTING AIMING POSTS……Page 46
PLANTING AIMING POSTS DURING A NIGHT OCCUPATION……Page 48
CHECKING THE BEARING……Page 49
MEASURING THE ANGLE OF SIGHT TO A CREST……Page 51
LOADING……Page 52
UNLOADING……Page 56
LAYING……Page 58
MEASURING THE QUADRANT ELEVATION……Page 61
FIRING……Page 62
TEMPERATURE MONITORING……Page 64
MISFIRES……Page 66
RECORDING A TARGET……Page 70
MAKING SAFE……Page 72
RESTING……Page 73
STAND EASY/END OF MISSION……Page 74
CEASE FIRING AND HOOKING IN……Page 75
DRILL WITH DAMAGED EQUIPMENT……Page 80
PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED WHEN FIRING BLANK AMMUNITION……Page 84
PREPARATION FOR OPENING FIRE……Page 86
APPLICATION OF FIRE……Page 88
ANTI-TANK LAYING……Page 94
ANTI-TANK DUTIES……Page 95
ANTI-TANK GUN DRILL……Page 98
THE DIAL SIGHT……Page 101
THE DIRECT FIRE TELESCOPE……Page 103
SIGHT SETTING……Page 105
CHOICE OF GAPS 1 AND 2……Page 108
SEQUENCE OF LAYING……Page 109
REPOSITIONING THE SLIPPING SCALE……Page 112
COMPLETING A DEFERRED CENTRE OF ARC RECORD……Page 113
NIGHT LAYING……Page 114
TYPES OF TEST……Page 115
PREPARATION FOR TESTS……Page 116
PERIODIC TESTS……Page 120
THE QUICK SIGHT TESTS……Page 124
BORE SIGHT AND ELEVATION TESTS……Page 127
ZEROING……Page 132
MANHANDLING……Page 135
WINCHING……Page 137
GENERAL……Page 139
GENERAL……Page 140
TEMPORARY DISABLEMENT……Page 141
PROCEDURE……Page 142
METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION……Page 143
ANNEX C – THE GPO’S INITIAL SEQUENCE OF ORDERS……Page 147
TIMINGS……Page 149
DUTIES OF NO 1……Page 150
GUN PROGRAMME……Page 151
PREPARATIONS……Page 153
DRILL FOR MISFIRES……Page 154
DRILL FOR JAMMED CARTRIDGES……Page 155
FIRE DISCIPLINE……Page 156
DRILL……Page 158
ORIENTATION METHODS……Page 163
GENERAL……Page 167
COLLIMATOR M1A1……Page 169
SETTING UP THE COLLIMATOR……Page 170
RECORDING CENTRE OF ARC……Page 171
LAYING……Page 172
FIRST AID TREATMENT……Page 174
GENERAL……Page 176
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS……Page 177
INSPECTION CHECKLIST……Page 178
OIL CHANGE AND LUBRICATION FREQUENCIES……Page 181
GREASING POINTS……Page 182
PROCEDURE……Page 184