UNITED STATES ARMY

DIVISION ARTILLERY, 40th INFANTRY DIVISION Cold War Organization  •  1988

The Division Artillery (DIVARTY) of the 40th Infantry Division consisted of a headquarters battery, three FA battalions equipped with 155mm self-propelled howitzers, and one with 203mm self-propelled howitzers. Each 155mm battalion was in direct support (DS) of a maneuver brigade, while the 203mm battalion provided general support and reinforcing (GSR) fires. The target acquisition battery employed sound, flash and radar methods to locate and classify targets.