UNITED STATES ARMY

406th FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP FLAGS & GUIDONS 1944 Regulations

US Army field artillery battalions had a standard organization: a headquarters battery, three firing batteries and a service battery. If not self-propelled, all guns and howitzers were tractor towed except the 105mm howitzer, which was towed by a 2.5-ton truck. Self-propelled 105mm FA battalions had six howitzers per firing battery for a total of eighteen. Most other battalions had four howitzers or guns per battery for a total of twelve. Battalions armed with the heavy 240mm howitzer or 8-inch gun had two per battery for a total of six. Firing batteries also included an ammunition section and a maintenance section. The headquarters battery included the battalion fire direction center and a communications section, and the service battery had supply, maintenance and ammunition sections.

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