Browning Automatic Rifle, Caliber .30 M1918, Without Bipod - FM 23-20 War Department Field Manual

Ii. Disassembly and assembly.. IV. Functioning V. Operation VI. Immediate a VII. Spare parts and accessorie"

AEKSMANSHip — Known-Distance Tar- Faragraphs 1-3 4-12 13-15 16-24.- 25-34 -- 35-38 39-40 Preparatory marksmanship training. 52-75 Courses to be fired 76-78 Regulations! governing record practice 89-119 VI. Targets and ranges 120-121 Chapter 3. Marksmanship — Moving Ground Tar- II. Moving vehicles 124-126 III. Moving personnel 127-128 IV. Moving targets and ranges and range precautions 4. Marksmanship — Air Targets. Section I. Nature of air targets for the Technique of antiaircraft fire 133-137 Marksmanship training 138-142 Miniature range practice 143-146 Towed-target firing 147-151 Ranges, targets, and equipment.. 152-157 Chapter 5. Technique of Fire.

Section I. Introduction 158-160 II. Range estimation 161-165 III. Target designation 166-173 IV. Rifle fire and its effect 174-180 V. Application of fire 181-188 VI. Landscape-target firing 189-196 VII. Firing at field targets 197-202 Chapter 6. Advice to Instructors.

Iii. Marksmanship — known-distance IV. Marksmanship — air targets. 220-224 V. Technique of fire 225-233 ■ 1. Object. — This chapter is designed to give the soldier training that will insure his ability to maintain the rifle and keep it in operation.

■ 2. Description of Rifle. — The Browning automatic rifle, caliber.30, M1918, without bipod, is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, shoulder weapon. (See fig. 1.) It weighs 15 pounds 14 ounces. The ammunition is loaded in magazines of 20 rounds each. The weight of the magazine when empty is 7 ounces; when filled, 1 pound 7 ounces. The design permits semiautomatic and automatic fire.

Firepower. — This rifle is capable of se rate of 100 rounds per minute. Its sustained fire is about 40 rounds per minute.

■ 4. When Taken Up. — This training will be taken up as soon as practicable after the soldier receives his rifle. In any case it will be completed before any firing is done with the rifle by platoon, all enlisted men are combined into one or more groups under their officers, or selected noncommissioned officers, as instructors. Other noncommissioned officers supervise the work as directed. Squad leaders supervise the work of their squads.

Ii 6. Care to be Exercised. — a. The rifle can be readily disassembled and assembled without applying force. The use of force is prohibited.

b. The rifle will not be disassembled or assembled again e as this serves no useful purpose and results in burrin d damaging the parts. Instruction in disassembling an embling the automatic rifle blindfolded may be given t men who have passed their tests in mechanical training. In all work in disassembling the rifle, the men will be taught to lay the parts out on a smooth, clean surface in the proper sequence for assembling. The trigger mechanism will not be disassembled or assembled blindfolded.

B 7. Nomenclature. — The names of the parts to which reference is made in mechanical training are readily learned as this training progresses. Instructors will therefore take care to name the parts clearly and correctly in their work. A sufficient knowledge of the nomenclature of the rifle is gained by the soldier during the instruction in mechanical training.

■ 8. Disassembling. — a. General. — Authorized disassembly by the soldier is limited to that required for proper care and maintenance of the rifle.

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