Notes on dismounting and mounting—cleaning. XII. Explosives, Ammunition and Fuzes. 199 Explosives—classes, fillers, H. E., nitrogen compounds. Ammunition—classes, discussion of fixed, semi-fixed and separate ammunition, primers, charges, construction of different types of shell, care. Fuzes—principle of operation, arming, classification, precautions, tables of fuzes giving description, use, etc. Ammunition marking. XIII. Care and Preservation of Materiel. 236 Oils and cleaning materials; tools and accessories; care and cleaning of different parts of carriages, emptying, cleaning and filling cylinders, cleaning bore, breech, springs, etc.; general instructions for care of cloth, leather and metal equipment. Cleaning schedules. XIV. Fire Control Equipment. 258 Sights—line, front and rear, panoramic; model 1915 and 1917 with their use, care and verification. Range Quadrant, care, use and adjustment. B. C. Telescope, model 1915 and Aiming Circle model 1916, with their use, care and adjustment. Range Finder, 1 meter base, use, care and adjustment. Field Glasses. Fuse Setters. XV. Signal Equipment. 285 Telephones and Monocord Switchboards—description, use, adjustments, trouble shooting and care. Projectors—description, use, adjustment, service code for lamps and buzzer, conventional signals. Pyrotechnical signaling, classification of rockets, use, code. Panels—liaison with airplanes, signals, description of panels, panel code. Flags—classification, use of semaphore and wig-wag. Radio—Description of equipment, SCR-54 and SCR-54-A Sets, methods of operation, use of vacuum detectors, precautions, sources of trouble, maintenance, reception of airplane signals. XVI. Small Arms. 315 Pistol, machine gun and automatic rifle—description, use and care. XVII. Motors 328 Reconnaissance car, Dodge, Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 5-ton tractors, ammunition trucks, cargo trucks. How to drive, sources of trouble, maintenance. Appendices. 349 A. Gunner’s Examinations—preparations, Cannoneers’ “Don’ts,” training gun crews. B. Tabular comparison of light guns used 370 in World War. C. Table of Equivalents. 371 Index. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _Title_ _Page_