equipements et armements au 463rd PFAB pour DRAGOON

Ordnance carried:

Crew served weapons:

Four 75mm howitzers/battery
Eight rocket launchers by Headquarters Battery
Fourteen rocket launchers by "D" Battery
Two heavy machine guns by Headquarters Battery
Two heavy machine guns by "A", "B", and "C" Batteries
Eleven heavy machine guns by "D" Battery



Equipment carried on persons:

Hung, worn or sewed: Tags, identification, w/tape, drawers, woolen undershirt, woolen socks, light wool suit, parachute (padded w/suspenders), steel helmet, M-1
Coat knife pocket: Parachute or PX knife
Left Chest pocket: Notebook, watches, 1 pencil, toilet paper (48 sheets), 1 bottle Halizone tablets, toothbrush, map, 1 bottle mosquito repellent
Right Coat pocket: 2 fragmentation grenades, 1 cotton drawers
Left Coat pocket: Colored and smoke grenades (6 yellow/battery), 1 cotton undershirt
Watch pocket or belt: Compass, watch, or lensatic
Right Hip pocket: handkerchief, 2 pair socks
Right Leg pocket: 2 meals "K" rations, Spoon, M-10
Insert in bandolier liner: 6 meals "D" rations
Left Leg pocket: 1 meal "K" rations, cleaning patches, soap & razor w/4 blades, towel & face huck
Right Chest pocket: 1 can insect powder
First aid pouch: Sulfadiazine packet
On left side: Lightweight gas mask w/ointment and eye shields, rifle or pistol belt w/suspenders
Tied on left from suspenders: First aid kit, parachute
Suspended from belt: double web pouch, mag. pistol, filled canteen w/cup & cover, entrenching tool, trench knife, first aid packet w/pouch
Contents of "A" bag: 3 pair cotton shorts & drawers, 1 garrison cap, 2 handkerchiefs, jacket & trousers, 3 pair light wool socks, 1 wool shirt, 1 wool trousers, 3 cotton undershirts, 2 wool blankets, 2 bath towels, 1 parachute boots, 1 can meat w/knife, fork, spoon, 5 pins for tent, shelter half, 1 pole for tent shelter half, 1 raincoat, 1 insect & field bar.

Radio Communication
SETS NETS FREQUENCY

SCR-284 45th Div. Arty. 4075 Kcs

SCR-300 509th Prcht. Inf. To be announced

SCR-609 Army "A" channel 27.4

SCR-609 A/B Arty. channel 32.7

SCR-609 Bn. "A" Channel 30.4


Wire Communication

1. Bn. will lay to battery switchboard in vicinity of guns

2. Btrys. will lay one line direct from guns to Fire Direction Center

3. Bn. will lay two trunk lines to switchboard of 509th

4. Maintenance of wire lines will be a joint responsibility

5. Btrys. will establish wire communication with their OP's


Assembly Signals

Headquarters Battery - Blue

"A" Battery - Green

"B" Battery - Red

"C" Battery - Yellow