OB AND TRAINING OF HUNGARIAN AAA REGIMENT

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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 2, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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At first my training consisted of regular infantry basic training,
which slowly branched into AAA training. After basic training., our
training consisted of the nomenclature of the 85 mm AAA gun, dis-
assembly and assembly and dry firing, Field training consisted of25X'
overnight and three day field problems, with particular emphasis
on gun emplacement and dry firing. We had one field training
exercise that lasted for two and one-half months. For this exercise
we were allocated 257 rounds of live ammunition UNCODED four guns
(85 mm AAA) in my battery. We fired problems witin tints live am-
munition and found it to be approximately three percent defectivAo
The defects were splitting of the shell casings and thn premature
bursting of the shell, The shell casings were made of steel. The
condition of the weapons in my battery was excellent, as we were
required to maintain them at a high standard. 25X1
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After basic training I was assigned to "S" (cover for battery).
The only type of duty I performed was adjusting the time fuze of
controlling the hei t of burst.
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During 1953 there was a big cutback or release of personnel from
the regiment, and all the men that were volunteers were released .25X
Approximately 50 percent of the personnel was released, The
remainder was absorbed by an artillery unit,
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I know of one Soviet with the rank of Colonel who was an advisor
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to the regiment, but other than this fact I know nothing more about
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