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FM 1-112 Attack Helicopter Operations

FM 1-112

Attack Helicopter Operations

Army · FM · Apr 1997 · 351 pages

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Attack helicopter battalions are assigned to divisional aviation brigades and corps ATKHRs (in corps aviation brigades). They provide the supported commander a highly mobile and lethal armor, personnel, and materiel destruction capability during the day and night. This chapter explains what an ATKHB is, how it is organized for the different types of divisions and the corps ATKHRs, and its organizational capabilities and limitations. 1-1. ROLES OF THE ATKHB a. General. (1) The ATKHB is an aerial maneuver unit usually employed as a battalion. It conducts attack, reconnaissance, and security operations that complement other maneuver forces. The ATKHB enables the supported commander to mass combat power rapidly at the decisive time and place to affect a battle's outcome.

DesignationFM 1-112

EditionApr 1997

StatusSuperseded

Pages351

FunctionAviation

EchelonBattalion

CollectionRecent Archive

Editions 2

References 82

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