FM 1-75 RESTRICTED ARMY AIR FORCES FIELD MANUAL COMBAT ORDERS SECTION I GENERAL · 1. PuRPosz.-This manual is intended to supplement FM 101-5 and to provide a suitable text on combat orders for the instruction of Army Air Forces personnel. It will be found useful as a guide in the preparation of combat orders in the various Army Air Forces combat organizations. * 2. ScoPE.-In order to meet the requirements of air force personnel for a text and reference guide, this manual embraces the following subjects: a. Principles necessary for an understanding of the use of combat orders. b. A brief review of the fundamental principles governing the employment of combat aviation. c. The air estimate of the situation, the decision, and the plan. d. Combat orders, their preparation and issuing. e. Teletype orders. f. Other types of combat orders. · 3.
DesignationFM 1-75
EditionJan 1942
StatusSuperseded
Pages53
FunctionAviation
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)