CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose proper evaluation. Comments should be forwarded directly to the Commanding Officer, This manual sets forth the doctrine, tactics, warded directly to the Commanding Officer, U.S. Army Armor Combat Developments techniques, and procedures common to the em- Agency, Fort Knox, Ky. ployment of armor units. 3. Armor 2. Scope Armor is a combined arms force designed to a. This manual provides basic doctrine, tac- conduct mounted combat employing armor conduct mounted combat employing armortics, techniques and procedures of employment; protected vehicles as a principal means of acexercise of command; reconnaissance and se- complishing a ground combat mission. Armor complishing a ground combat mission.
DesignationFM 17-1
EditionJun 1963
StatusSuperseded
Pages375
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)