FM 17-20: Armored Infantry Units Platoon, Company and Battalion

FM 17-20 Armored Infantry Units Platoon, Company and Battalion

FM 17-20

Armored Infantry Units Platoon, Company and Battalion

Army · FM · Aug 1957 · 185 pages

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CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual covers detailed doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, and organization of armored infantry units-platoon, company, and battalion-acting either with or without reinforcements. b. The procedures described in this manual are intended to be used as guides and should not be considered inflexible. Each new situation in combat must be solved by an intelligent interpretation and application of the doctrine set forth herein, and not by blind adherence to any set of rules. c. This manual must be used in conjunction with FM 17-1, Armor Operations, Small Units. General information contained in FM 17-1 is repeated in this manual only where necessary to insure clarity and understanding.

DesignationFM 17-20

EditionAug 1957

StatusSuperseded

Pages185

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonPlatoon

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 25

FM 17-100Not in the Vault
FM 17-77Not in the Vault
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