PART ONE GENERAL CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose a. This manual covers the specific organization, tactics, techniques, and procedures appropriate to all armored cavalry units of the armored and infantry divisions. b. This manual is to 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 with respect to points of interest peculiar to armored cavalry units. c. While the employment of other types of units--such as infantry, artillery, engineers, and Army aviation-is mentioned in this manual, FM 20-100 and field manuals of the 5-, 6-, and 7-series should be consulted for the basic and detailed tactics and techniques of these units. This also applies in the fields of logistics and communication.
DesignationFM 17-35
EditionDec 1957
StatusSuperseded
Pages277
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
EchelonDivision
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)