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FM 17-95 Cavalry Operations

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FM 17-95

Cavalry Operations

Army · FM · Apr 1981 · 73 pages

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Cavalry is a combat maneuver force of combined arms mounted in ground and/or aerial vehicles. It is uniquely organized, equipped, and trained to find the enemy in order to prevent the friendly main body from being engaged under adverse circumstances and to provide, within its capability, security for the main body. Cavalry organization and use exemplify two essential criteria of battle. The first is the need to find the enemy and develop the situation with the least force possible. The second is the need to provide reaction time and maneuver space with a force tailored to leave the largest possible residual of combat power in the main body available for use at the time and place of decision. These criteria are based on a principle of war-economy of force. Cavalry is an economy force. Cavalry's basic tasks are reconnaissance and security.

DesignationFM 17-95

EditionApr 1981

StatusSuperseded

Pages73

FunctionRecon Intel

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 12

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