FM 18-5: Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Tactical Employment Tank Destroyer Units

FM 18-5 Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Tactical Employment Tank Destroyer Units

FM 18-5

Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Tactical Employment Tank Destroyer Units

Army · FM · Jul 1944 · 137 pages

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This manual is a guide to the tactical employment of tank destroyer units both self-propelled and towed. The methods of employment described herein do not comprise a set of inflexible rules. Commanders must adapt the principles of employment described to the terrain, climate, tactical situation, and equipment available. 2. ORGANIZATION. a. Tank destroyer units are organized as battalions, groups, and brigades. The battalion is both a tactical and administrative unit; groups and brigades are organized only as tactical units. There are two types of battalions, classified according to their equipment as self-propelled and towed. b. The self-propelled battalion consists of a headquarters and headquarters company, a reconnaissance company, three gun companies, and a medical detachment.

DesignationFM 18-5

EditionJul 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages137

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 33

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