FM 2-15: Cavalry Field Manual: Employment of Cavalry

FM 2-15 Cavalry Field Manual: Employment of Cavalry

FM 2-15

Cavalry Field Manual: Employment of Cavalry

Army · FM · Jan 1941 · 238 pages

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FM 2-15 CAVALRY FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMlVENT OF CAVALRY (This manual supersedes Cavalry Field Manual, volume III, Janu ary 3, 1938.) CHAPTER I GENERAL [ 1. DEFINITION OF CAVALRY.-Cavalry is that combatant arm of the ground forces organized primarily to perform missions requiring great mobility and fire power. It comprises horse, portS, and mechanized elements. In combination, these elements are employed so that one supplements the other; however, elements of each type are entirely capable of inde pendent operation within the sphere of action determined by its powers and limitations. Cavalry can operate either in close cooperation with other arms or separately. (See FM 100-5.) l 2. CHARACTERISTICS.---a. The principal characteristics of Cavalry are mobility and fire power. b.

DesignationFM 2-15

EditionJan 1941

StatusSuperseded

Pages238

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

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