FM 21-150: Hand to Hand Combat | T.REX ARMS Field Manual Vault

FM 21-150 Hand to Hand Combat

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FM 21-150

Hand to Hand Combat

Army · FM · Jan 1954 · 61 pages

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Training in hand-to-hand combat is also useful for 1, Purpose and Scope This manual is written to teach you hand-to-hand combat. It describes the various blows, holds, footwork, armwork, and other maneuvers used to disable or kill an enemy in hand-to-hand fighting. It also explains how to use all available objects as weapons. Hand-to-hand combat stresses simple, aggressive tactics, You can subdue an opponent only through offensive measures, 2, Necessity for Training The average soldier, if trained only in the use of his basic weapon, loses his effectiveness if his weapon fails to fire or if he should lose or break it. With a knowledge of hand-to-hand combat and the confinight patrols and other occasions when silence is required.

DesignationFM 21-150

EditionJan 1954

StatusSuperseded

Pages61

FunctionFieldcraft Survival

CollectionHistoric

Editions 3

References 3

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