TO CHEMICAL, BIOLOGÍCAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL (CBR) WARFARE 1. Purpose This manual furnishes guidance on the princi- ples of employment of toxic chemical agents, smokes, and flame, and provides an orientation on concepts of the use of biological agents and radio- active materials by either friendly or enemy forces. The basic information furnished in this manual complements the doctrines for the employ- ment of CBR agents presented in FM 100-1 and FM 100-5. 2. Scope This manual describes, on an unclassified level, the tactics and techniques for the employment of toxic chemical agents, smokes, and flame, and weapons for their delivery which are now or po- tentially available to the field commander. a. Chemical Warfare. Toxic chemical land mine ammunition requirements are included in appen- dix II. Toxic chemical ammunition expenditure tables are given in TM 3-200. b. Smoke.
DesignationFM 3-5
EditionNov 1958
StatusSuperseded
Pages156
FunctionCBRN
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)