The Army must be prepared to deploy, fight, and win in different locations and under a variety of conditions. We must be prepared to fight a modern, highly lethal mechanized force typical of the Warsaw Pact, and must also be capable of defeating lighter, well-equipped forces and insurgents or terrorist groups in any terrain or climatic condition. In Europe, Southwest Asia, and Northeast Asia, those forces most likely to be our enemy use tactics, organizational structure, and equipment patterned after those in the Soviet Union. A detailed description of threat forces is contained in the following field manuals: FM 100-2-1, Soviet Army Operations and Tactics G FM 100-2-2, Soviet Army Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support G FM 100-2-3, Soviet Army Troops, Organization, and Equipment Opposing forces will rarely fight against orderly, distinct lines.
DesignationFM 43-12
EditionNov 1989
StatusSuperseded
Pages93
FunctionRecon Intel
EchelonDivision
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)