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FM 5-103 Survivability

FM 5-103

Survivability

Army · FM · Jun 1985 · 257 pages

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The purpose of military operations in the next battle is to win. To achieve success, our forces must gain the initiative, deploy in depth, and stress agility and synchronization of activities and functions. Such an approach will prevent the enemy from freely maneuvering forces in depth to reinforce an attack, build up a defense, or counterattack. In the next fast-paced battle, our forces must protect themselves as never before from a wide range of highly technical weapons systems. Thus, in both the offense and defense, we will have to be ever-conscious of the enemy's ability to detect, engage, and destroy us. Careful planning and diligent work will enhance our ability to survive. Survivability doctrine addresses five major points significant to the AirLand battlefield: 1.

DesignationFM 5-103

EditionJun 1985

StatusSuperseded

Pages257

FunctionEngineering

CollectionRecent Archive

References 8

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