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FM 5-146 Engineer Topographic Units

FM 5-146

Engineer Topographic Units

Army · FM · Sep 1979 · 84 pages

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FM 5-146 CHAPTER 1 Overview GENERAL This chapter presents a general discussion of topographic support, operations, products, and developments. Each area is discussed in greater detail under specific unit operations in later chapters. TOPOGRAPHIC SUPPORT _ TO THE COMMANDER The mission of the topographic battalion is to provide tactical commanders with topographic products to help them visualize terrain. Topographic maps, services, and terrain information are vital to the combined arms team. For colonels and captains, who must see the battlefield in detail, weapons employment hinges on terrain information: cross-country movement, fields of fire, observation, cover and concealment, obstacles, key terrain, and avenues of approach. For commanding generals, success may depend on knowledge of lines of communication, airfields, ports, waterways, and urban-industrial complexes.

DesignationFM 5-146

EditionSep 1979

StatusSuperseded

Pages84

FunctionEngineering

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 10

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