FM 5-20A: War Department Field Manual, Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of Individuals and Infantry Weapons

FM 5-20A War Department Field Manual, Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of Individuals and Infantry Weapons

FM 5-20A

War Department Field Manual, Corps of Engineers, Camouflage of Individuals and Infantry Weapons

Army · FM · Jun 1940 · 71 pages

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C--H E C K LI ST 1. INDIVIDUAL (watch form, shadow, texture, color). a. Prepare individual equipment in the following order: (1) Helmet (break form, color, shine; keep garnishing short). (2) Face and hands (darken, disrupt). (3) Weapons (disrupt). (4) Shine (darken, conceal, remove). (5) Canvas equipment (darken). (6) Camouflage clothes, body nets (where necessary; especially patrols, observers, covering parties). b. Choose position carefully for: (1) Fire mission (field of fire, observation, communications). (2) Other factors (concealment, cover, obstacles). c. Consider enemy viewpoint (ground and air; enemy is alert). d., Use natural concealment (terrain features, darkness, mist, shadow). e. Blend with background. (1) Silhouette (avoid becoming one). (2) Shadows (use them, do not make them). f. Avoid careless movement. (1) Move by bounds between good concealed fire positions.

DesignationFM 5-20A

EditionJun 1940

StatusSuperseded

Pages71

FunctionEngineering

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 4

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