1o1. Purpose divided into two categories: hasty reconnaisManeuver, one of the principles of war, is an _ sance and deliberate reconnaissance. Hasty essential ingredient of combat power. It, in reconnaissance provides limited route informaitself, is not decisive; however, when properly tion necessary for planning and executing noremployed in conjunction with the principles of mal military movement and is a prerequisite of mass and economy of force, decisive combat tactical maneuver. Deliberate route reconnaisresults are obtainable. Maneuver is dependent sance, on the other hand, provides essential on adequate lines of communication within the and additional engineer data which form the area of operations.
DesignationFM 5-36
EditionApr 1966
StatusSuperseded
Pages277
FunctionEngineering
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)