If there is a major conflict, the United States Army will face a tough, capable, well-trained, and numerically superior force. This force can operate in a nuclear, chemical, or conventional environment. It will be equipped with high quality materiel and excellent weapons comparable to our own. This force stresses rapid movement and deep armored thrusts of about 50 to 60 kilometers per day. Large forces, massively supported and moving rapidly, provide combat momentum—a key element of threat doctrine. Moreover, the threat force will move under protection of a lethal air defense umbrella and is capable of extensive electronic warfare measures. 1-1
DesignationFM 6-1
EditionSep 1979
StatusSuperseded
Pages194
FunctionFires
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)