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FM 7-17 The Armored Infantry and Battalion

FM 7-17

The Armored Infantry and Battalion

Army · FM · Mar 1951 · 757 pages

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FM 7-17 C1 FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED INFANTRY COMPANY AND BATTALION CIIANGES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 1 f WASHINmGTON 25, D. C., 12 September1952 FM 7-17, 23 March 1951, is changed as follows: 285.1 FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER (Added) a. A tactical air control party (TACP) consisting of a forward air controller (FAC), who normally is a combat experienced fighter pilot, his enlisted assistants and equipment, may operate with an armored infantry battalion. The primary mission of the TACP is to direct close air support strikes in the vicinity. of forward ground elements by visual methods. It is a highly mobile element having airto-ground communication to vector aircraft to targets, and point-to-point communications with the tactical air control center (TACC) or tactical air direction centers (TADC) and with the division air liaison officer (ALO). At times the forward air con-.

DesignationFM 7-17

EditionMar 1951

StatusSuperseded

Pages757

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonBattalion

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 37

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