FM 70-10: War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations

FM 70-10 War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations

FM 70-10

War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations

Army · FM · Dec 1944 · 253 pages

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Terrain and weather are important factors in the conduct of mountain operations. b. Mountainous terrain is usually characterized by one or more of the following: exaggerated terrain features, heavy woods or jungle, rocky crags and glaciated peaks, compartmentation, routes of communication which are limited in extent and of poor quality, extreme weather conditions, or high altitudes. For terrain evaluation, see FM 5-15 and 100-5. c. Mountain weather is characterized both in summer and winter by inclemency, or by large-temperature differences between day and night, and by sudden and localized atmospheric disturbances such as violent rain and snowstorms. 2. ORGANIZATION. a. The organization of the standard infantry division is suitable for operations in low mountain terrain.

DesignationFM 70-10

EditionDec 1944

StatusSuperseded

Pages253

FunctionFieldcraft Survival

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 29

FM 31-40Not in the Vault
TM 5-225Not in the Vault
TM 10-275Not in the Vault
TM 20-205Not in the Vault
FM 8Not in the Vault
TM 2-220Not in the Vault