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FM 90-3 Desert Operations

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FM 90-3

Desert Operations

Army · FM · Aug 1977 · 181 pages

About

The purpose of this manual is to describe how US Army forces fight in the desert. Conditions will be encountered in the desert that have a profound effect on military operations. Desert operations require, among other things, special equipment, special training and acclimatization, and a high degree of self discipline if operations are to be successful. Since World War II, warfare has changed, not abruptly, but steadily and rapidly. The range, accuracy, and lethality of the modern tank cannon make it at least five times as effective as the tank gun of World War II. The antitank guided missile has appeared on the battlefield in great numbers and is deadly out to ranges of well in excess of 3,000 meters; even against rapidly moving crossing targets it can achieve 90 percent first round hits.

DesignationFM 90-3

EditionAug 1977

StatusSuperseded

Pages181

FunctionFieldcraft Survival

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 21

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