FM34-81 (Weather Operations): Weather Support for Army Tactical Operations

FM34-81 (Weather Operations) Weather Support for Army Tactical Operations

FM34-81 (Weather Operations)

Weather Support for Army Tactical Operations

Army · misc · 146 pages

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Weather is critical to Army tactical operations and operational level planning. History is filled with examples of the weather's effects on combat operations on a variety of battlefields. The AirLand battlefield of today may provide additional examples of victories and defeats attributable to skillful integration of weather in military planning and execution of combat operations. Weather, enemy, and terrain are often referred to as the wet trilogy, as shown in Figure 1-1. Weather information is as much a part of combat intelligence as enemy and terrain data. It is often as significant as enemy intentions and It affects enemy actions and the decisions of both weather conditions-trafficability. forces. Adverse ° Affect mobility. ° Decrease the ability to see and attack deep. ° Degrade electro-optical (E-O) systems.

DesignationFM34-81 (Weather Operations)

EditionUndated

StatusSuperseded

Pages146

FunctionRecon Intel

CollectionRecent Archive

References 5

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