FM 17-22 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual, Reconnaissance Battalion
FM 17-22 1-2 RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL SECTION I GENERAL E 1. PURPOSE.-a. The purpose of this manual is to outline general methods of training and employing the reconnaissance battalion of the armored division.…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1949 Tank-Battalion
or around one or both flanks or the rear of the initial enemy dispositions and toward an objective in the rear. The maneuvering force moves at such a distance from the base of fire that it will be impossible to furnish it the desired fire…
FM 17-34 ·Army ·1945 Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalions
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FM 17-42 ·Army ·1944 Armored Infantry Battalion
This manual covers the tactical employment of the armored infantry battalion, both as part of a larger force, and when acting independently. It is designed as a guide and does not prescribe a set of inflexible rules. Each tactical…
FM 17-45 ·Army ·1944 The Armored Engineer Battalion
FM 17-45 WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL THE ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION* (This. manual supersedes FM 17-45, 13 November 1942 and Cl) Section I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. This manual covers the tactics and technique of the armored engineer battalion.…
FM 2-30 ·Army ·1944 Cavalry Field Manual, Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron
(This manual supersedes F£M 2-30, 29 March 1943, and FM 17-22, Reconnaissance Battalion, 18 August 1942.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL SECTION I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this manual is to provide a text for the tactical training…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951 Amphibious Operations Battalion in Assault Landings
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FM 7-17 ·Army ·1951 The Armored Infantry and Battalion
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…
FM 7-20 ·Army ·1969 The Infantry Battalions
Section II. MISSIONS OF THE INFANTRY BATTALIONS 1-3. Combat Mission fantry battalion can be employed in a variety of other operational roles. These include advisory asThe mission of the infantry battalion is to close sistance; truce…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1977 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
In order to see the enemy, it will be necessary to MOVE. The task force MOVES to SEE and MOVES to fight. For when fighting outnumbered, which the task force must expect to do most of the time, it will be necessary to MOVE to mass…
ST 17-33 ·Army ·1949