FM 7-20 ·Army ·1962 Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Mechanized Infantry Battalions
3. Characteristics and Capabilities a. The infantry battalion is the infantry's basic tactical unit. The personnel, equipment and training of the battalion provide for versatility and enable it to accomplish a variety of combat missions…
FM 17-37 ·Army ·1969 Air Cavalry Squadron
3-1. Purpose and Scope e. Provide a screen for a larger unit. Part Two covers the organization, tactics, and f. Perform rear area security as a part of a techniques employed by the air cavalry platoons larger force. and troops.…
FM 6-140 ·Army ·1965 Field Artillery Cannon Battalions and Batteries
Plans the maintenance workload con- sidering the availability of parts and tools, as well as the level of experience of personnel and the tactical situation. e. Supervises the scheduling of equipment for the prescribed preventive…
FM 2-30 ·Army ·1943 Cavalry Field Manual, Cavalry Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron
FM 2-30 CAVALRY FIELD MANUAL CAVALRY MECHANIZED RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Paragraphs SECTION I. Purpose and scope - 1-2 II. Organization 3-4 III. Equipment 5-8 SECTION I PURPOSE AND SCOPE * 1. PURPOSE.-The purpose of this…
FM 17-33 ·Army ·1942 Tank Battalion
This manual supersedes FM 17-33, The Armored Battalion, Light and Medium, 18 September 1942. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual sets forth the principles governing the tactical employment of the tank…
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…
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 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 5-135 ·Army ·1968 Engineer Battalion Armored, Mechanized and Infantry Divisions (C1)
C 1, FM 5-135 6-27. Security at Worksites a. The amount of security the engineer com- mander furnishes at the worksite depends on the engineer mission, guerrilla activity in the areas, the terrain, and the nearness of the enemy. For larger…
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.…
ST 17-33 ·Army ·1949 Tank Battalion
Special text on the tank battalion: organization and tactical employment in the early postwar Army (1949).
FM 6-120 ·Army ·1967 Field Artillery Target Aquisition Battalion and Batteries
1-5. Registration and Adjustment of Artillery Weapons Registration and adjustment of artillery can be conducted by flash, sound, and radar ranging techniques. Utilizing these techniques, artillery can be registered and adjusted during…
FM 5-134 ·Army ·1958 Armored Division Engineer Battalion
CHAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to the officers and noncommissioned officers of the armored division engineer battalion in the performance of their duties. 2. Scope…
FM 5-132 ·Army ·1957 Infantry Division Engineer Battalion
Section I. GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides information and guidance for individual and unit training and employment in operations of the infantry division, engineer battalion. 2. Scope This manual outlines the organization,…
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 11-15 ·Army ·1959 Signal Cable Construction Battalion
Section 1. GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides information and guidance on the employment and operation of a signal cable construction battalion. 2. Scope This manual covers the organization, employment, mission, equipment, operations,…
FM 17-34 ·Army ·1945 Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalions
Authority for release of this document to a foreign government must be secured from the Director of Intelligence, GSUSA.When this document is released to a foreign government, it is released subject to the following conditions: This…
FM 1-20 ·Army ·1968 Nondivisional Combat Aviation Battalion, Group, and Brigade (TEST)
1-1. Purpose and Scope (2) Limited war. a. This manual provides guidance to com- (3) Cold war, to include stability operamanders and staff officers of the nondivisional tions. combat aviation battalion, group, and brigade, 1-2.…
FM 10-53 ·Army ·1960 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment Quartermaster Battalion
1. Purpose and Scope This manual furnishes operational and technical information for the normal employment and functioning of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Quartermaster Battalion (TOE 10-536) and representative examples of…
FM 10-53 ·Army ·1960 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Quartermaster Battalion
1. Purpose and Scope This manual furnishes operational and technical information for the normal employment and functioning of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Quartermaster Battalion (TOE 10-536) and representative examples of…
FM 54-2 ·Army ·1969 The Division Support Command and Separate Brigade Support Battalion
type of parent division. Users must equate geThis manual establishes doctrine for combat neric unit titles used in the manual with the service support within all types of Army divi- organic DISCOM element performing a similar sions and…
FM 11-95 ·Army ·1960 Arm Signal Battalion
1. Purpose This manual provides information and guidance on the employment and operation of an army signal battalion. 2. Scope This manual, based on TOE 11-95( ), covers the organization, mission, operations, and capabilities of an army…
FM 6-20-1 ·Army ·1979 Field Artillery Cannon Battalion
v4 vr TO 7" j' ••-ift/íy Á.3. In the battles of the next war, effective use of firepower will be more critical than in any land battle the US Army has ever fought. Changes in battle tempo, mobility, and firepower will challenge field…
FM 5-136 ·Army ·1967 Engineer Battalions, Airborne and Airmoble Divisions
Section I. THE AIRBORNE DIVISION 2-1. Mission The primary mission of the airborne division is the destruction of enemy military forces and the seizure or domination of critical land areas, their populations, and resources. In ad- dition to…
FM 55-37 ·Army ·1957 Transportation Battalion Infantry Division
1. Purpose and Scope a. The purpose of this manual is to provide train- ing guidance for officers and noncommissioned officers of the transportation battalion, infantry division. b. The scope of this manual includes the organiza- tion,…
FM 1-15 ·Army ·1961 Aviation Battalion Infantry, Airboren, Mechanized, and Armored Divisions
FM 1-15 CHAPTER 2 ORGANIZATION 2-1. Composition The composition of the aviation battalion-infantry, airborne, mechanized, and armored divisions is shown in figure 2-1. AVIATION BATTALION INF, ABN MECH AND ARM DIVISION HO& HQ CO AVIATION OS…
FM 11-25 ·Army ·1966 Signal Construction Battalion
jects related to the material contained in this manual This manual establishes army doctrine and pro- are listed in appendix A. vides the information and guidance necessary for the b. A summary of the technical characteristics of…
FM 55-55 ·Army ·1944 Transportation Corps : Railway Operating Battalion
Go ogle This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on Hbrary shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. It has survived long enough for the…
FM 55-22 ·Army ·1962 Transportation Railway Battalion
CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose This manual assists transportation railway op- erating and transportation railway shop battalion officers in the employment of rail units and to provide the basis for the organization, training, and…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951