FM 17-15 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual Combat Practice Firing
4-7 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL and security; special emphasis being placed on the attack and in tank versus tank action. This training is limited only by the availability of ammunition and the imagination of the instructor. Careful…
FM 18-5 ·Army ·1942 Tank Destroyer Field Manual, Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer Units
This manual contains doctrines for the training and combat employment of tank destroyer battalions and groups. It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed; units equipped with substitute…
FM 18-5B ·Army ·1942 Organization and Tactics of Tank Destroyer
This manual contains doctrines for the training and combat employment of tank destroyer battalions and groups. It is prepared for the guidance of units that will be equipped with materiel now being developed; units equipped with substitute…
FM 17-12 ·Army ·1943 Armored Force Field Manual Tank Gunnery
3-5 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL main purpose of the tank cannon is to permit the tank to overcome enemy resistance and reach the vital rear areas. While this manual concerns itself with the gunnery of tank cannon, commanders must constantly…
FM 17-55 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual. Trains and Train HQ Coy Arm Div
FM 17-55 1-3 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL TRAINS AND TRAINS HEADQUARTERS COMPANY ARMORED DIVISION SECTION I GENERAL · 1. ScoPE.-This manual covers the organization and tactical employment of the armored division trains as a whole. For…
FM 90-10 ·Army ·1979 Military Operation on Urban Terrain
Tactical doctrine stresses that urban combat operations are conducted only when required and that built-up areas are isolated and bypassed rather than risking a costly, time-consuming operation in this difficult environment. Adherence to…
FM 17-27 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual 81MM Mortar Squad and Platoon
FM 1 t2 7 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL 81-MM MORTAR SQUAD AND PLATOON SECTION I GENERAL * 1. SCOPE.-a. This manual covers the tactical employment of the mortar platoon and squad in support of tank and infantry units. It is a guide only. Each…
FM 17-32 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual, the Tank Company, Light and Medium
2-4 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL * 2. PURPOSE.-This manual is only a guide to the employ ment of the tank company. The formations and actions described herein are not inflexible. Each tactical situation must be solved on its own merits and…
FM 31-15 ·Army ·1961 Operations Against Irregular Forces
Section I.GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance to the commanders and staffs of combined arms forces which have a primary mission of eliminating irregular forces. b. The text discusses the nature of irregular forces…
FM 17-30 ·Army ·1942 Tank Platoon
REGRADEDUNCLASSIFIED ay AUTHOOFDOD R sgODQ BY 0 X/oigJONA 3 FM 17-30 01 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL TANK PLATOON CHAYNGES 1 WAR DEPARTMENT, No. 1 Washington 25, D. C., 8 July 1944. FM 17-30, October 22, 1942, is changed as follows: 10.…
FM 7-37 ·Army ·1944 Cannon Company, Infantry Regiment
This manual supersedes War Department Training Circular No. 121, 9 November 1943. Chapter 1 GENERAL Section I. COMPOSITION, ARMAMENT, EQUIPMENT, AND TRANSPORT 1. COMPOSITION. The cannon company of the infantry regiment consists of a…
FM 31-55 ·Army ·1968 Border Security and Anti-Infiltration Operations (TEST)
Section I. GENERAL 1-1. Purpose This manual provides interim doctrinal guid- ance for commanders and staffs at all levels, to carry out border security operations involv- ing combat, combat support and combat ser- vice support units.…
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 7-10 ·Army ·1943 Rifle Company, Infantry Regiment
This manual uperspedes FM 7-10, 2 June 1942, including C 1, 21 December 1942; and C 2, 5 April 1943. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. COMPOSITION. a. General. The rifle company is the basic infantry unit with administrative and supply functions. The…
FM 31-73 ·Army ·1965 Advisory Handbook for Counterinsurgency
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose This manual provides the U.S. Army advisor to host country forces a ready reference document on doctrine and techniques which are most frequently employed in countering latent, incipient, and active insurgency.…
FM 31-81 ·Army ·1970 Base Defense (TEST)
This manual sets forth basic guidance for commanders and staff officers of nontactical organiza- tions and installations for planning and conducting base defense. While the manual emphasize base de- fense in stability operations, the…
FM 57-38 ·Army ·1968 Pathfinder Operations
1. General a. The material contained in this appendix illustrates the techniques, procedures, and equipment required for developing and main- taining proficiency in rappelling from the UH—1 series helicopters (fig 38). h. This appendix…
FM 31-16 ·Army ·1963 Counterguerilla Operations
CHAPTER 2 THE ENEMY RESISTANCE MOVEMENT Section I. ORGANIZATION OF THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT 3. General a. A guerrilla force is the armed manifesta- tion of a resistance movement by a portion of the population of the area against the local…
FM 90-8 ·Army ·1962 Counterguerilla Operations
Section I. General 1-1. Overview. This chapter discusses the type of activity that is characteristic of an insurgency. A general overview of insurgency is provided to introduce the planner of counterguerrilla operations to the insurgent.…
FM 7-100 ·Army ·1958 Infantry Division 10-3
The significance' of land forces as an essential element of national security in the atomic era is emphasized by world conditions and the nature of the threats confronting the United States. The military power of this Nation must be…
FM 17-36 ·Army ·1965 Divisional Armored and Air Cavalry Units
orients its location or movement on intelligence (b) Types of security missions. objectives. For a detailed discussion of recon- 1. Advance guard. An advance naissance and security missions, see FM 17-1. guard is a security force, prima-…
FM 19-30 ·Army ·1979 Physical Security
This field manual sets forth guidance for all people responsible for physical security. It's the basic reference for training security personnel. It also covers requesting additional equipment and manpower. The two primary concerns of this…
FM 17-1 ·Army ·1963 Armor-Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose proper evaluation. Comments should be forwarded directly to the Commanding Officer, This manual sets forth the doctrine, tactics, warded directly to the Commanding Officer, U.S.…
FM 7-11 ·Army ·1962