FM 19-3 ·Army ·1964 Military Police Support in the Communications Zone
CHAPTER 2 TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION 4. General Most of the military police support in the COMMZ is accomplished on an area basis, and is closely associated with territorial responsibilities and movements. This requires that each provost…
FM 90-2 ·Army ·1978 Tactical Deception
This manual provides guidance for using tactical deception in modem warfare. It is n»r commanders and their staffs who direct troops on the battlefield.VThe decision to use deception, the funda- mentals for planning, deception, and means…
FM 31-20 ·Army ·1965 Special Forces Operational Techniques
CHAPTER 2 INTELLIGENCE Section 1. GENERAL 3. Purpose This chapter provides information and guid- ance to Special Forces detachments in the intelligence aspects of operational planning for unconventional warfare and counterinsurgency…
FM 57-35 ·Army ·1958 Army Transport Aviation Combat Operations
1. Purpose and Scope a. Army transport aircraft (fixed and rotary-wing) are authorized aviation units in the type field army to provide mobility for tactical units, and to expedite tactical movement of supplies and personnel in the forward…
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 31-72 ·Army ·1964 Mountain Operations
The focal points of mountain combat are the heights. Gun emplacements and observation posts on commanding heights can dominate the foreground. Advances where possible are made along ridges. Both friendly and enemy forces can be expected to…
Mines and Boobytraps - FMFRP 12-43 ·Army ·1965 Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1969, Special Issue: Mines and Boobytraps
The history of mine and boobytrap warfare is almost as long as the history of war itself, Although these devices were once considered an unfair and cowardly manner of fighting an enemy, nations continued to develop and employ mines and…
FM 54-6-1 ·Army ·1967 The Area Support Command (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers and other personnel concerned with the support mission of the Area Support Command under The Administration Support, Theater Army, TASTA-70 concept of organization and…
FM 21-7 ·Army ·1943 List of Training Films Filmstrips and Film Bulletins
This manual supersedes FM 21-7, 1 January 1943, and Training Circulars Nos. 9, 39, 57, 73, 85, 106, 112, 116, and 128, War Department, 1943. Section I General 1. PURPOSE This is one of a series of manuals covering instructional materials…
FM 17-1 ·Army ·1957 Armor Operations Small Units
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose This manual provides information and guidance on doctrine, tactics, and .techniques for the employment of platoon-, company-, and battalion-size armor units (hereafter referred to…
FM 5-132 ·Army ·1960 Infantry Division Engineers
'i. (Sïcta a. This manual is a guide for the battalion com- raander, company commanders, platoon leaders, and squad leaders in the organization and operations of the infantry division engineer battalion, its component units, and the battle…
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 17-15 ·Army ·1945 Armored Force Field Manual, Combat Practice Firing, Armored Force Units
FM 17-15 WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MANUAL COMBAT PRACTICE FIRING ARMORED UNITS* Chapter 1 GENERAL Section I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this manual is to outline a general guide for combat practice firing problems for armored units. The…
FM 90-3 ·Army ·1977 Desert Operations
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…
FM 25-10 ·Army ·1942 Basic Field Manual, Motor Transport
FM 25-10 1-5 BASIC FIELD MANUAL MOTOR TRANSPORT (This manual supersedes FM 25-10, September IS, 1939, including section I1, Training Circular No. 66, War Department, 1941.) CHAPTER 1 GENERAL E 1. DEFINnTIN.-The term "motor transport" as…
FM 70-15 ·Army ·1941 Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold
This manual supersedes FM 31-15, 18 September 194/, including C 1, 16 April 1942; and C 2, 29 Seotember 1942. Chapter 1 GENERAL 1. Basic Principles. a. Military operations conducted under conditions of snow and extreme cold follow the same…
FM 20-60 ·Army ·1970 Battlefield Illumination
FM 20-60 CHAPTER 2 PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF BATTLEFIELD ILLUMINATION 2-1. Purpose of Battlefield Illumination The general purpose of battlefield illumination is to provide additional light for friendly forces to conduct operations during…
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 60-10 ·Army ·1952 Amphibious Operations: Regiment in Assault Landings
This manual is a guide for the regimental combat team (RCT) in planning, training for, and executing an amphibious operation. It includes additional information on higher headquarters and other forces involved. It describes the…
FM 60-10-AMPHIBIOUS ·Army ·1952 Operations Regiment in Assault Landings
This manual is a guide for the regimental combat team (RCT) in planning, training for, and executing an amphibious operation. It includes additional information on higher headquarters and other forces involved. It describes the…
FM 4-5 ·Army ·1940 Coast Artillery Field Manual Seacoast Artillery Organization and Tactics
FM 4-5 DECLASSIFIED RESOVD COAST ARTILLERY FIELD MANUAL SEACOAST ARTILLERY ORGANIZATION AND TACTICS (The matter contained herein supersedes part one, Coast Artillery Field Manual, volume I, January 3, 1933.) PART ONE ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 1…
FM 6-115 ·Army ·1970 The Field Artillery Searchlight Battery
FM 6-115 CHAPTER 2 COMMAND, CONTROL, AND ORGANIZATION Section I. GENERAL 2-1. Command and Control The field artillery searchlight battery is as- signed to corps artillery. The searchlight batter- y commander is the searchlight adviser to…
FM 44-2 ·Army ·1966 Air Defense Artillery Employment (Automatic Weapons)
Minimum midpoint tracking range. maximum horizontal range is 8,664 This is the shortest midpoint range at meters. which the weapon can track a target. * (2) Mobility. The 40mm gun motor carIt is dependent upon target speed and riage M42…
FM 21-25 ·Army ·1941 Elementary Map and Aerial Photograph Reading
FM 21-25 BASIC FIELD MANUAL ELEMENTARY MAP AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH READING (This manual supersedes chapter 5, Basic Field Manual, volume I, April 2, 1938.) SECTION I GENERAL * 1. PuRPosE.-The purpose of this manual is to present in…
FM 17-25 ·Army ·1944 Assault Gun Section and Platoon
This manual supersedes FMl 17-25, 25 June 1942. Chapter 1 GENERAL 1. PURPOSE. This manual is a guide to the employment of the assault gun platoon of the tank battalion, armored infantry battalion, the platoon of the assault gun troop of…
FM 61-100 ·Army ·1962 The Division
Heading a planning staff for future operations or joint matters. (3) Commanding a task force. (4) Supervising execution of specific portions of operations orders. (5) Assuming control of the division at an alternate command post when…
TM 30-544 ·Army ·1955 Glossary of Soviet Military Terminology
The purpose of this manual is to provide Russian equivalents for American terminology and American equivalents for Russian term inology. Emphasis has been placed, so far as possible, on determining accurate equivalents based on accepted…
DA PAM 30-50-2 ·Army ·1960 Handbook on the Satellite Armies
This publication, a complete revision of DA Pam 30-50-2, 15 May 1954, deals with the armies of the seven Satellite nations of eastern Europe. While each is treated in a separate chapter, extensive material applicable to most or all of them…
FM 101-10 ·Army ·1960