FM 21-7 ·Army ·1945 List of War Department Films Filmstrips and Film Bulletins
Catalog of War Department films, film strips, and film bulletins, with required showings and guidance on the use of training films (1945).
FM 30-104 ·Army ·1967 Aggressor Handbook on Insurgent War
FM 30-104 armed forces, police, or other internal security forces. h. Insurgent War. A struggle between a constituted government and organized insurgents frequently supported from without, but acting violently from within, against the…
FM 5-15 ·Army ·1949 Engineer Field Manual, Field Fortifications
Section I. GENERAL 1. PURPOSE, a. This manual provides the latest in- formation on hasty or expedient means of obtaining protected firing positions for weapons, and shelter for individuals and units, with a minimum expenditure of time and…
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 31-11 ·Army ·1962 Doctrine for Amphibious Operations
The purpose of this publication is to set forth the basic doctrine governing the planning for and con- duct of all amphibious operations. 002 BASIS This publication has been developed by the Navy and the Marine Corps in accordance with the…
FM 4-6 ·Army ·1942 Coast Artillery Field Manual. Seacoast Artillery Tactics and Technique of Controlled Submarine Mines
Coast artillery field manual on seacoast artillery tactics and technique of control: fire command organization and conduct of fire (1942).
FM 19-21 ·Army ·1973 Traffic Control Studies
tion study and the duty hour schedules, the The vehicle registration study supplies data questions of when and where people are going or used to adjust duty hours to reduce peak loads which routes are probably used may be anof traffic, and…
FM 31-21-GUERRILLA ·Army ·1961 Warfare & Special Forces S
Guerrilla warfare and Special Forces operations: fundamentals of resistance and guerrilla warfare, the airborne Special Forces group, theater support, infiltration, and combat employment (1961).
FM 17-30 ·Army ·1969 The Armored Brigade
Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1-1. Purpose are considered to be inclusive of periods of limited visibility and night operations. Except as stated This manual provides doctrinal guidance for the herein, the armored brigade directs and…
FM 5-31 ·Army ·1943 Land Mines and Booby Traps
This manual contains in loose-leaf form the latest information on characteristics'of mines and fuzes and on the tactics and techniques of their usd. Monthly supplements will keep the manual up to date. Like the manual, the supplements will…
FM 101-5 ·Army ·1972 Staff Organization and Procedure
1-1. Purpose This manual prescribes doctrine for staff organ- ization and procedure. Its purpose is to assist commanders and staff officers in the organiza- tion and operation of headquarters. It is not a guide for employing forces or a…
FM 5-6 ·Army ·1954 Operations of Engineer Troop Units
1. Contents This manual contains the basic doctrine for the operations of engineer troop units in a theater of operations. Both the combat and the communica- tions zone are discussed, with emphasis on the units of a field army. 2. Part One…
FM 6-40-3 ·Army ·1970 Operation of the Gun Direction Computer M18, Cannon Gunnery Application (C3)
The M18 gun direction computer (FADAC) is the primary means by which a cannon bat- talion or battery fire direction center solves the gunnery problem. Use of this high-speed digital computer significantly increases accuracy and flexibility…
FM 55-57 ·Army ·1960 Transportation Harbor Craft Units and Marine Maintenace Units
evaluation. Comments should be forwarded direct to US Army Transportation School. 2. References The duties and responsibilities of key personnel and the technical operations of harbor craft are discussed in FM 55-58 and TM 55-501.…
FM 55-15 ·Army ·1966 Transportation Reference Data
FM 55-15 destination meeting. Time-distance factors are applied, a departure date is reckoned, conflic ting requirements for limited transportation assets and mobility support facilities are reconciled, and the movement program is tested…
FM 55-50 ·Army ·1976 Army Water Transport Operations
CHAPTER 2 THE ARMY WATER TRANSPORT FLEET 2-1. Background Upon its establishment on 31 July 1942, the Army Transportation Corps assumed responsibility for worldwide movement of cargo on oceangoing vessels owned or chartered by the US Army.…
NAVPERS 10796 ·Navy ·1955 Warship Identification Manual
This manual, which is a complete revision of the Warship Recognition Manual (ONI 200), presents a pictorial survey of representa- tive naval vessels of various maritime powers for use in recognition training. Pictures and drawings of the…
FM 5-23 ·Army ·1956 Field Decoy installations
1. Purpose This manual provides a reference for officers at battalion level or lower who are responsible for planning and implementing visual deception phases of field operations and for training troops in the simulation of military…
FM 17 ·Army ·1942 Employment of Armored Units the Armored Division
FM 17 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMENT OF ARMORED UNITS THE ARMORED DIVISION CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. GENEZRAL PRovISIroNs.-a. This document is published as a guide for the tactical training and operation of the Armored Division. b. The…
FM 24-20 ·Army ·1944 War Department field manual, Field Wire Systems
This manual supersedes chapter 8 FM 24-5, 19 October 1942; section II, Training Circular No. 67, War Department, 1942; and Training Cir cular No. 45, War Department, 1943. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. The purpose of this man ual…
FM 1-40 ·Army ·1940 Air Corps Field Manual Intelligence Procedure in Aviation Units
Air Corps field manual prescribing intelligence procedure in aviation units, with definitions, duties, and example forms (1940).
FM 100-20 ·Army ·1974 Internal Defense and Development (IDAD)
2-1. General a. This chapter outlines characteristics common to many developing nations. It identifies social, political, economic, and psychological factors that often contribute to political in- stability and which genérally require con-…
FM 21-30 ·Army ·1943 Conventional Signs, Military Symbols, and Abbreviations
On topo graphic maps, * * * symbols and abbreviations. * * * . * * b. General characteristics of roads and bridges. (1) Traffic lanes. 1, 2, 3, etc. * * * for light two-way traffic. 2 — Two-lane roadway having occasional one- lane…
FM 12-4 ·Army ·1972 Division-Separate Brigade Adjutant General
Field Manual 12-4 provides procedural guidance, a philosophy of service, command/staff relationships, and concepts of management and operations to the division and separate brigade adjutant general (AG). This manual introduces the adjutant…
FM 5-20 ·Army ·1968 Camouflage
1. Purpose and Scope sponsible for his own concealment. His respona. This manual provides a comprehensive sibility here is just as great as his responsibilreference and guide in all aspects of camou- ity for his rifle, and he must know as…
FM 57-100 ·Army ·1959 The Airborne Division 9-9
The employment of airborne forces in World War II introduced revolutionary doctrinal changes regarding mobility, maneuver, and surprise in the conduct of war. Since World War I, the possession of nuclear weapons in quantity, potential…
FM 55-35-1 ·Army ·1967 Motor Transport Operations and Motor Transport Units (TEST)
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with transportation motor transport sup- port under the TASTA-70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to…
FM 9-10 ·Army ·1951 Ordnance Maintenance General Supply in the Field
Section 1. GENERAL 1. PURPOSE This manual is a guide for personnel concerned with the logistics of ordnance maintenance and general supply in the field. It deals with the organization, management, and operations of ordnance maintenance and…
FM 30-101 ·Army ·1961 Aggressor the Maneuver Enemy 4-27
The army uniform is jungle green in color in keeping with the national colors and the traditional emblem of of the Circle Trigon Party. The cut of the pullover type tunic and the trousers resembles that of foreign-type army uniforms.…
FM 30-50 ·Army ·1943