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 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 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 6-20-20 ·Army ·1991 Fire Support at Battalion Task Force and below
TO FIRE SUPPORT SECTION FIELD ARTILLERY MISSIONS 4-1. ROLES OF FIELD ARTILLERY a. Close Support. Close support fires are fires used to engage enemy troops, weapons, or positions that are threatening the supported force. Close support…
FM 6-42 ·Army ·1980 Field Artillery Battalion, Lance (C1)
This revised manual has been prepared to serve as a single source reference document for Lance battalion operations and training. It is a how-to-train and how-to-fight manual to be used by all levels of command from corps to the platoon.…
FM 6-56 ·Army ·1966 Field Artillery Battalion Little John
Standard gross weight 778.6 pounds Warhead section weight 262 pounds Empty weight 536 pounds Propellant weight Maximum range Minimum range 2.01 meters 242.6 pounds i 20,400 meters 3,000 meters 4.38 meters i -*—Warhead .Motor 318 mm Fin…
FM 60-5 ·Army ·1951 Amphibious Operations Battalion in Assault Landings
Authority for release of this document to a foreign government must be secured from the Assistant Chief of Staff, C-2. When this document is released to a foreign govern- ment, it is released subject to the following con- ditions: This…
FM 63-1 ·Army ·1994 Support Battalions and Squadrons, Separate Brigades and Armored Cavalry Regiment
This manual provides information on the structure and operations of the support battalion of the separate brigades and the armored cavalry regiment support squadron. It is directed toward the commanders and staffs of the support…
FM 63-20 ·Army ·1990 Forward Support Battalion
FM 63-20 Cavalry squadron. All these units will require CSS on a battlefield unlike any encountered in the Forward support battalion. past. The AirLand Battlefield will be characterized by fluid, nonlinear operations and Air liaison…
FM 63-21 ·Army ·1990 Main Support Battalion
FM 63-21 CHAPTER 1 MSB Organization and Functions ARMORED, MECHANIZED INFANTRY, INFANTRY, HEAVY/LIGHT DIVISIONS Main support battalions exist in four types of divisions. They are the armored, mechanized infantry, infantry, and heavy/light…
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 ·2000 The Infantry Battalion
AirLand Battle doctrine has produced great changes in the Army. It has affected everything from equipment to the way we fight. Commanders need to understand these concepts and how they affect the employment of an infantry battalion. This…
FM 7-72 ·Army ·1987 Light Infantry Battalion
Light infantry battalions are organized to fight successful operations in close terrain in the low- to mid-intensity spectrum of conflict. On the AirLand battlefield, they provide the Army versatility and strategic flexibility through…
FM 7-98 ·Army ·1992 Operations in a Low Intensity Conflict
"For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." Sun Tzu The possibility of US troops becoming involved in a low-intensity conflict (LIC) is ever…
FM 71-2 ·Army ·1988 The Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force
Tank and mechanized infantry battalion task forces are organized to fight and win engagements on any part of the battlefield in conventional, nuclear, or chemical environments. They combine the efforts of their company teams and combat…
FM 9-65 ·Army ·1960 Armored Ordnance Battalion
4. Definitions There is no section or glossary in this manual devoted to definitions of terms. The terms used throughout this manual may be found in AR 320-5, "Dictionary of United States Army Terms," except for those few not yet…
FMI 3-04.119 ·Army ·2007 Security and Support Battalion Operations
Chapter 1 interdependent capabilities, and mission command. The effort accorded to each component is proportional to the mission and varies with the situation. Each component of full spectrum operations—offense, defense, stability, and…
ST 17-33 ·Army ·1949 Tank Battalion
Special text on the tank battalion: organization and tactical employment in the early postwar Army (1949).
TC 6-0.2 ·Army ·2025 Training the Command and Control Warfighting Function for Battalions and Brigades
This publication is updated with the C2 warfighting function (WFF), whereas the previous version was written when doctrine still referred to the mission command WFF. The command and control warfighting function (C2 WFF) is the related…
MCRP 2-10A.6 ·Marine Corps ·2018 Ground Reconnaissnce Operations
MCWP 2-25 Ground Reconnaissance Operations 1-1 CHAPTER 1 FULL SPECTRUM OPERATIONS Chapter 1 discusses full spectrum operations as a basis for understanding the role of ground reconnaissance units within the Marine air-ground task force…
MCRP 3-10A.1 ·Marine Corps ·2020 Infantry Battalion Operations
Warfare continues to be characterized by volatility, uncertainty, and complexity. The Marine Corps infantry battalion will continue to conduct expeditionary operations to accomplish specific objectives around the globe. As the National…
MCTP 3-10E ·Marine Corps ·2018 Artillery Operations
Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 3-16.1, Artillery Operations, provides an overview of fundamentals, organization, support requirements, and tactical considerations used by Marine artillery regiments, battalions, and batteries…
MCWP 2-25 ·Marine Corps ·2015