FM 12-43 ·Army ·1989 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 12-50 ·Army ·2010 US Army Bands
Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (ATTP) 1-19, U.S. Army Bands, is the key doctrinal publication of Army bands. It outlines the fundamental principles of employing Army bands and provides an overview of operational considerations…
FM 12-75E ·Army ·Undated Personnel Actions Specialist
SLi The Enlisted Personnel Management System (EPMS) The Enlisted Personnel Management System (EPMS) is a combination of policies related to training, evaluation, classification, and promotion. EPMS has been developed to help every soldier…
FM 12-80 ·Army ·1991 Kill or Get Killed
1. PURPOSE Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 12-80, Ki/lor Get Killed, is published to ensure the retention and dissemination of useful information which is not intended to become doctrine or to be published in Fleet Marine…
FM 14-3 ·Army ·1969 Comptroller Support in Theaters of Operation
1-1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual provides guidance on the mission, organization, functions, and responsibilities of comptroller elements assigned to theater army organizations. It prescribes planning and operating policies for…
FM 14-3-1 ·Army ·1967 Comptroller Service, TASTA-70
This manual provides interim guidance to commanders, staff officers, and other personnel concerned with comptroller support under the TASTA70 concept of organization and operation. This information can be utilized to facilitate…
FM 14-30 ·Army ·Undated Ammunition Handbook
B-0 Appendix B Guidance for Commanders This appendix contains information for review by munitions company commanders and modular platoon leaders to assist in analysis and evaluation of unit operational readiness for combat or SASO.…
FM 14-8 ·Army ·1963 Class A Agent Officers
SECTION II GENERAL PROCEDURES 3. Utilization of Class A Agents provisions should be made for frequent checks of Ordinarily, class A agents are used to make pay- the secured area. In the event these precautions ments to troops, to exchange…
FM 16-100 ·Army ·1961 Character Guidance Manual
1. Purpose This manual provides the background, policy, procedures and objectives out of which the commander will implement the Character Guidance Program. 2. Scope This manual provides a background to support the total Character Guidance…
FM 16-5 ·Army ·1967 the Chaplain
1-1. Purpose and Scope and consultant to the commander on all mata. The purpose of this manual is to furnish ters of religion, morals, and morale. The chapfield commanders, staff officers, and chaplains lain assists the commander and his…
FM 17-1 ·Army ·1966 Armor-Operations
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1. Purpose graph, and line of the text in which the change This manual is a guide for armor com- is recommended. Reasons should be provided manders and staffs in the employment, com- for each…
FM 17-10 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique
2-5 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL e. The GHQ reserve battalions are self-contained units, of either light or medium tanks, organized tactically and administratively for employment by battalion or by group to furnish additional striking power…
FM 17-12 ·Army ·1961 Tank Gunnery 5-3
1. Purpose This manual presents tank gunnery principles, methods, and techniques, and training exercises and proficiency tests applicable to all types and models of standard tanks. Elements of tank gunnery are treated in detail to promote…
FM 17-128 ·Army ·1994 Light Cavalry Weapon System Proficiency
Future battles will be mobile and violent, with emphasis on rapid fire capability, increased speed, and maneuverability. Light cavalry crews must be prepared to take maximum advantage of these capabilities. To defeat the threat and survive…
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 17-18 ·Army ·1994 Light Armor Operations
The land warfare strategy of the US military has changed. The nation no longer relies on large, forward-deployed forces, supported by reinforcing forces from the continental United States (CONUS). The military forces have developed a…
FM 17-20 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual Employment of Armored
2-3 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL * 2. PURPOSE.-The purpose of this manual is to outline training methods, observation and reconnaissance methods, and the types of tactical action in which an armored reconnaissance platoon and company may…
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 17-5 ·Army ·1943 Armored Force Field Manual Armored Force Drill
Armored Force field manual of drill: individual instruction, mounted drill, platoon and company formations, ceremonies and inspections (1943).
FM 17-50 ·Army ·1977 Attack Helicopter Operations
THIS MANUAL describes how attack helicopter battalions and companies fight. Attack helicopter units are organized primarily to destroy tanks and other armored vehicles. They will normally be supported by field artillery and sometimes by…
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 17-57 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual. Supply Bon, Arm Div
FM 17-57 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL SUPPLY BATTALION, ARMORED DIVISION SECTION I GENERAL 1. SCOPE. This manual covers the technique of operation of the supply battalion, armored division. (See FM 17-50.) 2. PURPOSE. This manual is a guide…
FM 17-59 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual-Decontamination of Armored Force Vehicles
Armored Force field manual on decontamination of armored force vehicles after chemical attack (1942).
FM 17-60 ·Army ·1942 Armored Force Field Manual. Arm Div Artillery
RESTRICTED FM 17-60 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY SECTION I GENERAL • 1. PURPOSE.—The purpose of this manual is to standardize training methods, to set forth standards of proficiency, and to emphasize tactical…
FM 17-63 ·Army ·1942 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL. SERVICE OF THE PIECE 105mm howitzer self propelled 42
Armored Force manual on service of the piece for the 105-mm self-propelled howitzer: crew posts, prepare for action and march order, and care of materiel (1942).
FM 17-67 ·Army ·1944 Crew Drill and Service of the Piece. Medium Tank M
This manual supersedes FM 17-67, g April 1943. SECTION I GENERAL 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This manual is designed to present instructional material for the platoon leader and tank commander in training the members of the crew of the medium…
FM 17-68 ·Army ·1944 Armored Crew Drill. Light Tank M5 Series
Except in an emergency, no one but the tank commandsr may operate the RADIO-INT switch on his control box. In an emergency, a member of the tank crew may communicate with the tank commander or an other crew member by throwing his control…
FM 17-69 ·Army ·1943 Crew Drill Service of the Piece and Gunnery. 75-MM Assault Howitzer on Motor Carriage M
EM 17-69 c i ARMORED COMMAND FIELD MANUAL CREW DRILL, SERVICE OF THE PIECE, AND GUNNERY (75-MM ASSAULT HOWITZER ON MOTOR CABBIAGE, MS) CHARGES'! WAR DEPAKTMENT, No. 1 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 31 May 1944. FM 17-69, 30 November 1943, is…
FM 17-70 ·Army ·1960 Communication for Armored Units
Responsibilites. (1) General. In armor organizations communication special ists are available to provide assistance and advice to the commander in technical and nontechnical communication matters. The larger the scope of a command the…
FM 17-71 ·Army ·1943