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 6-121 ·Army ·1990 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Corps and Division Operations Field Artillery Target Acquisition
This publication describes the doctrine, organization, tactics, techniques, and procedures for the management of field artillery target acquisition (TA) equipment, personnel, and systems. It combines information formerly in FM 6-121, Field…
FM 44-48 ·Army ·1993 Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for the Sensor Platoon
This field manual (FM) describes the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for the air defense artillery (ADA) sensor platoon and sections. The purpose of this manual is to describe the organization and employment of the ADA sensor…
FM 44-18-1 ·Army ·1984 Stinger Team Operations
The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for the Stinger team in support of air defense operations. It is also written to support the training of individuals to function as members of a Stinger team. When skilled individuals are…
FM 44-16 ·Army ·Undated Platoon Combat Operations - Chaparral, Vulcan, and Stinger
Chaparral, Vulcan, and Stinger ADA units provide low-altitude air defense for our field forces. These units can deny or limit enemy air attack on our maneuver, combat support, and combat service support forces. They can deny enemy aircraft…
FM 6-60 ·Army ·1993 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Operations
The multiple launch rocket system Is a highly mobile, rapid-fire, surface-to-surface, free-fllght rocket and guided missile system. It Is designed to complement cannon artillery; to attack the enemy deep; and to strike at counterfire, air…
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 6-40-5 ·Army ·1976 Modern Battlefield Cannon Gunnery
FM 6-40-5 2-1. Threat to Maneuver Forces a. The enemy will field a large, well- trained, hard-hitting combined arms team equipped with the most modern weapons. His tanks and motorized units will attack our maneuver forces with direct fire…
FM 6-20 ·Army ·1980 Fire Support in Combined Arms Operations (C1)
and chapters 1 through 8 contain many doctrine changes; therefore, those changes are not marked with a vertical bar. 2. Remove appendi
FM 6-40 ·Army ·1981 Field Artillery Cannon Gunnery (C2)
of each tabular firing table (TFT) allows the FDC to select the optimum charge to use for accuracy and target ranges. In deciding the specific charge to fire, the FDC must consider all available information, including: (1) The enemy…
FM 6-11 ·Army ·1984 The Pershing II Firing Battery (Final Draft)
CHAPTER 1 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION Pershing II (PII) is a ground-mobile, surface-to-surface, nuclear weapon system. It is a solid-propellant missile with ground support equipment (GSE) mounted on wheeled vehicles. The missile may be launched…
FM 6-20-30 ·Army ·Undated Fire Support for Corps & Division Ops
Commanders must understand the spectrum of capabilities of the fire support system. Skillful integration of fire support into all facets of the AirLand Battle must take place simultaneously and continuously as close, deep, and rear…
FM 3-01.44 ·Army ·2022 Short-Range Air Defense Operations
The current strategic environment–with revanchist Russia and revisionist China–is typified by continuous competition among great powers which challenges the security environment and operational deterrence. Subsequently, today's operational…
FM 44-3 ·Army ·1981 US Army Air Defense Artillery Employment, Chaparral/Vulcan
Army air defense artillery employment, Chaparral/Vulcan. United States. Washington : Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army, 1977. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112101040589 Public Domain, Google-digitized…
FM 6-2030 ·Army ·1989 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Corps and Division Operations
Commanders must understand the spectrum of capabilities of the fire support system. Skillful integration of fire support into all facets of the AirLand Battle must take place simultaneously and continuously as close, deep, and rear…
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 44-85 ·Army ·1997 Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrinal how-to-fight guidance for the Patriot battalion and battery in support of force-projection operations. Patriot officers and noncommissioned officers must possess an in-depth…
FM 6-71 ·Army ·1994 Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Fire Support for Corps and Division Operations Fire Support for the Combined Arms Commander
Fire support is the collective and coordinated use of indirect fire weapons, armed aircraft, and other lethal and nonlethal means in support of a battle plan. Fire support includes mortars, field,artillery (FA), NGF, and air-delivered…
FM 6-2-45 ·Army ·2004 Signal Support to Theater Operations
1-1 Chapter 1 Theater Signal Transformation The Army is transforming in response to changes in the global political, military, and technological environment and in accordance with national level strategic and political decisions on how…
FM 3-01 ·Army ·2025 U.S. Army Air and Missile Defense Operations
Department of Defense Directive 5100.01 charges the Army to "conduct air and missile defense to support joint campaigns and assist in achieving air superiority." FM 3-01 describes the contributions of ADA, the Army's dedicated AMD…
FM 3-01.11 ·Army ·2000 Air Defense Artillery Reference Handbook
The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to familiarize personnel with ADA operations and weapon systems. This FM will be useful to personnel serving in the following types of positions: • staff positions requiring general knowledge of Air…
FM 6-161 ·Army ·1981 Field Artillery Radar Systems (C1)
Cl, FM 0-161 CHAPTER 1 THE THREAT Paragraph Purpose and Scope 1-1 Characteristics of Field Artillery Radars 1-2 Operations Security Indicators 1-3 Countermeasures 1-4 1-1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this chapter is to describe the…
FM 3-01.48 ·Army ·2003 Divisional Air and Missile Defense Sentinel Platoon Operations
Chapter 1 Organization and System Capabilities of the Sentinel Platoon This chapter discusses the mission, organization, system capabilities, limitations, responsibilities, and early warning of digital divisional AMD Sentinel operations.…
FM 6-50 ·Army ·1996 TTP for the Field Artillery Cannon Gunnery
Tactics, techniques, and procedures for the field artillery cannon battery: mission, organization, key personnel, and battery operations (1996).
FM 44-15-1 ·Army ·1987 Operations and Training: Patriot
Patriot is an air defense missile system designed to counter the air threat of the 1980s and beyond. This chapter discusses the role of the Patriot system, the mission of the Patriot firing batteries, and the major items of Patriot…
FM 3-27 ·Army ·2023 Army Global Missile Defense Operations
This version of FM 3-27 reaffirms global MD operations as paramount to the security of the U.S. and its allies. The term global MD, as used throughout this document, implies defense against ballistic missile only; though future revisions…
FM 3-01.7 ·Army ·2000 Air Defense Artillery Brigade Operations
This field manual (FM) provides the doctrinal guidance on how air defense artillery (ADA) brigades fight in support of the U.S. Army's operations doctrine. This manual details tactics, techniques, and procedures used by ADA brigades to…
FM 3-01-85 ·Army ·2002 Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations
This field manual provides doctrinal how-to-fight guidance for the Patriot battalion and battery, and is intended primarily for battalion commanders, staff officers, battery commanders, platoon leaders, and tactical directors. This FM is…
FM 44-8 ·Army ·1999 Combined Arms for Air Defense
Force-projection operations doctrine reflects the shift towards stronger joint operations. Army operations have evolved into a variety of choices for a battlefield framework and a wider interservice arena, allowing for the increasing…
FM 6-102 ·Army ·1970