FM 7-35-TANK ·Army ·1949 Company-Infantry Regiment
Re-Security Information 56. Methods of Attack (Superseded) a. General. (1) There are three fundamental methods for employing the infantry-tank team in the attack-the tanks and infantry attack on the same axis; the tanks and infantry attack…
FM 7-37 ·Army ·1944 Cannon Company, Infantry Regiment
This manual supersedes War Department Training Circular No. 121, 9 November 1943. Chapter 1 GENERAL Section I. COMPOSITION, ARMAMENT, EQUIPMENT, AND TRANSPORT 1. COMPOSITION. The cannon company of the infantry regiment consists of a…
FM 7-40 ·Army ·1973 Scout Dog Training and Employment
INTRODUCTION: 1. Purpose ‘This manual is a guide for Army personnel charged with the training and employment of Scout dog teams. When combined with other apDlicable manuals and programs of instruction, this manual forms the basis for…
FM 7-5 ·Army ·1940 Infantry Field Manual Organization and Tactics of Infantry the Rifle Bon
3-5 INFANTRY FIELD MANUAL · 3. MoRALE.-Morale is affected by many influences. In large part it rests upon the soldier's confidence in himself, his comrades, and his leaders. To build and sustain the spirit of comradeship is the leader's…
FM 7-7 ·Army ·1985 The Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad
The evolution of weaponry establishes a continuing need to develop and refine methods and techniques of employing weapon systems to maximize their potential. For the next several years, units will be in various stages of transition to…
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 7-7J ·Army ·Undated The Mechanized Infantry Platoon and Squad (Bradley)
to the Bradley Fighting Vehicle The Bradley fighting vehicle (BF'V) represents the most dramatic improvement in infantry combat capability since the introduction of the machine gun. The infantry now has unprecedented firepower, armor…
FM 7-8 ·Army ·2001 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad
This manual provides doctrine, tactics, techniques and procedures on how infantry rifle platoons and squads fight. Infantry rifle platoons and squads include infantry, airborne, air assault, ranger, and light infantry platoons and squads.…
FM 7-85 ·Army ·1987 Ranger Unit Operations
This publication contains doctrinal guidelines for the employment and training of ranger units. The intended audience is intermediate and higher level commanders, staffs of those headquarters, and newly assigned officers and NCOs of the…
FM 7-90 ·Army ·1992 Tactical Employment of Mortars
All maneuver units require indirect fire to win. Mortar sections and platoons provide unique indirect fires that are organizationally responsive to the ground maneuver commander. Military history has repeatedly demonstrated the…
FM 7-92 ·Army ·2001 The Infantry Recconaissance Platoon and Squad-Airborne, Air Assault, Light Infantry
The infantry reconnaissance platoon is a specialty platoon comprised of infantry soldiers. Unlike traditional infantry platoons whose primary mission is to kill the enemy, the reconnaissance platoon's primary mission is to provide the…
FM 7-93 ·Army ·1995 Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations
Combat forces need accurate and timely intelligence about enemy forces, terrain, and weather. Commanders must make fast and accurate decisions to have the right combat force at the right place and time. Their decisions are partly based on…
FM 7-93-3 ·Army ·1995 Long-Range Surveillance Unit Operations
Combat forces need accurate and timely intelligence about enemy forces, terrain, and weather. Commanders must make fast and accurate decisions to have the right combat force at the right place and time. Their decisions are partly based on…
FM 7-93-J ·Army ·Undated LSRU Night Movements
APPENDIX J MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND BATTLE DRILLS LRS units use movement techniques and battle drills the same as any other unit in the Army. These techniques vary due to the specific needs of an LRS unit. LRS units rehearse movement…
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 70-10 ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations
Terrain and weather are important factors in the conduct of mountain operations. b. Mountainous terrain is usually characterized by one or more of the following: exaggerated terrain features, heavy woods or jungle, rocky crags and…
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 700-80 ·Army ·1990 Logistics
TO ARMY LOGISTICS 1-6. General a. To quote from Dr. James A. Huston, The Sinews of War: Army Logistics 1775–953: "Logistics is the application of time and space factors to war. It is the economics of warfare, and it comprises, in the…
FM 701-58 ·Army ·1987 Planning Logistics Support for Military Operations
FM 701-58 B-7. Supply. b. Class I. a. General. Is supply system and procedural guidance provided? Is the flow of requisitions described? Do automated systems of supported units and task organized CSS units have interface? Is the flow of…
FM 704-28 ·Army ·1978 Classes of Supply
This is the first field manual to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2-13b(3) AR 310-2 which provides for numbering logistics field manuals in the 700 "logistic" series with a subseries to identify logistics levels…
FM 71-1 ·Army ·1998 Tank and Mechanized Infantry Combat Tem
Tank and mechanized infantry companies and company teams can fight and win engagements on any part of the battlefield in a conventional, nuclear, or chemical environment. The company team is normally task organized by the battalion task…
FM 71-100 ·Army ·1996 Division Operations
The division is a large Army organization that trains and fights as a tactical team. Largely selfsustaining, it is capable of independent operations. The division is a unit of maneuver, organized with varying numbers and types of combat,…
FM 71-100-2 ·Army ·1993 Infantry Division Operations
Since the publication of the 1986 version of FM 100-5, the world and our Army have undergone significant changes. Our country has been involved in three key victories— Panama, the Gulf War, and the Cold War. Concurrently, the Army has…
FM 71-100-3 ·Army ·1996 Air Assault Division Operations: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
The air assault (AASLT) division is unique. It provides the warfighting commanders-in-chiefs (CINCs) an operational ground force capable of attacking directly into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas. It fights according to the proven tenets…
FM 71-101 ·Army ·1980 Infantry, Armored Mechanized and Air Assault Divisions Operations
The division is the largest U.S. Army organization that trains and fights as a team. A division is organized with varying numberk and types of combat, combat support, and combat service support units. Five types of divisions exist in the…
FM 71-123 ·Army ·1992 Tactics, Techniques for Combined Arms Heavy Forces
Users of this field manual must first read and understand the doctrinal field manuals: FM 71-3 (brigade), FM 71-2 (battalion), and FM 71-1 (company). This manual DOES NOT replace the doctrinal manuals; rather, it supplements them with…
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 71-3 ·Army ·1996 The Armored and Mechanized Infantry Brigade
Armored and mechanized brigades are organized to fight successful engagements in conventional and various operations other than war (OOTW) activities. They are subordinate commands of a division and corps and perform major tactical…
FM 710-27 ·Army ·1989 Logistics Inventory Management
to Inventory Control. The subject of inventory control is prevalent throughout all aspects of the military logistics system. Attaining the most effective and efficient inventory control is a primary objective in the materiel support…
FM 711002 ·Army ·Undated