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FM 11-23
PART THREE
SIGNAL COMPANIES, TROPOSPHERIC
CHAPTER 12
INTRODUCTION
12-1. General quirement. Troop companies may be used to provide
multilink or singlelink portions of the army
a. Both the signal company troposphericc, light command
command
communications
communications
system.
system.
In
In
addition,
addition,
(light tropo company) and the signal company they may be used as required to provide connecttropospheric,
heavy (heavy tropo company) may ing or overjump links in portions of the army
be assigned to a USASTRATCOM theater). They area communications system.
are used in the COMMZ to provide multilink or
single-link portions of the command communications
system of the TACS. Tropo companies (or
teams) however, may also be used as required to The light tropo company is characterized by the
provide connecting or overjump portions of the following (with reference to the heavy tropo
area communications system of the COMMZ. company): easier emplacement and displacement,
Command, operational control, and technical con- lower radio frequency (RF) power, shorter distrol
of the tropo companies are exercised by the tance span, and fewer voice channels. The light
headquarters element of the USASTRATCOM tropo company is described in detail in chapter
(theater) to which they are assigned. 13.
b. Should a requirement exist for tropo links in
an army signal brigade, it has the capability in a 12-. Heavy Tropo Company
light Tropo Company. If the tactical situation, The heavy tropo company is used when distance
terrain, and the requirements of the combat corn- spans or voice channel requirements exceed the
mander dictate a capability greater than that capabilities of the light tropo company. The
provided by the light Tropo company a heavy heavy tropo company is described in detail in
Tropo company could be assigned to fulfill the re- chapter 14.
12-1