1963 US Army Vietnam War Armor Operations ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMinstallation commanders conduct defensive c. Planning.operations primarily and limited offensive (1) The commander responsible for seoperationswithin their capabilities. The pri-curity of an area reconnoiters his asmaryfunction of the rear area security forcesigned area to determine key terrainis to fix and destroy the enemy or to keep theto defend, the location of installations,hostile elements sufficiently off balance to pre-and likely enemy drop zones, landingclude their launching successful offensive operations.In the event hostile attacks occur, reararea security forces are deployed rapidly tointelience and other information fur-defeat the enemy elements or to contain the at-nished by higher headquarters, thetack until additional forces are committed. commander and subordinate commandersfamiliarize themselves withb. Missions. An armor unit designated as arear area security force is assigned the missionof protecting the entire division rear area orenemy airborne and airlanded assaultspecific territorial areas in the division rearcapabilities. Based on his reconnaisarea,by the division commander. The pro-sance and study of the enemy capatectionof the designated territorial areasbilities, together with a considerationincludes-of troops available and the mission,(1) Relief of attacked installations and the commander develops his plan.units.(2) Major components of the commander's(2) Protection of lines of communication plans included-(3) Denial of drop or landing zones. (a) Surveillance of the entire area of(4) Surveillance of possible bases of opera- responsibility.tions for insurgency forces.(5) Finding, fixing, and destroying enemy (b) Counterattack of airborne or airconventionalforces and enemy insurgencyforces operating in rearlanded forces.(c) Operations against irregular forcesareas (fig. 35).(insurgents).SAWS (KP Si XFIND MD FIXENEMY FORCEAND GUIDE GROUNDTROOPS TO THEMXXFigure *5. Finding, fixing, and destroying enemy conventional forces.200 AGO 9139A