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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMbridges, or crossroads) with the distance betweenthem expressed in kilometers.b. Routes of march.c. Reconnaissance.z. Time Distance. The time required to d. Quartering party.move from one point to another at a given e. Organization of the march column.rate of march.if. Determination of critical points (i.e., SP,aa. Time Interval. It is applied in the RP, defiles).amount of time between march units, serials, g. March distances.or columns as they move past a given point. h. Control and supervision of the march.The time is measured from the instance the tailof one unit clears the point to the instant the . Halts.head of the following unit reaches the same j. Security measures.point.k. Logistical support.ab. Time Length. The time required for a 1. Establishment of necessary liaison.column or elements thereof to pass a given m. Issuance of maps and orders.point.9. Organization of the March Column7. Types of March Columns a. The organization of the march column fora. Open Column. The open column is nor- the tactical march is governed primarily by themally used in tactical marches made during tactical situation and the order in which it isdaylight. It may be used when the unit moves desired that subordinate units arrive at a givenat night with driving lights on, or moves on location. Other considerations are the time ofmoonlit nights on good routes with blackout the move and the march characteristics of thelights on. The open column provides the best marching units. When the tactical situationcompromise between the conflicting require- demands that a column be composed of vehiclesments for a short time-length and for dis- of different characteristics, the rate of marchpersion.is based on the slowest vehicle.b. Close Column. The close column is nor- b. The number of columns that a unit emmallyused in tactical and administrative ploys depends on the availability of routes andmarclhes during hours of darkness under black- the situation. The use of one march columnout driving conditions. This method of march- facilitates control, but increases the time lengthing takes maximum advantage of the traffic of the unit. The use of multiple march columnscapacity of the routes. However, it does not makes control more difficult, but decreases theprovide dispersion. In daylight, a distance of amount of time required for the movement.approximately 25 meters between vehicles isprescribed. At night, the distance between 10. Road Movement Tablevehicles is such as will enable the driver to see The road movement table includes the route,two lights in the blackout marker of the pre- rate of march, and times of arrival and clearcedingvehicle.ance at the destination and at critical pointsc. Infiltration. Infiltration may be used on along the route. Determination of these timestactical marches when sufficient time and road is based on the route space occupied by eachspace are available and maximum secrecy, unit and the time required for the unit to passdeception, and dispersion are desired. Because a given point at a uniform rate of march (timeof extended distance between vehicles, column length) and the distance (time interval) becontrolis extremely difficult, and routes must tween march units and serials (fig. 48). Thebe marked carefully in advance to prevent road movement table may be issued as an andriversfrom becoming lost.nex to the operation order.8. Planning the March 11. March RoutesFactors to consider in planning are- Higher headquarters usually designatesa. Enemy situation. march routes for both road and cross-countryAGO 9139A 229