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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMare detailed by the commanding officer 34. Detrainingof the troops. of the The troops.entraining officer--a. Detraining must be planned carefully. The(a) Supervises the loading of both perrequirementsparallel those of entraining.sonnel and property that will movein the train.b. It is desirable to send advance parties,(b) Precedes the command to the en- when possible, to prepare the following:training point and acts as guide for (1) Arrangements for the arrival of thethe unit.trains.(2) Unloading facilities.33. Trains En Route(3) Traffic control.a. Problems and details involving troops, (4) Assembly areas for personnel andmilitary freight, and the carrier railroad enequipment.route are solved, if possible, by the train commanderand the railroad representative. If (5) Routes of departure from detrainingsolution on the spot is not possible, the problemwill be referred to a designated authority.(6) Barracks or bivouac areas.b. The responsibility of troop train com- (7) Transportation and. equipment necesmandersstarts at the home station and termi-sary to effect detraining of troops, unnatesupon arrival at the destination. The trainloading of equipment, and movementcommander does not control railroad personnel,of troops and equipment to assignedoperation of the train, or train schedule.areas.Section IV. MOVEMENTS BY AIR35. General 36. ResponsibilitiesMovements by air involve the transportation a. The Military Air Transport Servicesof troops, units, supplies, or equipment into an (MATS) or the U.S. Air Force has been desigobjectivearea, or into an area inaccessible to nated the agency for intertheatre movements byother means of transport. Air movements may air. Air movements using Army aviation arebe either tactical or administrative, or a combinationof tactical and administrative. The airmovement may be for the execution of a tactical b. For considerations governing the employorstrategic mission. Movement by air exploits ment of air transportation, see FM 57-10, FMthe capability of air vehicles to overcome dis- 57-35, FM 61-100, and FM 100-5. Staff procetanceand geographical barriers and is char- dures and details regarding planning, use, andacterized by flexibility and speed. Transport stowage of air transport are contained in FMair vehicles are limited in their cargo carrying 57-10, FM 57-35, FM 57-100, and FM 101-10,capability by size and weight restrictions. Ad- and TM 57-210. The responsibilities of the unitverse weather, inadequate landing facilities,and enemy counterair activities may restrictbeing graph moved 24, this are appendix. the same as set forth in para-further the suitability of air vehicles as a meansof transportation for armor units.Section V. MOVEMENTS BY WATER37. General b. Movements by water are especially vula.Water transport is the primary means nerable to attack by nuclear weapons and byused to establish and maintain oversea opera- enemy surface, subsurface, and air forces.tions. It is characterized by large capacity for When there is danger of attack by hostilepersonnel and equipment, long range opera- forces, vessels will be assembled usually in contions,relatively slow speed compared to air voy under command of the Navy and providedmovements, and a high rate of movement. with naval escort. Air cover by land or carrier242 AGO 9139A