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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMif it does not convey the exact meaning and same line as the heading. If there is more thanintention of the commander. Subordinates must one, the instructions should be itemized andbe told in unmistakable terms exactly what placed below the heading.their commander wants them to do.h. Second and succeeding pages or orders,d. In the interest of simplicity and clarity, annexes, etc., will show short-title headings, inthepositive form of expression is used through- cluding number (or letter), designation, andout operation orders. Such wordings as "The headquarters.trains will not accompany the task force" is i. Compass points are used in place of thedefective because the gist of the order depends terms "right" and "left." If the situation indiuponthe single word "not." The proper form cates the advisability of including the termsis "Trains remain in present area." No doubt "right" and "left" they are placed in parenarisesin the positive expression. Expressions theses immediately following the appropriatesimilar to "attack vigorously" are avoided. compass point, for example, "north (right)."Vigorously is not only meaningless and verbose, j. Areas are designated by northernmostbut weakens the force of subsequent orders in point first and the remaining points in clockwhichthe expression does not appear.wise order.e. The numerical designation of army group, k. Directions are given as from true, magarmy,corps, and division is written in Arabic netic, or grid north.numbers, as "10th." Smaller units with numeri- 1. Riverbanks are described as "left" orcal designations also use Arabic numbers. Some "right" from the point of view of an observersmaller units are designated by capital letter facing downstream.and some by functional title, as "armored cavalryplatoon."he. Roads are identified by name or by sequenceof points on the road, named in the dif.When a date and hour are determined and rection of movement, and, when there is noare to be published, they are expressed in a movement, from left to right or rear to front,group of six digits. The first 2 digits indicate assuming that the person designating the roadthe day of the month, the next 2 the hour, and is facing the enemy. All other lines are desigatthe last 2 the minutes past the hour. Where nated in the same manner.the day, hour, or minutes can be expressed bysingle digits, each is preceded by a zero. For n. Boundaries indicate zones or sectors ofexample, 07 for the seventh day of the monthand 0605 for 5 minutes past 6 o'clock in theaction or movement and areas of responsibility.They are designated by easily distinguishablemorning. The month and year follow the 6-digit terrain features in the sequence in which theydate-time group; thus 25 minutes past 6 o'clock occur on the ground. This sequence is givenon the morning of 7 December 1962 is written from rear to front in an advance, and from070625 Dec 1962 or 070625 December 1962. The front to rear in defense and retrograde.date-time group will always include the year o. Geographical names of definite areas,in the heading; in the remainder of the order, cities, towns, rivers, mountains, and places thatthe year may be omitted. Terms such as "p.m.," are named specifically on a map are written or"a.m.," "dawn," "daylight," "dusk," "EENT," printed in capital letters. When referring to a"BMNT," etc., are not used in place of specific hill by number, the word "HILL" will betimes. For example, in an order the term "At- written in capital letters for prominence in thetack 030600 Sep" is used rather than "Attack order. The spelling in the order must be theat dawn, 03 Sep." When the date and hour are same as on the map.undetermined, or are not to be published at the p. The first time a place or feature is mentimeof issuance of the order in the interest of tioned in the order, the grid coordinates will besecrecy, the terms "D-day" and "H-hour" are added in parentheses after the name of theused, and the selected date and hour are com- place or feature. Thereafter where the place ormunicated later to those concerned.feature is mentioned, the grid coordinates areg. All subparagraph headings will be followed not required unless there is a possibility of misbya colon. If there is only one item of instruc- understanding. When grid coordinates are usedtion following the heading, it may be on the by themselves, and not in apposition to a place264 AGO D139A