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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMOrder 6." The original of an annex to References to annexes and appendixes are usedan operation order is signed by the in operation orders as follows:commander. Copies of the annex are (1) In operation orders, reference to anauthenticated by the unit staff officerannex is made at the place in the orderhaving primary interest in the field of at which it first is desired to direct thethe annex; thus the operations officerreader's attention to the annex. Referwouldauthenticate a signal annex toences to annexes are made in subanoperation order, and the intelli- sequent paragraphs and subparagenceofficer would authenticate angraphs wherever necessary. Referenceintelligence annex.to each annex must be made at leastonce in the body of the order and inb. Appendixes. Appendixes contain additions the ending.that are necessary to amplify an annex. They (2) In the body of an operation order, anare numbered serially with Arabic numbers,annex or appendix is referred to byfor example, "Appendix 1 (Illumination Plan)giving both its letter or number andto Annex C (Fire Support Plan) to Operationits subject.Order 6."Example. Annex C, Fire Supply Plan.Appendix 1, Illuminationc. References to Annexes and Appendixes. Plan.Section III. OPERATION PLANS8. General 10. Techniques of PreparationPlans for future or anticipated operations are a. Operation plans follow the same format asissued as operation plans. The standard form operation orders. When an operation plan isfor the operation plan is identical to that of the ordered executed, the subordinate commandersoperation order, with the exception that opera- will treat the plan as an order and execute ittion plans have an additional paragraph, id, accordingly. Therefore, the operation plan musttitled "Assumptions." The techniques of prepa- be written as if it were a current order justration, the rules governing attachments, and the prepared for this operation.like, are the same as for the operation order. b. An operation plan becomes an operationorder when the issuing headquarters notifies9. Assumptions the units concerned.There must be a basic reason or reasons for Example. Operation Plan ALFA is effectiveeach operation plan. The unit will make plans 190600 Sep 62 as Operation Order 15.for future operations, basing these plans on(Operation plans are usually givencertain changes in the friendly or enemy situa-code names so as not to confuse themtion that will take place between the time thewith operation orders.)c. Once an operation plan has been issued,plan is prepared and the time it is ordered intosubordinatea. Once anunitsoperationare freeplanto planhas beenfor theissued,conexecution.Therefore, the operation plan will templated operation, and issue operation planscontain a listing of changes that must occur to their subordinates. However, the operationbefore the plan will be executed. These changes in effect at the time the operation plan is issuedare called assumptions, and are listed in para- will continue. Once the plan is converted intograph id of the operation plan. They tell the an order, it will supersede the previous ordersubordinate commanders the circumstances in the same manner as any operation order.under which the plan will be ordered into effect Operation plans must be complete enough toas an operation order.give instructions to all subordinate units.AGO 9139A 267