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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM4. Assembly Area e. Overlay Technique. Inclosed by a line, theunit symbol is placed in the center. Proposeda. Purpose. This is an area in which thecommand is assembled in preparation for fur- assembly areas are shown with broken liesther action. Normally the following is accomplishedin the assembly area:(1) Issuance of orders.(2) Organization for combat.(3) Maintenance. *r lI,\(4) Supply. TF 21 11b. Characteristics. Desirable characteristicsinclude the following:_._.- .J(1) Provides passive protection fromenemy nuclear attack by being- 5. Attack Position(a) Located in broken terrain (to re- a. Purpose. This designates to units leadingduce blast effect).the attack, the area in which they are to deploy(b) Elongated in shape, to present a less into attack formation.lucrative target.(e) Large enough to disperse battalion- b. Desirable Characteristics.size units a minimum of 4,000 (1) Covered from direct fire.meters, perimeter to perimeter, or (2) Adequate space to deploy the unit.6,000 meters between centers of (3) Close enough to the line of departuremass.(2) Located beyond the range of enemyso that units can maintain attack formationswithout becoming disorganlightartillery.~~~light artillery. ~izedbefore crossing.(3) Provides adequate area for dispersionof units for passive protection from c. Assignment. Attack positions are notnuclear weapons.designated for units larger than battalion task(4) Providesweapons.cover from direct-fire force. The brigade commander will normallydesignate the general area for the attack posi-(5) Provides concealment from ground tions for each of the leading battalion taskand air observation.forces. The battalion task force commander will(6) Facilitates security of the unitthrough the use of natural or artificialthen subdivide the assigned area and a generalarea for the attack position for each of his leadobstacles.ing company teams. The company team com-(7) Avoids interference with other units mander selects the exact position.operating in the area.d. Control. Units will adhere to the pre-(8) The terrain facilitates movement into, scribed limits of the attack position to preventthrough, and out of the area. interfering with other units.(9) Provides adequate and hardstanddrainage.e. Overlay Technique. Inclosed by a line,with the abbreviation "Atk," placed in the(10) Facilitates communication.center.c. Assignment. Commanders assign assemblyareas to their subordinate units, who subdividethem to their subordinate units. Desirably,Example.battalion-size units require an assemblyarea 2,000 by 2,000 meters or a comparablearea.TKd. Control. Units will adhere to the assigned TFlimits of the assembly area to prevent interferingwith other units.272 AGO 9139A