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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM* FM 17-1FIELD MANUAL ) HEADQUARTERS,DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYNo. 17-1 WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 20 June 1963ARMOR OPERATIONSParagraphs PageCHAPTER 1. GENERALSection 1. Purpose and scope -_________---_____-- ____-_______-_____________________. 1-4 5II. The role of armor units …_____.________________.__.____________-___- 5-9 5III. Armor mission and capabilities ….....________________________ 10, 11 6CHAPTER 2. FUNDAMENTALS OF ARMORSection I. Principles of war ---- ---- ---- ---- …------------ ---- ---- ---- -- 12, 13 8II. Considerations of active and nonactive nuclear warfare _--___________________ 14-16 9III. Fundamentals of employment ___._____________________._______________ . 17-28 10IV. Factors affecting employment -___________.____-___________------ ____ ___ 29-33 12V. Organization for combat …____..____.___________________________________ 34-42 15VI: Planning armor operations __-__.- .--..__- ___---_____--__--__--------- 43-47 17VII. Conduct of armor operations…… _____._.._______________________ .. ....48, 49 20VIII. Control ……______….. ________ 650-54 ............ 20CHAPTER 3. COMMANDSection I. Command and leadership _____- _.__._.____._______-__ ___________ __. 55-60 23II. Troop leading procedure _____________________________..…___...._____…___61-63 25CHAPTER 4. THE COMMANDER AND HIS STAFFSection I. The commander-.. . ................................................64, 65 30II. The battalion staff _-____-____-___-__.______---_--- ____.________ 66-74 30CHAPTER 5. RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY OPERATIONSSection 1. Reconnaissance operations ___.____._________._____.________ ------ ____ _ . 75-91 39II. Security _______.._________.._..__....__.._.._______._______________-. 92-110 45CHAPTER 6. LOGISTICSSection 1. General…… -______ ……___-______ __…. __._.___…....._ 111-113 58II. Duties of logistical personnel_ ____ _____ .-... _ ______________-_______ ___ 114-118 59III. Brigade trains -___-___________________-_____.____.____________---_ 119-122 62IV. Battalion or squadron logistical elements and trains ---------- -- ____________ 123-127 62V. Company and troop logistical elements and trains ------------------------ - 128-131 64VI. Employment of trains …_________________________…___…_.________ . 132-136 66VII. Logistical support operations, battalion or squadron --------------------- 137-148 68VIII. Supply ____. ____-____________-_____ ...--- --149-156 73IX. Maintenance -______-------- ___.._.....-____________- ___.___________ 157-164 76X. Medical service…… ..--------------------- ____-_________________-______ 165-169 81XI. Area damage control .___...........__..__.. . . .............. 170-180 82CHAPTER 7. THE OFFENSIVESection I. General __________________… ___ __ _____-_.___.______________…-- -- 181 9011. Considerations of the offense_ .____________________.___.__._._____ 182, 183 90III. Planning for the attack -_____._____-__-___-__________________________- 184-190 91IV. Conduct of the attack _______.____________ __________________________ 191-195 96V. Types of offensive operations -----------------------------------.---- _ 196-202 100VI. Passage of lines .-.. ________-_____ -_-____.......--------------------. 203-205 104VII. Reconnaissance in force . ----- _______----___-____________________.. 206-208 106VIII. Meeting engagement _........__.. .- _...........-. . .......................209-211 106IX. Procedures and techniques of the bypass…… ___._.________.____.____.___ 212-214 108X. Night attacks .-----..------------------------ 215-220 110*This manual supersedes FM 17-1, 23 August 1957, including C 1, 10 December 1959, and C 2, 2 September 1960.TAGO 9139A-May 1
WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMParagraphs PageCHAPTER 8. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONSSection I. General… -- __…__----------------------___________________________________ 221-226 1.14II. Organization of the defense …..______________________________________227-236 116III. Mobile defense… .____._____________._________…._________ ----237-243 120IV. Area defense _____.____ __-_____________________________ ...--.. . .... 244-253 125CHAPTER 9. RETROGRADE OPERATIONSSection I. General ___________.________________…___…___________--------------------- 254, 255 128II. Considerations of the retrograde____- _______.___________________________ .-256-260 128III. Delaying action ____..-.. ____________________________ ..............261-263 130IV. Withdrawal ______________._______________________ 264-268 137V. Retirement ... 269, 270 ................................139VI. Withdrawal through a rearward position… ____..___._____.__-______. 271,272 139CHAPTER 10. COMBAT SUPPORTSection I. General …….__…..........__________..___._______________________________ 273 141II. Field artillery support.____________.._________________._________________ 274-278 141III. Army aviation ___............._____.__________________.......... _ --- - 279-281 145IV. Chemical_ ____-._______________ …___________________ _- -_---- 282, 283 146V. Engineer ---------------------------------------------------------- - 284 147VI. Communications _____.._______ .-.... ___________________-______--------_ 285-2891 149VII. Tactical air support --- ___--______. -_-__-----_----- _____.------_ --290-295 150VIII. Intelligence -__-----_________________________-_______________ __________- 296-301 152CHAPTER 11. OTHER OPERATIONS-ENVIRONMENTSection I. General …_________....------_-------------------------------------------- 302,303 155II. Jungle operations…… --- ___ …-___…________________________________________ 304-307 155III. Desert operations… --- _---------------------____________-___--__________ 308-310 156IV. Operations in deep snow and extreme cold -____________--__________________ 311-313 157V. Mountain operations _-___- _.......................___.__________._______ 314-317 158CHAPTER 12. OTHER OPERATIONS-MISSION TYPESection I. General ----------------------------------------------------___________ 318 160II. Airmobile operations ____________.______________________________________,- 319 160III. Linkup operations ____-______________----______________________________ 320-323 160IV. Raids -___.___----------------_-___-__-__---____ _ _-----324-326 161V. Tank sweeps___ _________________ …______ _.. 327-330 162VI. Operations in forests or wooded areas… -__---------- --------------------- -- . 331-385 163VII. Operations at defiles_ ___.________________…_________._____.- 336-339 166VIII. Operations at rivers _....________._______-------------------------- - 340352 169IX. Operations against fortified positions ---_-_-------------------------_---_ 353-355 177X. Operations in built-up areas ---------------------- 8.------------------356-365 179XI. Amphibious operations .________________......____366483 187XII. Shore-to-shore movements --------- _________-___----------------------- - 384-389 194XIII. Operations against irregular (insurgent) forces . .. . ...................... 390-392 196XIV. Division rear area security_ -_____________________.______.___________ 393-396 199APPENDIX I. REFERENCES __-- ____- _______-_________---_______________-____-__. 204II. COMMAND FACILITIES -____..___..__..__.___ ____________._____--__. 207III. STAFF RELATION IN SELECTED OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES ------ ____-__ 212IV. STAFF RECORDS -____________..___________________.___.__-____-__-__ 217V. REPORTS AND WARNINGS _______________.-_____________________ .-..._____ 220VI. MOVEMENTS_ ____-.________-_______ .--- _________-__ -____-___-____ 227VII. ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION_ _____-_________...____________-______ ------ 244VIII. COMMANDER'S APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES OF WAR .......--- _ -.----- 249IX. OPERATION ORDERS AND PLANS __ _______ -- ___________._ - 257X. CONTROL MEASURES AND OVERLAY TECHNIQUES _____---___-__ __--_ 271XI. GUIDE FOR THE PREPARATION OF FIRE PLANS _________-----___----_ --- 280XII. HANDLING PRISONERS OF WAR -_____________________________ __ _ 281XIII. TANK UNITS, CONDUCT OF FIRE AND MOVEMENT BY A ------ 283MANEUVER FORCE.2 AGO 9139A
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