This manual supersedes the 1939 version. The 1941 edition of FM 100-5 encapsulates the state of Army doctrine on the eve of America’s entry into World War II. This is the doctrine the Army took into the great Louisiana maneuvers of 1941. Later,...
The purpose of this text is to provide the Army with a factual record of the measures taken to offset personnel losses during the various periods of American military history. It begins with the foundation for the replacement system laid during the...
United States. American Expeditionary Forces. General Staff, G-5., United States War Dept.
The following provisional machine gun firing manual, 1917, is published by the General Headquarters American Expeditionary Force for the information and guidance of units equipped with Hotchkiss and Browning machine guns.
This manual sets forth the basic concepts of US Army doctrine. These concepts form the foundation for what is taught in our service schools, and the guide for training and combat development throughout the Army. Most important, this manual...
The purpose of this manual is to provide doctrinal guidance on how to use the Patriot system in support of the air-land battle. All Patriot officers must have a thorough, in-depth knowledge of the technical capabilities of the Patriot system....
This manual provides authoritative doctrine for the Army maintenance system to support maintenance operations at all echelons across the full range of military operations as part of the combat service support (CSS) system. This manual addresses...
This manual is published to serve as a reference and guide for the survey computer in accomplishing geodetic and topographic survey computations; to standardize the methods and procedures for completing these computations; to standardize tabulation...
Provides information on how to obtain automated data on available training land, a method for calculating training land requirements using validated criteria. The planning and environmental factors to follow in developing land acquisition and use...
This Manual, prepared under the direction of the Interagency Committee on Search and Rescue (ICSAR), provides guidance to federal agencies concerned with the implementation of the National Search and Rescue Plan. It was intended for use as a...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
Part III focuses on firing instruction. It looks at the object and sequence of the instruction, the cannonier, the gun squad, the firing battery and the preparation and conduct of fire.
This manual was translated at the Army War College in order to be used in courses by students. Also known as War Department document no. 626, Office of the Adjutant General.
This FM describes elementary ballistics, effects of projectiles and fuze action, dispersion, the firing battery (initial laying, commands, and reports; fire commands and their execution), and observed fires.
The role of the Armored Force and its components is the conduct of highly mobile ground warfare, primarily offensive in character, by self-sustaining units of great power and mobility, composed of specially equipped troops of the required arms and...
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide in the identification of naval vessels of the United States. This manual, containing illustrations with explanatory data relative to naval vessels of the United States, details information about...
This manual contains illustrations with explanatory data relative to Japanese naval vessels and provides information about battleships, pocket battleships, aircraft carriers, heavy and light cruisers, seaplane tenders, destroyers, submarines,...