"The extraordinary importance which the Gruson-Schumann Shielded Mountings have obtained in military science during the last five years has naturally somewhat diverted the public interest from the armoured turrets and batteries of the Gruson...
This study details the events of 10 May 1940 at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, and the elements which led to the successful seizure of the fort by the German military. The central focus of this thesis is the following question. Was the use of emerging...
Armour is acknowledged by all the leading authorities to be a necessity for the defense of positions of such importance, that the safety of the State would be compromised by their loss or destruction, and a perusal of the following pages will show...
Army Tank Automotive Command, Research & Engineering Directorate
The purpose of this manual is to provide a composite reference for information pertinent to characteristics of standard ordnance tracked and wheeled vehicles and related components. It is intended to minimize the individual need for periodic...
This manual is designed as an aid for the uniform training of personnel in recognition of armored vehicles. It covers the methods to be used in training and the vehicles that at present are considered operational.
Final Report of the Concept Evaluation of the Bowen- McLaughlin-York (BMY) Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV), TRADOC Project Number OCEP020
The aim of this study is to provide a digest of German principles of modern fortifications and the available information concerning the various lines of permanent and field fortifications which Germany had constructed within and outside her...
This manual is a definitive source of unclassified information on Soviet ground forces and their interaction with other services in combined arms warfare, including ground forces, military personnel, training, division organization, and equipment...
This field manual is part of FM series 100-2, The Soviet Army. Other volumes in this series are FM 100-2-1, The Soviet Army: Operations and Tactics, and FM 100-2-2, The Soviet Army: Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support. The three volumes...
Catalog of visual information products is a consolidated listing of all fielded DA products. Catalog's primary function is to assist in providing information to the unit and individual soldier.
The purpose of this guide is to present the essential tactical, technical and recognition data on weapons and equipment employed in the armies and security forces of the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. This volume discusses armored vehicles...
This is a case study of fielding and employment of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to anticipate potential training challenges of the K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle fielded units, and to find possible solutions for them. By analyzing the various...
The problem addressed in this thesis is to determine the short range air defense (SHORAD) requirement of the armored cavalry regiment (ACR) against low altitude air attack. Based upon an analysis of recent Mideast wars, unrestricted, modern aerial...
This tactical and technical trends publication starts with no. 31 (12 August 1943) and finishes with no. 40 (16 December 1943). Sections include information on air, antiaircraft, antitank, armored, artillery, chemical warfare, engineers, infantry,...
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide in the identification and classification of foreign armored vehicles. Armies include those from Germany, Japan, Russia, Italy, and France.
The following special bulletins contained in this document include: British tank operations in the vicinity of Arras, May 19-23, 1940; French tanks and armored cars; German chemical warfare and smoke; captured German regulations on recognition and...
This document on Japanese tank and antitank warfare details the following topics: Japanese armored fighting vehicles (tankettes, light/medium/amphibious/flame-throwing tanks, self-propelled guns, armored cars, tank radio, tank guns); armored...
In suitable terrain, the tank is an ideal weapon for the favorite envelopment tactics of the Japanese, although the Japanese had only made limited use of tanks (up until WWII). The Japanese organization (armored divisions and non-division units),...