This paper proposes to narrow down the subject to a discussion of the amount of delay that one attack squadron can cause a division in twenty-four hours, using the Command General Staff School ground rule of not more than two missions per airplane...
A handbook detailing the methods of training in anti-aircraft rifle marksmanship and general rules for the conduct of anti-aircraft rifle practice. Includes tactical doctrine, instructions on how an infantry unit can prepare and protect itself...
Parts of this FM include helmet camouflage, skin tonedown, canvas equipment, blending with one's background, shadows, movement, foxholes, machine guns, mortars, antitank guns, etc.
This field manual details mechanical training, marksmanship (known distance targets, moving ground targets, and air targets), technique of fire, and advice to instructors for the Browning automatic rifle.
The need to include moving personnel target training in the U.S. Army rifle marksmanship training program was the problem addressed in this thesis. This need was investigated to determine if such training is necessary to properly prepare a rifleman...
In this century there has been considerable controversy concerning the decline of rifle marksmanship and hit probability on the battlefield. Targets are no longer exposed personnel grouped in formations to mass their fire. The lethality of modern...
The Small Arms Training Section (SARTS) is attached to the Joint Forces Headquarters of the Oregon Army National Guard has been requested by other Command units, throughout Oregon for support on marksmanship. The mission of the SARTS section is...
This paper lends special attention to the characteristics of the weapons employed by both and aircraft and ground troops. Attention is given to the effect of machine gun fire and bombing attack from low-flying aircraft on infantry columns; the...
This paper lends special attention to the characteristics of the weapons employed by both and aircraft and ground troops. Attention is given to the effect of machine gun fire and bombing attack from low-flying aircraft on infantry columns; the...
This book is the revision of the system of "Firing regulations for small arms." Contents includes rifle drills, rifle range practice, pistols, classifications, targets, competitions, and fire discipline.
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.
This is a history of the origin and development of the Jeep. The document discusses procurement and the fight for contracts, two adaptations of the Jeep (4-wheel steer and amphibious), and the Jeep in the postwar (possible civilian uses- procuring...
The appearance of the T-34 in 1941 caused a crisis for German antitank forces. Existing antitank guns were nearly impotent against the new Russian tank, while antiaircraft and artillery pieces, though successful when pressed into action, were...
A PRACTICAL knowledge of sketching is an important part of the military education of officers and non-commissioned officers. Wen maps of the country are not available, commanders try to obtain sketches as guides in marching, and in the selection of...
Dooley, Scott R.; Humphrey, Mark; Jindrich, Edward S.; Williams, Edward J.
Today, the Department of Defense (DOD) places a greater emphasis on joint war fighting than at any other time in its history. Fighting together as a joint force is not new concept as the United States Army and Marine Corps share battle space, and...
Humans have used traditional tracking "skills" to follow a quarry (human or animal) since the beginning of existence. "Visual Tracking, at its very basic level is the natural predatory hunting instinct of man." Even with this history, the...
This monograph examines the adequacy of the U.S. Army's concept for its Future Main Battle Tank (FMBT) as a battle command vehicle for the armored task force commander. The study scrutinizes the battle command requirements of the armored task force...
This monograph discusses how well U. S. Army doctrine exploits the development of weapons. With the rapid ongoing modernization of our forces, it is imperative that the army make the most out of new technology. The premise is that current U. S....
The U. S. Army over the past ten years, has enhanced the ability of heavy brigades to conduct offensive reconnaissance operations, yet brigades have not significantly attained a higher rate of success. Success is defined as the commander receiving...