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FM
17-1
DEPARTMENT
.OF
THE
ARMY
FIELD-
MANUAL-
ARMOR
OPERATIONS
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT,
OF
THE
ARMY
JUNE
1963
AGO
9139A
 
*
FM
17-1
FIELD
MANUAL
)
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
ARMY
No.
17-1
WASHINGTON
25,
D.
C.,
20
June
1963
ARMOR
OPERATIONS
Paragraphs
Page
CHAPTER
1.
GENERAL
Section
1.
Purpose
and
scope_________---_____--____-_______-_____________________.
1-4
5
II.
Therole
of armor units
…_____.________________.__.____________-___-
5-9
5
III.
Armor
missionand
capabilities
…....._______________________
__________
10,
11
6
CHAPTER
2.
FUNDAMENTALS
OF
ARMOR
Section
I.Principles
of
war
…----------- -------- ---- -------- -------- ----
--
12,
13
8
II.
Considerationsof activeandnonactive
nuclearwarfare
_--___________________14-16
9
III.
Fundamentals
of
employment
___._____________________._______________
.
17-28
10
IV.
Factors
affecting
employment
___________.____-___________------
____
___
29-33
12
V.
Organizationfor
combat
…____..____.___________________________________
34-42
15
VI:
Planningarmor operations
.--..
_-__.
__-
___---_____--__--__---------
43-47
17
VII.
Conductof
armor
operations……
..
....
____._.._______________________
48,
49 20
VIII.
Control
……______…..
............
_______
650-54
20
CHAPTER
3.
COMMAND
Section
I.
Command
andleadership
_____-
_.__._.____._______-__
___________
__.
55-60
23
II.
Troopleading
procedure
…___...._____…___
____________________________..
1-63
25
CHAPTER
4.
THE
COMMANDERAND
HIS
STAFF
Section
I.
Thecommander-
.. .
................................................
4,
65
30
II.
The
battalion
staff
_-____-____-___-__.______---_---
____.________
66-74
30
CHAPTER
5.
RECONNAISSANCEANDSECURITY
OPERATIONS
Section
1.
Reconnaissance
operations
___.____._________._____.________
------
___
_
.
75-91
39
II.
Security
_______.._________.._..__....__.._.._______._______________-.
92-110
45
CHAPTER
6.
LOGISTICSSection
1. General……
______
……___-_______…._._.___…....._
111-113
58
II.
Duties
of
logistical personnel_
.-...
___
_____
_ ______________-_______
___
114-118
59
III.
Brigade
trains-___-___________________-_____.____.____________---_
119-122
62
IV. Battalion
or
squadron
logistical elements
and
trains
----------
--
____________
123-127
62
V.
Company and
trooplogistical
elements
and
trains
------------------------
-
128-131
64
VI.
Employment
of
trains
…_________________________…___…_.________
.
132-136
66
VII.Logistical
support
operations, battalion
or
squadron
---------------------
137-148
68
VIII.
Supply
____.
...---
--
___-____________-_____
149-156
73
IX.
Maintenance
-______--------
___.._.....-____________-
___.___________
157-164
76
X.
Medical
service…….---------------------
____-_________________-______
165-169
81
XI.
Area
damage control.
.....
..
..............
__...........__..__..170-180
82
CHAPTER
7.
THE OFFENSIVE
Section
I.
General
__________________…
___
__
_____-_.___.______________…-
--
181
90
11.
Considerationsof
the
offense_
.____________________.___.__._._____
82, 183
90
III.
Planningfor
the
attack-_____._____-__-___-__________________________-
184-190
91
IV.
Conduct
of
theattack
_______.____________
__________________________
191-195
96
V. Typesof
offensive
operations
-----------------------------------.----
_196-202
100
VI.
Passage
of
lines
.-.........--------------------
_______-_____
-_-____
.
203-205
104
VII.
Reconnaissance
in
force
.
-----
______----___-____________________..206-208
106
VIII.
Meeting
engagement
.-
........__.................-.
.
...................
09-211
106
IX.
Procedures
and
techniques
of
the
bypass……
___._.________.____.____.___
212-214
108
X.
Night
attacks
.-----..------------------------
215-220
110
*This
manual
supersedes
FM 17-1,
23
August
1957,
including
C
1,
10
December
1959, and
C
2,
2September
1960.
TAGO
9139A-May
1
 
Paragraphs
Page
CHAPTER
8.
DEFENSIVE
OPERATIONS
Section I.
General…
-
__…__----------------------___________________________________
221-226
1.14
II. Organizationof the defense
….._____________________________________
27-236
116
III.
Mobile
defense… .____._____________._________….___
_____
----
___237-243
120
IV.
Area
defense
...--..
.
....
____.____
__-_____________________________
244-253
125
CHAPTER
9.
RETROGRADE
OPERATIONS
Section
I.
General
___________.________________…___…___________---------------------
254,
255
128
II.
Considerations
of
the
retrograde____-
.-
______.___________________________
256-260
128
III.
Delaying
action
____..-..
..
...........
___________________________
261-263
130
IV.
Withdrawal
______________._______________________
264-268
137
V.
Retirement
...
................................
69,
270
139
VI.
Withdrawalthrougha
rearward
position…
____..___._____.__-______.
271,272
139
CHAPTER
10.
COMBAT
SUPPORT
SectionI.General
…….__…..........__________..___._______________________________
273
141
II.
Field
artillery
support.____________.._________________._________________
274-278
141
III.
Army
aviation
___............._____.__________________..........
_
--- -
279-281
145
IV.
Chemical_
____-._______________
…___________________
-
-_
----
282,
283
146V.
Engineer
----------------------------------------------------------
-
284
147
VI.
Communications
.-....
____.._______
___________________-______--------_
285-2891
149
VII.
Tactical
air
support
---
___--______.
_-__-----_----- _____.------_-
290-295
150
VIII.
Intelligence
-__-----_________________________-_______________
_________-
296-301
152
CHAPTER
11.
OTHER
OPERATIONS-ENVIRONMENT
Section
I.
General
…_________....------_--------------------------------------------
302,303
155
II.
Jungle
operations……
--
___
…-___…_________________
______________________
304-307
155
III.
Desert
operations…
--
_---------------------____________-___--__________
308-310
156
IV.
Operations in
deep
snow
and
extreme
cold
-____________--__________________
311-313
157V.
Mountain
operations
_-___-
_.......................___.__________._______
314-317
158
CHAPTER
12.
OTHER
OPERATIONS-MISSION
TYPE
Section
I.
General
----------------------------------------------------
__________
318
160
II.
Airmobile
operations
____________.______________________________________,-
319
160
III.
Linkup
operations
____-______________----______________________________
320-323
160
IV.
Raids
___.___----------------_-___-__-__---____ ---
 
--
 
324-326
161
V.
Tank
sweeps___
_________________
…______..
327-330
162
VI.
Operationsin
forests
or
wooded
areas…
__----------
---------------------
-- .
331-385
163
VII.
Operations
at
defiles_
___.________________…_________._____.-
336-339
166
VIII.
Operations
at
rivers ...
....________._______--------------------------
-340352
169
IX.Operations
against
fortifiedpositions
---
_-_-------------------------_---_
353-355
177
X.
Operations
n
built-up
areas
----------------------
8.------------------56-365
179
XI.Amphibiousoperations
.________________......___
66483
187
XII.
Shore-to-shore movements
---------
_________-___-----------------------
-
384-389
194
XIII.
Operations
against
irregular
(insurgent)
forces
... .
......................
390-392
196
XIV. Division
rear
area
security_
_____________________.______.___________
393-396
199
APPENDIX
I.
REFERENCES
__--
____- _______-_________---_______________-____-__.
204
II.
COMMAND
FACILITIES
-____..___..__..__.___
____________._____--__.
207
III.
STAFF
RELATION IN
SELECTED
OPERATIONS
ACTIVITIES
------
____-__
212
IV.
STAFF
RECORDS
-____________..___________________.___.__-____-__-__
217V.
REPORTS
AND
WARNINGS
.-...
______________.-_____________________
_____
220
VI.
MOVEMENTS_
.---
___-.________-_______
_________-__
-____-___-____
227
VII.ESTIMATE
OF
THESITUATION_
_____-_________...____________-______
------
244
VIII.
COMMANDER'S
APPLICATION
OF
PRINCIPLES
OF
WAR
.......---
_
-.-----
249
IX.
OPERATION
ORDERSAND
PLANS
__
--
______
____
____
______._
-
257
X.
CONTROL
MEASURESAND
OVERLAY
TECHNIQUES
_____---___-__
__--_
271
XI.
GUIDEFOR
THEPREPARATION
OF
FIRE
PLANS
_________-----__ ----_
---
280
XII. HANDLING
PRISONERS
OF
WAR
-_____________________________
__
_
281
XIII.
TANK
UNITS,
CONDUCT
OF
FIRE
AND
MOVEMENT
BY
A
------
283
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