FM 3-90
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Field ManualHeadquartersNo. 3-90Department of the ArmyWashington, DC, 4 July 2001
TACTICS
Contents
Page
FIGURES
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TABLES
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PREFACE
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PART ONETACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1THE ART OF TACTICS
...........................................................................................1-1The Tactical Level of War.........................................................................................1-2The Science and Art of Tactics ................................................................................1-3Historical Example....................................................................................................1-6Hasty Versus Deliberate Operations........................................................................1-9Solving Tactical Problems......................................................................................1-13
Chapter 2 COMMON TACTICAL CONCEPTS AND GRAPHIC CONTROL MEASURES
......2-1Doctrinal Hierarchy...................................................................................................
The Operational Framework.....................................................................................2-3Principles of War ......................................................................................................2-3Tenets of Army Operations.......................................................................................2-4The Factors of METT-TC..........................................................................................2-4Elements of Operational Design...............................................................................2-4Battlefield Operating Systems..................................................................................2-5Basic Tactical Concepts...........................................................................................2-5Basic Tactical Graphic Control Measures..............................................................2-10
PART TWOOFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Chapter 3THE BASICS OF THE OFFENSE
............................................................................3-0Characteristics of Offensive Operations...................................................................3-1Historical Example....................................................................................................3-1Types of Offensive Operations.................................................................................3-3Common Offensive Control Measures.....................................................................3-4
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