FM
7-20
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
ARMY
FIELD MANUAL
INFANTRY,
AIRBORNE
INFANTRY,
AND
MECHANIZED
INFANTRY
BATTALIONS
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
ARMY
JANUARY
1962
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FM
7-20
FIELD
MANUAL
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
ARMY,
No.
7-20
WASHINGTON
25,
D.C.,
16
January
1962
INFANTRY,
AIRBORNE
INFANTRY,
AND
MECHANIZEDINFANTRY
BATTALIONS
Paragraph
Page
CHAPTER
1.
GENERAL
Section
I.
Introduction __-__-----___________________1-5
4
II.
Generalconsiderations
for
nuclear
and
non-
6-17
7
nuclear
warfare.
CHAPTER
2.
THE
COMMANDER,
STAFF,
AND
CON-
TROL
FACILITIES
Section I. The
commander_----
-
-___________--
_-
-___
18-23
12
II.
The
unit
staff
___________________--_-_---_
24-31
14
III.
The
special
staff
…________________________
32-44
20
IV. Command
and
control facilities--___________45-51
25
V.
Command
and staff
actions
----------------
52-55
29
CHAPTER
3.
ADMINISTRATIVESUPPORT
Section
I. General
_________________________________.
56-57
34
II.
Unit
records
and
reports
_________________-
58-60
36
III.
Personnel
_______________________________
61,
62
36
IV.
Logistics, general
________________________.
63,
64
38
V.
Medicalplatoon-__________________________
65-70
38
VI.
The
support
platoon_____________________
-71-73
44
VII.
Battalion
trains
--
________________________
74,75 47
VIII.
Supply_
--
___-.___________-_______________
76-78
50
IX.
Mess
management--_______________________
79
59
X.
The
maintenance
platoon
and
unit
mainte-
80-82
62
nance.
XI.
Other
administrative
supportmatters
----
_-
83-86
66
XII.
Civil
affairs
--
__________________________-.
87
67
CHAPTER
4.
COMBAT
UNITS,
COMBAT
SUPPORT
UNITS,
AND
FIRE
SUPPORT
Section
I. General
________________________________-.
88
68
II.
Combat
and
combat
supportunits, organic-_.
89-94
68
III.
Combat
and
combat
support,nonorganic
units.
95-102
75
IV.
Fire
support
_____________________________
103-107
81
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CHAPTER
5.
THE
OFFENSE
Section
I.
General_
-____________-------------------
108-111
95
II.
Planning
the
attack
______________---------
112-142
99
III.
Actions
prior
to the
attack
____--------
----
143-146
118
IV. Movement
to
contact
-_________----_---__--147-153
119
V.
Conduct of
the
attack
___-_-----------------
154-161
126
VI.
Exploitation
and
pursuit
______------------
162-167
130
VII. Infiltration
________________________---__--168-170
132
VIII.
Night
attack
._______---------------------
-
171-179
135
IX.
Raids
-_______________----__-------------
180,
181
142
X.
Reconnaissance
in
force
-__________--_
-----
182-184
143
XI.Tactical
deception,
feints,
and
demonstrations
185144
XII. Attack
to
assist
an
encircled
force
___-__----
186-188
145
XIII.
Breakout
fromencirclement
__--------------
189-192
146
CHAPTER
6.
THE
DEFENSE
Section
I.
General
___________----------------------
193-200
151
II.
Planning
the
defense
_______-__------------
201-237
156
III.
Preparations
for
the
defense
____-----------
238
177
IV.Conductof
area
defense-------------------
239-241
179
V.
The
reserve
battalion
in
the
area
defense__--_
242
180
VI.
Battalions
participating
in
a
mobiledefense__243-246
182
VII.
Other
defense
operations
___----------------
247-250
185
VIII.
Reorganization
after
nuclear
attack
______--
251
192
CHAPTER
7.
RETROGRADE
OPERATIONS
Section
I.
General
_---------------------------------
252,
253 194
II.
Basic
considerations
forretrograde
operations
254-268
194
III.
Withdrawal
__________-------------------
269-273
200
IV.
Delaying
action
_______--
_----------------274-277
218
V.
Retirement
_____--
__---------------------
278
223
VI.
Withdrawal
through
a
rearward
position
__..
279223
CHAPTER
8.
RELIEF
OPERATIONS
Section
I.
General
________--_-
_---------------------
280,
281225
II.
Relief
in
place
_--_-----------------------
282-284
227
III.
Passage
oflines
--------------------------
285,286
229
CHAPTER
9.
OTHERTACTICALOPERATIONS
Section
I.
General
___________--_.-------------------
287
231
II.
Linkup
operations
__----------------------
288, 289
231
III.
Antiguerrilla
operations
-------------------
290-297
234
IV.
Patrolling
____________-------------------
298-300
239
V.
Rivercrossings
.--
-----------------------.
301-305
240
CHAPTER
10.
AIRBORNEOPERATIONS
Section
I.General___
-----------------------------
306-314
244
II.
Joint
airborne
operations-general
__-------
315-321
248
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