21st Century U.S. Army Field Manuals: Tactical Employment of Mortars, FM 7-90 (CD-ROM)

U.S. Army

ISBN 10 : 1422016765 ISBN 13 : 9781422016763

Editeur : Progressive Management, 2008

Synopsis

This unique electronic book on CD-ROM has a complete reproduction of the U.S. Army Field Manual, Tactical Employment of Mortars, FM 7-90, 297 pages. In addition, as a bonus, there are reproductions of over 40 vital U.S. Army Field Manuals! Excerpt from Chapter 1, Mortar Sections And Platoons On The Airland Battlefield - All maneuver units require indirect fire to win. Mortar sections and platoons provide unique indirect fires that are organizationally responsive to the ground maneuver commander. Military history has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of mortars. Their rapid, high-angle, plunging fires are invaluable against dug-in enemy troops and targets in defilade, which are not vulnerable to attack by direct fires. Although they are part of the total fire support system, mortar sections and platoons are not simply small artillery batteries. They play a unique and vital role on the AirLand Battlefield. By virtue of their organization at both company and battalion levels, they provide valuable and responsive fires that ease the combat tasks of company, battalion, and brigade commanders. ROLE OF MORTARS - The primary role of mortars is to provide immediately available, responsive indirect fires that support the maneuver of the company or battalion, and that reinforce direct fires during close combat. In the attack, effective maneuver requires a base of fire, both direct and indirect, to do the following: To establish the conditions for maneuver. To suppress the enemy. To fix him in place. To provide close supporting fires for the assault. In the defense, this base of fire is used as follows: To force armored vehicles to button up. To breakup enemy troop concentrations. To reduce the enemy s mobility and canalize his assault forces into engagement areas. To deny him the advantage of defilade terrain and force him into areas covered by direct fire weapons. To break up the enemy combined arms team and destroy his synchronization. To protect the infantry against a close dismounted assault.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Progressive Management
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1422016765
• ISBN 13: 9781422016763
• Reliure: CD-ROM
• Nombre de pages: 11653
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible