Us army inventory of field manuals as of january 23. Fm 10021 the soviet army organizations and tactics st100 opfor battle book. Fm 10021 pdf link fm 10022 pdf link fm 10023 pdf link. The ud attacking along one street may be similar to the detachment on the. The warsaw pact army toe represents the army nato corps and division organization of warsaw pact forces. The fir st 11 traininghow ingirs went i mow ofraothing more creditable to new trip bellmi en valparatso and talcahuaniathte pac excuv m r r epm n england than the attention which new hamp provne of co neeiothne chilian coastthean executive military reprimandse. Warsaw pact toe twilight 2000 wiki fandom powered by wikia. Im interested in the relationships between organization, span of control, and effective weapon ranges relative to these proposals. A persistent lesson of battle is that, however good the equipment, what wins an engagement is the combination of the courage of the soldiers, the excellence of the leadership, and the effectiveness of the trainingindividual and smallunit training in employment of the equipment according to wellthoughtout and frequently practiced tactics and. May l superior orders duress and moral perception in the.
This chapter presents the organizational structures of the opposing forces opfor used in cgsc. Golden book of chemistry experiments how to set up a home laboratory robert brent. The kmt 5m is a soviet tank mounted mechanical mine clearing device in the kmt series that is designed to disable antitank mines by plowing up or mechanically breaking them from the lines in front of tank tracks. Army reconnaissance and surveillance leader course rslc. For organizations of brigade size or smaller, this book provides a. Tmp soviet doctrine primer topic the miniatures page. The device can be mounted to t5455, t62 and t64 tanks. Manly mcbeefingtons ltfu library as of 4222014 a guest apr 22nd, 2014 6,177 never not a member of pastebin yet. The btr70 bronetransporter70 is a fully amphibious vehicle that is propelled through the water by a single water jet at the rear of the hull. The nose is also wider and the front of the vehicle provides added protection to the front wheels.
All combat operations will be significantly affected by a number of vari ables in. Army command and general staff college, center for tactics. The opfor may also employ heliborne forces for the. Tank or mechanized infantry platoons hold 3 units each. Student text st 1003 will help the cgsc student plan corps and below. This st will also serve as a quick reference for combat planners. John code of success 7 hidden steps to wealth and happiness. Fmfield manuals usarmy index free download as text file.
Orienting on the enemy is fundamental to maneuver warfare. I will try to sum up the basics this is not set in stone, as the exact organization is changing over time. This 2 dvd set contains over 7 gigs of us and foreign military manuals and documents including courses, technical and field weapon manuals, training aids, special operations manuals, army regs, and much more. Full text of history of the 4th marine division, 19432000. Understand how to determine what the threat is capable of, given a specific situation or scenario. The opfor operational doctrine outlined in fm 7100. Chapter one provides the cgsc student with the general guidelines and principles the opfor employs when selecting and organizing its forces. Actions of the fse, moving in column behind the crps by up to 10 kilometers, are. Full text of history of the 4th marine division, 19432000 see other formats. Contentsshow army the army is the largest standing combined arms formation.
Command and general staff college st 1007 opfor battle book updated 21 march, 1999. This is in reference to decisionmaking on employing the ships weapons and sensors, how to fight the ship. Envelopment is the most preferred form of maneuver. The book is mainly about navy exercises in the 1980s. This student text, using the pmesiipt variables of the oe, outlines a methodology. Not quite sure what you mean by cliff notes but theres a cutdown version called the opfor battle book st 1007.
Her er adressen til st 1007 opfor battle book, som beskriver fjendens dvs. This student text replaces st 7100 dated june 2005. There have been several interesting proposals for squad through battalionlevel organizations. Opposing force opfor doctrine is the fighting method used by the combat training centers ctc.
Full text of swarming and the future of warfare see other formats. Combat reconnaissance patrol crp forward patrol upon contact, actions of the crpforward patrol are. Together, these manuals outline an opfor than can cover the entire spectrum of military and paramilitary capabilities against which the army must train to ensure success in any future conflict. This student text replaces st 1007 dated april 2001, which was based on an old opposing force opfor paradigm that, with the end of the cold war, is no longer valid. Irwin, ntc, but it is often considered easier to digest than fm 10021. As part of the armys doctrine 2015 initiative, field manuals fms would continue to serve as the most comprehensive reference manuals in the new series of doctrine documents, which also included. St 1007 was intended to be used by opfor units for training purposes such as at ft. Just to place the handbook into context, most of the content was taken directly from a revised volume of fm 10021, soviet army operations and tactics with a more complete understanding of soviet military art over the stereotyped 1984 version that was ready to be published by 1990, but the us army wasnt interested in pushing out a new. However, some of the diagrams kind of suck for example, that of the. So i went to the us modern opfor book too modern for my liking. This opfor stations most combat forces within military districts that can. I have studied opfor several times in depth for some mbx i ran, the canadian 1986 opfor book was the best but it is off the net and i did not save a copy. Fas federation of american scientists has this very interesting manual on opfor from 1988 last updated 1999 published here, a mustread for anybody who wants to understand cold war concepts from both sides.
Opfor battle book for the contemporary operational environment. Seize and hold a position until arrival of the advanced guard main body. Opposing force tactics army publishing directorate. Organization contents page 1 contents page 2 chapter 4. The vehicle has an allwelded hull with improved protection over its frontal arc, as compared to the original btr60 series. Tc 7100 series defines this complex opfor as a plausible, flexible military andor paramilitary force. That depth can be significantly greater in a meeting battle or in a pursuit of the blufor.
Name size parent directory granddads wonderful book of chemistry kurt saxon. It seems to me that span of control and effective weapon ranges are core organizational drivers but these are usually either assumed in such discussions or left out. In the latter case, an army typically receives combat support and combat service support assets from the parent army. St 7100 opfor battle book for the operational environment is a reference guide prepared under the direction of the u. Armies are capable of independent operations, but normally fight as part of an army group. Now the st 1007 opfor battle book mentions some of these tibits. The plow has nowadays been mostly replaced by the modern version kmt7 that can be.