Fm 710 infantry field manual, rifle company, rifle regiment 19420602 fm 710 1942 provides information about offensive combat, defensive combat, security missions, the rifle platoon, rifle squad, weapons platoon, administration, signal communication system, and has appendixes on individual protection and directives for tactical training of the rifle company. Infantry rifle platoon and squad headquarters department of the army distribution restriction approved for public release. Each rifle squad is made up of three fire teams and a squad leader, typically a sergeant. Supersedes fm 78, infantry rifle platoon and squad, dated 22 april 1992 with change 1. Read online infantry rifle platoon and squad seton hall university book pdf free download link book now. This section provides the mission of the infantry and the doctrine principles basic to.
In military terminology, a squad is a subsubunit led by a noncommissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry platoon. Fm 710 infantry field manual, rifle company, rifle. Rifle platoon in the defense b3j3778 student handout basic officer course. It provides the tactical standing operating procedures for infantry platoons and squads and is. The rifle platoon after reading john antals similar book about tank combat armor attacks where the reader was commander of an m1 abrams tank. List of artep 78drill battle drills for the infantry. Among the infantrys basic fundamentals are the principles of war, the elements of combat power, and the tenets of airland battle. Binding is with coil, allowing for easy flipping of pages with getting jammed.
Infantry platoon tactical standing operating procedure. In most armies, a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams. In countries following the british army tradition indian army, australian army, canadian army, and others, this organization is referred to as a section. In infantry combat the reader leads a rifle platoon charged with protecting the flank of u. Infantry rifle and mechanized platoon collective task publication august 20 headquarters, department of the army distribution restriction. This field manual provides a doctrinal framework for the infantry weapons company assigned to infantry battalions in an infantry brigade combat team ibct. The infantry rifle platoon and squad by department of the army. To fully understand operations of the rifle platoon and squad, leaders must have an understanding of fm 321. A principle direction of fire pdf is a priority direction of. Among the infantry s basic fundamentals are the principles of war, the elements of combat power, and the tenets of airland battle. It also addresses rifle platoon and squad noncombat operations across the spectrum of conflict. The infantry rifle platoon and squad internet archive.
A platoon also has a headquarters element, made up of a. Given an order, a sector of fire, and a teamsquad fighting position organized on the ground, prepare a fire plan sketch by depicting each of the required items. Lets put it together and address the light infantry platoon. Rifle and automatic rifle squads are grouped together in the rifle platoon. It is used by the united states marine corps and is intended to enhance an automatic riflemans maneuverability. Showme gold forever forward small unit movement formations showme gold forever forward the fire team component the infantryman. These fundamentals have application at the platoon and squad level. Although the platoon existed and was the smallest fire unit, it rarely maneuvered away from its parent organization, the company, as an independent entity. Download infantry rifle platoon and squad seton hall university book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf.
Infantry platoon tactical standing operating procedure this publication is an extract mostly from fm 321. Addresses company team operations for the stryker infantry rife company, infantry rifle company, and armor and mechanized infantry company. We additionally offer variant types and along with type of the books to browse. We have discussed the individual soldier, the fire team, the rifle squad, and the weapons squad. Infantry rifle platoons and squads normally operate as part of a larger force. This section provides the mission of the infantry and the doctrine principles basic to the infantry rifle platoon and squad. Infantry field manual, organization and tactics of infantry the rifle. This copy is a reprint, which includes current pages from change 1. Supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that. Infantry rifle and mechanized platoon collective task.
As the diagram highlights, the basic light infantry platoon is composed of three rifle squads, a weapons squad and a headquarters element. If you are an infantry officer 11a, you will go to ranger school, at least once. Overview of the sbct infantry rifle platoon and squad section i. The m27 infantry automatic rifle iar is a lightweight, magazinefed 5. B2e2657 squad weapons basic officer course 5 0311m271003 given an infantry automatic rife iar, sling, squad day optic sdo, individual field equipment, three 3 magazines, ammunition, and a target, zero a squad day optic sdo to an infantry automatic rifle iar to achieve point of aim poa equals point of impact poi at 100 meters. Pdf organization and equipment of the infantry rifle. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing. Infantry rifle platoon and squad right here, we have countless ebook infantry rifle platoon and squad and collections to check out. Organization and equipment of the infantry rifle squad from valley forge to road. These principles form the basis for platoon and squad tactics, techniques, procedures, and drills. The term fire team formation refers to the soldiers relative positions. The platoon sergeant, infantry platoon, carries out the orders of the platoon commander and company commander. This allows him to see and fire his rifle into the machine guns secondary.
The primary audiences for this manual are infantry rifle platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and squad and fire team leaders. Army infantry platoon was composed of four sections. It is also the squad and platoon manual for mechanized infantry operation under the hseries toe with special considerations. Tactics 101 093 the infantry platoon armchair general. Addresses the role and organizational characteristics the infantry platoon and squad as trained to conduct offensive, defensive, and stability tasks. The object of most battles was to break the opposing rigid line of infantry by blazing away in volleys. One of my senior ncos is telling me that the battle drills are now in artep mtp, but i can not for the life of me find this artep via the army publishing.
It is designed for platoon, squad and company level chains of fm 321. The main difference between a pdf and an fpl is that the pdf is a. In infantry units, rifle platoons are generally made up of five squads. Capabilities, limitations, organization, and responsibilities.
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