FM3-21.91 Table Of Contents

FM 3-21.91 (FM 7-91)

FIELD MANUAL	HEADQUARTERS
NO. 3-21.91	DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
	WASHINGTON, DC, 26 November 2002

TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF ANTIARMOR
PLATOONS AND COMPANIES

COVER

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. INRODUCTION

	1-1. Antiarmor Doctrine
	1-2. Organization and Characteristics
	1-3. Fundamentals of Antiarmor Unit Employment
	1-4. Capabilities and Limitations
	1-5. Enemy Antiarmor Countermeasures

CHAPTER 2. BATTLE COMMAND AND TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES

Section I.	Command and Control
	2-1. Definition of Command and Control
	2-2. Concept of Command and Control
	2-3. Leadership
	2-4. Fundamentals of Command and Control
	2-5. Command and Control Responsibilities
	2-6. Combat Orders

Section II.	Troop-Leading Procedures
	2-7. Application of Troop-Leading Procedures
	2-8. Receive the Mission
	2-9. Issue a Warning Order
	2-10. Make a Tentative Plan
	2-11. Initiate Movement
	2-12. Conduct Reconnaissance
	2-13. Complete the Plan
	2-14. Issue the OPORD
	2-15. Supervise and or Refine

CHAPTER 3. MOVEMENT

	3-1. Movement Fundamentals
	3-2. Movement Formations
	3-3. Movement Techniques

CHAPTER 4. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Section I.	General Planning Considerations
	4-1. Purpose of Characteristics of the Offense the Offense
	4-2. Consideration of Selected Battlefield Operating Systems
	4-3. Sequence of Offensive Operations
	4-4. Forms of Maneuver

Section II.	Maneuver
	4-6. Base-of-Fire Force
	4-7. Bounding Force

Section III.	Actions on Contact
	4-8. Developing Actions on Contact
	4-9. Time Requirements for Actions on Contact
	4-10. The Four Steps of Actions on Contact

Section IV.	Types of Offensive Operations
	4-11. Attack Characteristics
	4-12. Hasty and Deliberate Attacks
	4-13. Attack Options
	4-14. Movement to Contact
	4-15. Exploitation
	4-16. Pursuit

CHAPTER 5. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

Section I.	General Planning Considerations
	5-1. Purpose of the Defense
	5-2. Characteristics of the Defense

Section II.	Sequence of the Defense
	5-3. Reconnaissance and Security Operations, and Enemy Preparatory Fires
	5-4. Occupation and Preparation
	5-5. Approach of the Enemy Main Attack
	5-6. Enemy Assault
	5-7. Counterattack
	5-8. Consolidation and Reorganization

Section III.	BOS Planning Considerations
	5-9. Maneuver
	5-10. Fire Support
	5-11. Air Defense
	5-12. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability
	5-13. Combat Service Support

Section IV.	Preparation and Integration
	5-14. Defensive Techniques
	5-15. Other Defensive Employment Options
	5-16. Engagement Area Development
	5-17. Priority of Work
	5-18. Sector Sketches
	5-19. Adjacent Unit Coordination

CHAPTER 6. URBAN OPERATIONS

Section I.	General Planning Considerations
	6-1. Employment Considerations for Company-Size Combined-Arms Teams
	6-2. Employment of Antiarmor Vehicles

Section II.	Offense
	6-3. General Offensive Considerations
	6-4. METT-TC Factors
	6-5. Battle Command
	6-6. Movement
	6-7. Isolate an Urban Objective
	6-8. Attack a Block or Group of Buildings
	6-9. Consolidation and Reorganization

Section III.	Defense
	6-10. METT-TC Factors
	6-11. Command and Control
	6-12. Hasty Defense
	6-13. Company Defense of a Village
	6-14. Defense of a Block or Group of Buildings
	6-15. Defense of Key Terrain

CHAPTER 7. TACTICAL ENABLING OPERATIONS

Section I.	Reconnaissance
	7-1. Reconnaissance Planning
	7-2. Reconnaissance Execution
	7-3. Reconnaissance during Operations
	7-4. Forms of Reconnaissance

Section II.	Security Operations
	7-5. Forms of Security Operations
	7-6. Planning Considerations
	7-7. Screen
	7-8. Guard
	7-9. Local Security

Section III.	Linkup
	7-10. Linkup Situations
	7-11. Linkup Planning
	7-12. Steps of the Linkup Operation

Section IV.	Passage of Lines
	7-13. Planning Considerations
	7-14. Reconnaissance Coordination
	7-15. Forward Passage of Lines
	7-16. Rearward Passage of Lines

CHAPTER 8. STABILITY OPERATIONS

Section I.	Principles of Stability Operations
	8-1. Objective
	8-2. Unity of Effort
	8-3. Security
	8-4. Restraint
	8-5. Perseverance
	8-6. Legitimacy

Section II.	Types of Stability Operations
	8-7. Peace Operations
	8-8. Foreign Internal Defense
	8-9. Security Assistance
	8-10. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
	8-11. Support to Insurgencies
	8-12. Support to Counterdrug Operations
	8-13. Combating Terrorism
	8-14. Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
	8-15. Arms Control
	8-16. Show of Force Operations

Section III.	Planning Considerations
	8-17. Rules of Engagement
	8-18. Rules of Interaction
	8-19. Force Protection
	8-20. Task Organization
	8-21. CSS Considerations
	8-22. Media Considerations
	8-23. Operations with Outside Agencies

Section IV.	Company Tasks
	8-24. Establish and Occupy a Lodgment Area
	8-25. Negotiations
	8-26. Monitor Compliance with an Agreement
	8-27. Establish Observation Posts
	8-28. Establish Checkpoints
	8-29. Conduct Patrol Operations
	8-30. Conduct Convoy Escort
	8-31. Open and Secure Routes
	8-32. Conduct Reserve Operations

CHAPTER 9. SUPPORT OPERATIONS

Section I.	Types of Support Operations
	9-1. Domestic Support Operations
	9-2. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance
	9-3. Categories of Support Operations

Section II.	Considerations for Support Operations
	9-4. Provide Essential Support to the Largest Number of People
	9-5. Coordinate Actions with Other Agencies
	9-6. Establish Measures of Effectiveness
	9-7. Handover to Civilian Agencies as soon as Feasible
	9-8. Transition to Combat

Section III.	Phases of Support Operations
	9-9. Response Phase
	9-10. Recovery Phase
	9-11. Restoration Phase

CHAPTER 10. COMBAT SUPPORT

Section I.	Command and Support Relationships
	10-1. Command Relationships
	10-2. Support Relationships

Section II.	Fire Support
	10-3. Fire Support Considerations
	10-4. Fire Support Planning
	10-5. Maneuver Commander's Intent
	10-6. Planning Process
	10-7. Targets
	10-8. Final Protective Fires
	10-9. Special Munitions
	10-10. Observer Positions
	10-11. Rehearsal and Execution
	10-12. Communications
	10-13. Indirect Fires in Close Support
	10-14. Fire Support Team
	10-15. Close Air Support
	10-16. Attack Helicopters

Section III.	Intelligence
	10-17. Intelligence Assets
	10-18. Intelligence Considerations

Section IV.	Maneuver Support
	10-19. Engineers
	10-20. Mobility
	10-21. Countermobility
	10-22. Survivability
	10-23. NBC Support

Section V.	Air Defense Artillery
	10-24. Systems, Organization, and Capabilities
	10-25. Employment of Air Defense Systems
	10-26. Weapons Control Status
	10-27. Early Warning Procedures
	10-28. Reaction Procedures

Section VI.	Combat Support in The Stryker brigade combat team
	10-29. SBCT
	10-30. Infantry Battalion

CHAPTER 11. COMBAT SERVICE SUPORT OPERATIONS

Section I.	Airborne, Air Assault, and Light Infantry Battalion CSS
	11-1. Development of the CSS Plan
	11-2. General Guidelines
	11-3. Responsibilities

Section II.	Trains
	11-4. Battalion Combat Trains
	11-5. Battalion Field Trains
	11-6. Company Trains
	11-7. Trains Security
	11-8. Communications

Section III.	Resupply Operations
	11-9. Classes of Supply
	11-10. Routine Resupply
	11-11. Emergency Resupply
	11-12. Prestock Operations
	11-13. Antiarmor Company Resupply Requirements

Section IV.	Maintenance Operations
	11-14. Requirements
	11-15. Company Role in Maintenance Operations
	11-16. Destruction

Section V.	Health Service Support
	11-17. Health and Hygiene
	11-18. Soldiers Wounded in Action
	11-19. Soldiers Killed in Action
	11-20. Casualty Evacuation

Section VI.	Reorganization and Weapons Replacement
	11-21. Replacement and Cross-Leveling of Personnel
	11-22. Personnel Replacement Procedures
	11-23. Replacement and Salvaging of Equipment
	11-24. Weapon System Replacement Operations

Section VII.	Combat Service Support in the SBCT
	11-25. SBCT Support Methods
	11-26. Fixing the Force
	11-27. Arming the Force
	11-28. Moving the Force
	11-29. Sustaining the Force
	11-30. Manning the Force
	11-31. Responsibility of Company Personnel

APPENDIX A.	WEAPON REFERENCE DATA
APPENDIX B.	RISK MANAGEMENT AND FRATRICIDE AVOIDANCE
APPENDIX C.	DIRECT FIRE PLANNING AND CONTROL
APPENDIX D.	FIRING POSITIONS
APPENDIX E.	TOW EMPLOYMENT IN RESTRICTIVE TERRAIN

	GLOSSARY
	REFERENCES
	AUTHENTICATION

DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

*This publication supersedes FM 7-91, 30 September 1987.

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TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT OF ANTIARMOR
PLATOONS AND COMPANIES

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. INRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2. BATTLE COMMAND AND TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 3. MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 4. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 5. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 6. URBAN OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 7. TACTICAL ENABLING OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 8. STABILITY OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 9. SUPPORT OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 10. COMBAT SUPPORT

CHAPTER 11. COMBAT SERVICE SUPORT OPERATIONS

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