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Fm 7-8 Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad FM 7-8 Table of Contents RDL Document Download Homepage Information Instructions *FM 7-8 FIELD MANUAL HEADQUARTERS NO. 7-8 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 22 April 1992 FM 7-8 INFANTRY RIFLE PLATOON AND SQUAD IMPORTANT U.S. Army Infantry School Statement on U.S. NATIONAL POLICY CONCERNING ANTIPERSONNEL LAND MINES Table of Contents CHANGE 1 Preface http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (1 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - DOCTRINE Section I - Fundamentals 1-1. Mission 1-2. Combat Power 1-3. Leader Skills 1-4. Soldier Skills 1-5. Training Section II - Platoon Operations 1-6. Movement 1-7. Offense 1-8. Defense 1-9. Security Chapter 2 - OPERATIONS Section I - Command and Control 2-1. Mission Tactics 2-2. Troop-Leading Procedure 2-3. Operation Order Format Section II - Security 2-4. Security During Movement http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (2 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 2-5. Security in the Offense 2-6. Security in the Defense Section III - Movement 2-7. Fire Team Formations 2-8. Squad Formations 2-9. Platoon Formations 2-10. Movement Techniques 2-11. Actions at Danger Areas Section IV - Offense 2-12. Movement to Contact 2-13. Deliberate Attack 2-14. Attacks During Limited Visibility Section V - Defense 2-15. Conduct of the Defense 2-16. Security 2-17. Command Post and Communications 2-18. Weapons Emplacement 2-19. Range Cards 2-20. Types of Positions http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (3 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 2-21. Squad Positions 2-22. Platoon Positions 2-23. Sector Sketches 2-24. Fire Control Measures 2-25. Priority of Work 2-26. Coordination 2-27. Fighting Positions Section VI - Other Operations 2-28. Withdrawal 2-29. Delay 2-30. Retirement 2-31. Linkup 2-32. Stay-Behind Operations 2-33. Relief in Place Section VII - Fire Support 2-32. Offensive Fire Support Planning 2-33. Defensive Fire Support Planning 2-34. Techniques of Indirect Fire Control Section VIII - Combat Service Support http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (4 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 2-35. Planning of Combat Service Support 2-36. Resupply Operations 2-37. Resupply Techniques 2-38. Aerial Resupply 2-39. Maintenance 2-40. Transportation 2-41. Soldier's Load 2-42. Personnel Service Support 2-43. Health Services Support Section IX - Armored Vehicle Support 2-44. Combined Operations With Armored Vehicles 2-45. Considerations 2-46. Communicating With Tanks 2-47. Infantry Riding on Armored Vehicles Section X - Obstacles 2-48. Employing Obstacles 2-49. Types of Obstacles 2 2-50. Enemy Obstacles 2-51. Breaching and Clearing Obstacles http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (5 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents Section XI - Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Operations 2-52. Operating in a Nuclear Environment 2-53. Operating in a Chemical and Biological Environment Section XII - Observation Posts 2-54. Considerations 2-55. Actions at the Observation Post 2-56. Squad-Sized Observation Post 2-57. Visual Terrain Search Section XIII - Techniques of Fire 2-58. Fire Distribution 2-59. Fire Control 2-60. Methods of Engagement With LAW and AT4 Section XIV - Limited Visibility Techniques 2-61. Night Vision 2-62. Dark Adaptation 2-63. Planning the Use of Night Vision/Sensor Assets 2-64. Night Operation Tips and Techniques Chapter 3 - PATROLLING Section I - Planning Considerations http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (6 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 3-1. Organization 3 3-2. Initial Planning and Coordination 3-3. Completion of the Plan 3-4. Departure From Friendly Lines 3-5. Rally Points 3-6. Leader's Reconnaissance of the Objective 3-7. Reentry of Friendly Lines 3-8. Debriefing Section II - Reconnaissance Patrol 3-9. Organization 3-10. Tasks to Subordinate Units 3-11. Area Reconnaissance 3-12. Zone Reconnaissance 3-13. Route Reconnaissance Section III - Combat Patrol 3-14. Organization 3-15. Tasks to Subordinate Units 3-16. Leader's Reconnaissance of the Objective 3-17. Ambush http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (7 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 3-18. Hasty Ambush 3-19. Deliberate Ambush 3-20. Point Ambush 3-21. Area Ambush 3-22. Antiarmor Ambush 3-23. Raid Section IV - Tracking Patrol 3-24. Considerations 3-25. Organization 3-26. Tasks to Subordinates 3-27. Training 3-28. Intelligence 3-29. Trail Signs Section V - Patrol Bases 3-30. Site Selection 3-31. Planning Considerations 3-32. Patrol Base Occupation 3-33. Patrol Base Activities Chapter 4 - BATTLE DRILLS http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (8 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents 4-1. Definition 4-3. Format Battle Drill 1. Platoon Attack Battle Drill 1A. Squad Attack Battle Drill 2. React to Contact Battle Drill 3. Break Contact Battle Drill 4. React to Ambush Battle Drill 5. Knock Out Bunkers Battle Drill 6. Enter Building/Clear Room Battle Drill 7. Enter/Clear a Trench Battle Drill 8. Conduct Initial Breach of a Mined Wire Obstacle Chapter 5 - INFANTRY PLATOON STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE * Chapter 6 - URBAN OPERATIONS Appendix A - ORGANIZATION Appendix B - INFANTRY PLATOON REFERENCE GUIDE Glossary References DA Form 5517-R http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (9 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] FM 7-8 Table of Contents Authorization Letter DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION -- Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 7-8, 31 December 1980; FM 7-70, 10 September 1986. http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/toc.htm (10 of 10) [1/9/2002 9:34:30 AM] US NATIONAL POLICY RDL Table of Document Download Homepage Contents Information Instructions US NATIONAL POLICY ON ANTIPERSONNEL LAND MINES On 16 May 96, The President of the United States announced a national policy that eliminates or restricts the use of antipersonnel land mines, beginning with those that do not self-destruct but eventually including all types. This policy is in effect now. It applies to all Infantry units either engaged in, or training for, operations worldwide. Current US policy allows the use of non-self-destructing antipersonnel land mines only along internationally recognized national borders or in established demilitarized zones, specifically for the defense of Korea. Such mines must be within an area having a clearly marked perimeter. They must be monitored by military personnel and protected by adequate means to ensure the exclusion of civilians. US national policy also forbids US forces from using standard or improvised explosive devices as booby traps. Except for units in Korea or units going there for a designated exercise, this policy specifically forbids all training on or actual employment of inert M14 and M16 antipersonnel land mines either at the unit's home station or at a Combat Training Center except in the context of countermine or de-mining training. No training with live M14 mines is authorized, and training with live M16 mines is authorized only for soldiers actually on Korean soil. This policy does not affect the standard use of antivehicular mines. It does not affect training and use of the M18 Claymore mine in the command detonated mode. For the immediate future, units may still use self-destructing antipersonnel mines, such as the ADAM, when authorized by the appropriate commander. Under proper command authority, units may still emplace mixed minefields containing self-destructing antipersonnel land mines used to protect antivehicular land mines, for example, MOPMS or Volcano. Users of this manual should consider all references to antipersonnel mines and the employment of minefields in the light of the national policy limiting the use of non-self-destructing antipersonnel land mines. http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/landmines.htm (1 of 2) [1/9/2002 9:34:38 AM] US NATIONAL POLICY Readers should not construe any uses of the terms mines, antipersonnel obstacle, protective minefield, or minefield contained in this manual to mean an obstacle that contains non-self- destructing antipersonnel land mines, or booby traps. http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/landmines.htm (2 of 2) [1/9/2002 9:34:38 AM] http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/change1.htm RDL Table of Document Download Homepage Contents Information Instructions C1, FM 7-8 Change 1 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 1 March 2001 Change FM 7-8, dated 22 April 1992, as follows: 1. Remove Old Pages Insert New Pages None 6-1 through 6-66 2. A star (*) marks new or changed material. 3. File this transmittal sheet in front of the publication. DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. By Order of the Secretary of the Army: http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/change1.htm (1 of 2) [1/9/2002 9:34:52 AM] http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/7-8/change1.htm ERIC K.
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