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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln DOD Military Intelligence U.S. Department of Defense 8-1972 FM 30-16, Technical Intelligence, 1972 Robert L. Bolin University of Nebraska-Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dodmilintel Part of the Defense and Security Studies Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Other Engineering Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, and the Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Commons Bolin, Robert L., "FM 30-16, Technical Intelligence, 1972" (1972). DOD Military Intelligence. 101. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dodmilintel/101 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the U.S. Department of Defense at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in DOD Military Intelligence by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. u. s. Army Reprcs~ntative .fylCEC MCS,. QuMtlc.01 !1~5 _. 1 FM 30-16 FIELD MANUAL TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AUGUST1972 ALFRED M. GRAV MARINE CORPS RESEARCH CENTER ATTN COLLECTION MANAGEMENT (C40ACL} 2040 BROADWAY ST QUANTICO VA 22134-5107 *FM 30-16 FIELD MANUAL HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY No. 30-16 l WASHINGTON, D.C., 31 August 1972 TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE Parairraph Pag" CHAPTER 1. GENERAL Section I. Introduction ---------------~---~----------------------------------------------- 1-1-1-5 1-1,1-2 II. The strategic effort ------------------------------------------~------------------ l-6--1-9 1-2,1-3 CHAPTER 2. ARMY TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE Section I. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1-2-3 2-1,2-2 II. Field army organization :for technical intelligence ---------------------------------- 2-4- 2-2-- 2-6 2-5 CHAPTER 3. TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONALIZATION Section I. General -------------------------------...:------·--------------------------------- 3-1 3-1 II. Communication-electronics intelligence ------------------------------------------- 3-2,3-3 3-1, 8-2 III. Weapons and munitions intelligence --------------------------------------------- S-4,3-5 3-3 IV. General support and equipment intelligence -----------------------'---------------- 3-6- 3-4, 3-10 3-5 v. Mobility intelligence ----------------------------------------------------------- 3-11,3-12 8-5 VI. Medical intelligence ------------------------------------------------------------- 3-13- 3-6, 8-15 3-7 CHAPTER 4. TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE PLANNING ------------------------------------ 4-1-4- 5 4-1, 4-2 5. COLLECTION AND COLLECTION AGENCIES Section I. _Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-1,5-2 5-1 II. Collection agencies ------------------------------------------------------------- 5-3- 5-2-- 5-15 5-5 CHAPTER 6. RECOVERY AND EVACUATION OF FOREIGN EQUIPMENT AND DOCUMENTS Section I. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-1,6-2 6-1 II. Recovery and evacuation o:f materiel --------------------------------------------- 6-3- 6-1- 6-9 6-7 III. Recovery and evacuation o:f technical documel.lts ---------------------------------- 6-10-6-12 6-7 CHAPTER 7. PROCESSING, DISSEMINATION, AND USE Section I. Processing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-1-7-5 7-1,7-2 II. Aspects o:f technical intelligence production --------------------------------------- 7-6-7-9 7-2,7-3 III. Technical intelligence reports ---------------------------------------------------- 7-10- 7-4, 7-18 7-5 IV. Dissemination and use --------------------------------------------------------- 7-14,7-15 7-6 CHAPTER 8. STABILITY OPERATIONS Section I. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8-1,8-2 8-1 II. Responsibilities ------------------------------------------------------'---------- 8-3-8-5 8-2 III. Procedures ----------------------------------------~--------------------------- 8-6- 8-2- 8-14 8-5 APPENDIX A. REFERENCES ----------------------·--------------------~--------------------------------- A-1 B. MAJOR CATEGORIES OF TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE ---------------------------------- B-1 C. EXAMPLE OF TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE PLAN --------------------------------------- C-1 D. HANDLING AND REPORTING OF CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT AND DOCUMENTS (STANAG 2028) ----------------------------------------------------------- D-1 E. NOMENCLATURE FOR SOVIET BLOC ARMY WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT (STANAG 2097) ----------------------------------------------'--------------------------- E-1 INDEX ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index-1 * This manual supersedes FM 80-16, 28 February 1969. AGO 8118A FM 30-16 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL Section I. INTRODUCTION NATO CENTO SEATO ABOA 1-1. Purpose Title STANAG STANAG SEASTAG SOLOG This manual sets forth doctrine and establishes Handling and RePQrt ing of Captured procedures :for the management, planning, and Enemy . Equipment collection of information which, upon evaluation and Documents ---- 2084 2084 2084 94 and production into intelligence, is reported and Nomenclature fo:r So disseminated as Army technical intelligence. It viet Bloc Army Weapons and Equip- provides guidance for commanders, staff officers, 2097 2097 and other personnel and units,· and aids in under ment -------------- standing the concept and role of technical intelli gence in the overall intelUgence requirements of · 1-3. Recommended Chan1es the commander. Users of this manual are encouraged to submit recommendations to improve its clarity ·or accuracy. Comments should be keyed to the spe 1-2. Scape cific page, paragraph, and line of the text in which a. The contents of this manual deal primarily the change is recommended. Reasons should be with technical intelligence organizations and the provided for each comment to insure understand objectives and functions of technical intelligence ing and complete evaluation. Comments should be operations. The manual outlines procedures and prepared using DA Form 2028 (Recommended establishes broad principles regarding the role of Changes to Publications) and forwarded direct to military intelligence units engaged in technical in the Commanding Officer, US Army Combat Devel teUigence activities. In addition, it identifies those opments Command Intelligence Agency, Fort Hu sources and agencies available to assist in accom achuca, Arizona 85613. Originators of proposed plishing the technical intelligence requirements of changes constituting significant modification of the commander. Engineer topographic and terrain approved Army doctrine may send an information · intelligence are discussed in FM 5-30 and FM copy, through command channels, to the Com 30-10; consequently, they are not included within manding General, USACDC, Fort Belvoir, Vir the scope of this manual. ginia 22060. This action will facilitate review and followup. b. The material presented herein is applicable to general war, limited war, and cold war situa.. tions. Such situations include stability operations, 1-4. Deflnitiens nuclear and nonnuclear warfare enviromnents, a. For definition of terms used see AR 810-25. and employment of chemical agents/munitions b. The relationship of intelligence and technical and nuclear weapons. Protection from chemical intelligence is set forth below: and biological agents and radioactive fallout is (1) Intelligence is the product resulting from also included. the collection, evaluation, analysis, integration, e. This manual is in consonance with the follow and interpretation of all information concerning ing international standardization agreements, one or more aspects of foreign countries or areas which are identified by type of agreement and which are immediately or potentially significant number at the beginning of each appropriate · to the development and execution of military chapter and appendix in the manual : plans, policies, operations, and development of FM 30-16 military equipment. Technical intelligence, which 1-5. Scientific and Technieal Intelligence is one aspect of military intelligence, plays a vital Scientific and Technical (S&T) Intelligence role in the tactical and strategic intelligence pic a. includes that foreign intelligence relating to basic ture and therefore must be .considered as part of and applied research in natural and applied sci an overall integrated intelligence effort. ences, and in applied engineering techniques. Also (2) Technical intelligence is that intelligence included are the scientific and technical character concerning for~ign technological developments istics, capabilities, and limitations of all foreign and the performance and operational capabilities military systems, weapons, weapons systems, and of foreign materiel, which now or may eventually other materiel; production methods employed in have a practical application for military purposes. their manufacture; and related technology per As with all other intelligence, it is the end product taining to materiel operation, and logistic support. resulting from the collection and processing of technical information. The scope of technical in b. Within the Department of the Army, the As telligence is broad. It includes all technical aspects sistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) has of foreign equipment, supplies, installations, facil general staff responsibility for all matters per ities, communications, and captured or abandoned