1966 US Army Vietnam War ARMOR ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMas tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, gun em- smoke agent to provide smoke screens or filledplacements, strongpoints, and aircraft.with chemical agent to deliver spray attacks.c. Machineguns and Cannons. These weaponsare an integral part of armament of tactical 240. Typical Targets for Close Air Supportfighters and feature:a. Weapon positions.(1) High cyclic rate of fire. b. Vehicles and armor.(2) High muzzle velocity. c. Command posts.d. Missiles. These weapons may be employedair-to-air or air-to-surface. There are two generaltypes-guided and nonguided.e. Strongly defended positions.e. Chemical Spray. Tactical air support air- f. Missile launch sites.craft may be fitted with spray tanks filled with g. Defended roadblocks.Section IX.INTELLIGENCE241. General agencies and organizations that will most fre-Combat intelligence is intelligence for use in quently be in support or attached areacombat area, whether based upon informa- a. Divisional Agencies.tion collected locally or provided by higher (1) Artillery forward observers.headquarters. An armor commander uses the (2) PW interrogation teams.three elements of combat intelligence-informationof the terrain, weather, and the enemy (3) Armored cavaly squadron.-in the performance of any combat mission(app XII). In internal defense operations, in- under brigade or battalion task force control,formation of the civil populace becomes an- but frequently in the area of operations).other intelligence element. Information of the (1) U.S. Army Security Agency divisionenemy situation is normally the most criticalsupport company. This company supintelligencerequirement because this informa-ports the division and its units by astionis difficult to obtain. The S2 must be cer-sisting in the maintenance of comtainthat routine intelligence production activi- munication security and providingties are undertaken in order of urgency tocommunication intelligence. Elementsinsure that the commander is provided withof this company usually are located inanswers to his intelligence questions in time tothe brigade and battalion areas. Theybe of use. Forward armor units constitute acan be of great assistance to the commajorsource of combat information. The SSmander if informed of the brigademust support the intelligence effort by under- and battalion intelligence requirestandingand accepting conclusions concerningments.the effects of the weather, the terrain, and theenemy situation on the operation plan. An(2) Combat electronic warfare company.This company may be attached or ineffective collection effort must be made to de-support of the division. It providestermine the existing enemy situation. This per-the division G2 information regardmitsthe commander to develop plans that takeing enemy electronic equipment, oradvantageof weather and terrain and exploitganization, and locations by detectingknown enemy weaknesses. The actions of theand studying enemy electromagneticunit generate combat information for its owntransmissions. Information gathereduse and for use of higher headquarters in theproduction of combat intelligence (FM 30-5by this unit can be obtained throughintelligence channels.and FM 30-7).(3) Technical intelligence company. Thiscompany, organic to the military in-242. Agencies telligence battalion, field army, pro-Maximum use must be made of combat intel-vides centralized performance of techligencecollection and production agencies. Thenical intelligence functions in the field136