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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMAPPENDIX VREPORTS AND WARNINGS1. General mation of the enemy and the area of operaa.This appendix prescribes the reports and tions. It is designed for use by any elementwarnings commonly used in armor units, illus- that can report or relay such information. Extratesforms with examples where appropriate,and outlines procedures that may facilitate theamples of a spot report are shown at figure 52.The basic items of the report normally intransmissionof information.dudeb.The forms illustrated provide an integrat- (1) Alfa-Who is reportinged system for use from the lowest echelon (2) Bravo-What is being reportedthrough brigade or regiment level and include (3) Charlies-Where and whenthe majority of recurring information require- (4) Delta-Doing what or condition ofments under tactical conditions.Bravo(5) Echo-What you are doingb. Road, Bridge, Tunnel, Ford, or Ferry Re-Reports are the primary source of informa- port (DD Form 173 and DA Form 11-170)tion upon which plans and decisions are based.They must be accurate, timely, and complete. talionTheselevelformsorarehighercompletedheadquartersas requiredfromatinforbat-Negative information ("There is no enemy atcheckpoint 40") is frequently as important aspositive information. Prearranged outlines mation supplemented from other sources assave time and contribute to completeness. Re- necessary. They are forwarded by messengerquirenmehts quiremehts for reports must be kept to a minimumconsistent with requirements for infor- ing information with other NATO nationsthrough channels and are suitable for exchang-mation. The types of reports considered (FM 5-36).include--e. Shelling, Mortar, Bombing, and NBC Rea.Recurring reports, which are normally di- ports (SHELREP, MORTREP, BOMREP,rected in the unit SOP include- NBC 1 (Nuclear), NBC I (Toxic), and NBC 1(1) Periodic reports conveying the same (Biological)). These reports are used for reinformationat prescribed intervals porting the indicated information. They are(hourly, daily, etc.), such as the per- initiated by the observer and transmittedsonnel daily summary (PDS).through the designated channels. The reports(2) As-required reports submitted upon have been standardized for use within NATO.the occurrence of a specified event or The basic format and examples of these resituation,such as shelling reports ports are contained in FM 30-5, FM 3-12, FM(SHELREP). 21-40, and figure 53.b. One-time reports, which are submitted d. Report of Radiation Dose-Rate Measureonceonly as directed.ment. These reports are used by radiological3. Intelligence, Counterfire, and NBC Reportsmonitoring or survey parties to report, electrically,data collected. Radiological monitoringa. Spot Report (SPOTREP). This report is information, (NBC 4 report) is normally reusedas required for reporting by radio infor- ported through command channels to division.268