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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMtion of movement is repeated asadvances to join the leading eleoftenas necessary. The tankment. While the unit is together,company executes alternate the commander may halt allbounds by platoons. When pla-movement long enough to intoonsare forced to execute alter-crease fires on the enemy. Thenate bounds, the platoon leaderbounds are repeated as often asdecides where and when a tank necessary. The tank companyor tanks will move. The move- commander executes successivement of all tanks is coordinated.bounds by platoons. When pla-2. The fires of tanks in firing posi- toons are forced to executetions may be concentrated successive bounds, the platoonagainst those elements of the en- leader decides which tank oremy that constitute the greatesttanks will move.threat to the unit.2. Movement by successive bounds is3. The advance by continuous move- the only method that offers anment in mass is resumed as soonopportunity to concentrate theas possible.fires of the entire friendly unit.(b) Successive bounds (fig. 80).This occurs when all elements of1. A part of the tank unit is ordered the unit are on the same terrainto a predesignated limit while thefeature before continuing to theremainder of the unit fires on thenext bound.enemy. Once the leading element3. The advance by continuous moveisin position and firing on thement in mass is resumed as soonenemy, the remainder of the unitas possible.336