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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMmander of Company A will furnish the platoonoperations, or for developing counterbestsuited for the task.attack plans in the defense.(3) Augmentation of the brigade staff to4. Changes to Task Organization permit both staffs some rest.Task organization, if changed during the (4) Use as a control headquarters forconduct of operations, is more strongly rear area security and damaged coninfluencedby time and space factors and cur-trol operations.rent activities of the unit. Many actions maybe initiated with a task organization that is 6. Use of Company Headquartersless than ideal in the interest of timeliness and a. Situations may arise requiring a companytroops available.to be attached to another company or all platoonsof a company to be attached to other5. Use of Battalion Headquarters companies leaving a control headquarters witha.Situations can be expected to develop that out subordinate elements. Either situation iswill require one battalion to be attached to an- undesirable and should be avoided if possible.other battalion or all companies of a battalion b. When it is necessary to attach a companyto be attached to other battalions. This leaves a to another, the company attached becomes subcontrolheadquarters without subordinate ele- ordinate to the company to which attached.ments which is undesirable and should be Appropriate missions for the company headavoidedif possible.quarters in this status are tob.When a battalion is attached to another, (1) Assist in planning.the battalion attached becomes subordinate to (2) Supervise organic or attached firethe battalion to which attached. Missions forsupport elements.an attached battalion may include functioning (3) Supervise the logistical effort.as the reserve, functioning as one of the attackingelements or assuming responsibility c. Missions appropriate for a company headfora part of a defensive sector.quarters without subordinate elements createdas a result of battalion task force's attachingc. Missions for a battalion headquarters all of the platoons to other companies may inwithoutsubordinate elements created as a re- cludesuitof brigades attaching all of the companies (1) To assist in planning or reconnaistoother battalion task forces may include-sance.(1) Use as an alternate brigade command (2) To assist the battalion staff in thepost.technical aspects of the employment(2) Use as a planning group for future of the attached platoons.364