| |
Paragraphs |
Pages |
| Administrative decisions |
232 |
140 |
| Administrative plans |
231 |
140 |
| Advance-- |
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|
| |
Air bases |
176 |
113 |
| |
Forces: |
|
|
| |
|
Operations against aircraft and naval defense forces |
12 |
9 |
| |
Purpose |
9 |
7 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
10 |
7 |
| |
Supporting bases |
11 |
8 |
| |
From beach, training in |
283 |
175 |
| |
From beachhead |
140 |
95 |
| |
Inland, air operations during: |
|
|
| |
Support after landing field artillery |
194 |
120 |
| |
Support near shore line |
193 |
120 |
| Agents, landing |
129 |
88 |
| Air-- |
|
|
| |
Force, composition |
179 |
114 |
| |
Group, composition and operations |
39 |
20 |
| |
Operations. See Aviation. |
|
|
| |
Reconnaissance. See Reconnaissance. |
|
|
| |
Superiority: |
|
|
| |
Landing operations |
177 |
113 |
| |
Withdrawal |
148 |
100 |
| |
Support |
178 |
114 |
| |
Landing and forces ashore |
122 |
84 |
| |
Ship-to-shore movement |
119 |
82 |
| Aircraft: |
|
|
| |
Navy, types |
App. II |
184 |
| |
Transportation of |
181 |
115 |
| Allocation of transports |
237 |
142 |
| Ammunition supply: |
|
|
| |
Antiaircraft units |
215 |
135 |
| |
Field artillery |
211 |
133 |
| |
Naval gunfire |
165 |
107 |
| Animals, debarkation |
114 |
74 |
| Antiaircraft units |
212-215 |
133 |
| |
Ammunition supply |
215 |
135 |
| |
Employment |
213 |
134 |
| |
Landing |
97,
214 |
56,
134 |
| Antisubmarine group, composition and missions |
42 |
22 |
| Antitank weapons, landing |
97 |
56 |
| Approach schedule |
111 |
69 |
| Approach to beach, air operation during: |
|
|
| |
Guide airplanes |
190 |
119 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
192 |
120 |
| |
Smoke screens |
189 |
118 |
| |
Support, general |
188 |
118 |
| |
Support when ship gunfire lifts |
191 |
119 |
| Areas: |
|
|
| |
Assignment |
52 |
27 |
| |
Fire support |
54 |
28 |
| |
For naval forces |
22 |
13 |
| |
Transport |
53 |
27 |
| Armament, landing boats |
62 |
34 |
| Army and Navy boats: |
|
|
| |
Boat rig and ramp |
73 |
39 |
| |
Capacity in boat spaces |
68 |
36 |
| |
Characteristics table |
67 |
36 |
| |
Crews |
72 |
39 |
| |
Designating letters |
71 |
39 |
| |
Speed |
69 |
38 |
| |
Time to load |
70 |
38 |
| Army and Navy terms, coordination |
81 |
48 |
| Army ground elements, training |
285 |
176 |
| Army medical service |
270 |
168 |
| Army tasks in landing operations |
45 |
22 |
| Assault-- |
|
|
| |
Battalion, landing |
89 |
52 |
| |
Combat teams, landing boats for |
59 |
32 |
| |
Company, landing |
84 |
50 |
| Assignment, boats to boat groups and boat pools |
79,
106 |
46,
61 |
| Attack: |
|
|
| |
Force, naval |
35 |
18 |
| |
Of shore objectives prior to debarkation |
187 |
118 |
| |
Ship-to-shore movement vital part of |
75 |
42 |
| Aviation: |
|
|
| |
Advance air bases |
176 |
113 |
| |
Air-- |
|
|
| |
Force, composition |
179 |
114 |
| |
Operations: |
|
|
| |
During-- |
|
|
| |
Advance inland |
193,
194 |
120 |
| |
Approach to beach |
188-192 |
118 |
| |
Debarkation |
185-187 |
117 |
| |
Influence on time of attack |
29 |
16 |
| |
Preliminary to landing |
182-184 |
116 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
180,
182 |
115,
116 |
| |
Superiority |
148,
177 |
100,
113 |
| |
Support |
119,
122,
178 |
82,
84,
114 |
| |
Army and Navy joint signal communication training |
284 |
175 |
| |
Transportation of aircraft |
181 |
115 |
| |
| Barges |
65 |
35 |
| Bases, supporting |
11 |
8 |
| Battalion medical detachment, landing |
97 |
56 |
| Beach, dash to |
116 |
79 |
| Beach parties: |
|
|
| |
Cooperation with shore parties |
51 |
26 |
| |
Evacuation of casualties |
49 |
25 |
| |
Landing |
48,
97 |
25,
56 |
| |
Personnel |
50 |
26 |
| |
Signal communication |
204 |
129 |
| |
Size and tasks assigned |
46 |
24 |
| Beach reserve supplies |
252 |
161 |
| Beaches: |
|
|
| |
Decontamination |
230 |
139 |
| |
Effect on selection of landing areas |
20 |
12 |
| Beachhead: |
|
|
| |
Advance from |
140 |
95 |
| |
Establishment |
133,
139 |
91,
94 |
| |
Extent and form |
136 |
92 |
| |
Lines |
134,
138 |
91,
94 |
| |
Reconnaissance and security line |
135 |
92 |
| |
Successive objectives |
137 |
93 |
| Boat-- |
|
|
| |
Assembly and rendezvous diagrams |
110 |
67 |
| |
Assignment table |
106 |
61 |
| |
Diagram |
109 |
67 |
| |
Group |
78 |
46 |
| |
Assignment of boats to |
79 |
46 |
| |
Embarkation of officers |
80 |
48 |
| |
Formations: |
|
|
| |
Battalion reserves |
96 |
56 |
| |
Column of companies |
94 |
55 |
| |
Column of platoons |
87 |
51 |
| |
Companies abreast |
95 |
55 |
| |
Landing a platoon |
83 |
49 |
| |
Landing an assault battalion |
89 |
52 |
| |
Landing an assault company |
84 |
50 |
| |
One company as covering force |
92 |
54 |
| |
One platoon as covering force |
86 |
51 |
| |
Other elements of combat team |
97 |
56 |
| |
Part of battalion as covering force |
91 |
53 |
| |
Platoons abreast |
88 |
52 |
| |
Three platoons in assault |
85 |
50 |
| |
Two assault companies with covering force platoons |
93 |
55 |
| |
Two companies in assault |
90 |
53 |
| |
Gun support |
117,
122 |
81,
84 |
| |
Nomenclature |
App. I |
177 |
| |
Pools, assignment of boats to |
79 |
46 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
127 |
87 |
| |
Rig and ramp |
73 |
39 |
| |
Spaces standard Army and Navy boats |
68 |
36 |
| Boats, landing: |
|
|
| |
Assignment to boat groups and boat pools |
79 |
46 |
| |
Armament |
62 |
34 |
| |
Barges |
65 |
35 |
| |
Draft |
63 |
34 |
| |
For assault combat teams |
59 |
32 |
| |
For reserves |
64 |
35 |
| |
Lighters |
65 |
35 |
| |
Requirements |
58 |
32 |
| |
Size |
60 |
32 |
| |
Speed |
61 |
34 |
| |
Types |
App. III |
185 |
| |
| Capacity in boat spaces, standard Army and Navy boats |
68 |
36 |
| Captured and salvaged supplies |
255 |
163 |
| Capturing prisoners |
131 |
89 |
| Centralization in planning |
7 |
4 |
| Characteristics: |
|
|
| |
Landing, field artillery |
209 |
132 |
| |
Standard Army and Navy boats |
67 |
36 |
| Chemicals |
223-230 |
137 |
| |
Decontamination of beaches and routes inland |
230 |
139 |
| |
Employment |
224 |
137 |
| |
Encountered in landing operations |
223 |
137 |
| |
Protection |
225,
228,
229 |
137,
138,
139 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
226 |
138 |
| |
Scheme of maneuver, effect on |
227 |
138 |
| Civilian population, supervision by military police |
259 |
164 |
| Close supporting fire: |
|
|
| |
Coordination with movement of boat |
173 |
110 |
| |
Requirements |
168 |
108 |
| Column of companies, boat formation |
94 |
55 |
| Column of platoons, boat formation |
87 |
51 |
| Combat team, signal communication |
203 |
127 |
| Commanders, beach and shore parties: |
|
|
| |
Cooperation between |
51 |
26 |
| |
Landing of |
97 |
56 |
| Communication officers |
287 |
176 |
| Companies abreast, boat formation |
95 |
55 |
| Company signal communication |
202 |
126 |
| Configuration of coast line, effect on selection of landing areas |
23 |
14 |
| Considerations: |
|
|
| |
Affecting landing operations |
2 |
2 |
| |
Selection of landing areas |
17,
26 |
11,
15 |
| Control, joint operations |
34 |
18 |
| Control group, composition and missions |
41 |
20 |
| Control points, station and maneuver areas |
56 |
28 |
| Coordination of fire: |
|
|
| |
Close supporting fire with movement of boat |
173 |
110 |
| |
Cooperation between Army and Navy |
172 |
110 |
| |
Naval supporting fire with-- |
|
|
| |
Aircraft |
175 |
112 |
| |
Landing force artillery |
174 |
111 |
| Countership fire |
157 |
104 |
| Crews, standard Army and Navy boats |
72 |
39 |
| |
| Dash to beach |
116 |
79 |
| Daylight and darkness, effect on-- |
|
|
| |
Air operations |
29 |
16 |
| |
Enemy sea and land forces |
30 |
16 |
| |
Navigation |
31 |
16 |
| |
Shore operations |
32 |
17 |
| |
Surprise |
28 |
16 |
| Debarkation: |
|
|
| |
Air operations during: |
|
|
| |
Attacks on shore objectives |
187 |
118 |
| |
Protection of transport area |
185 |
117 |
| |
Reconnaissance |
186 |
117 |
| |
Animals |
114 |
74 |
| |
Matériel |
113 |
73 |
| |
Personnel |
113 |
73 |
| |
Preparation for |
112 |
71 |
| |
Supplies |
248 |
158 |
| |
Tanks and lighters |
220 |
136 |
| |
Training of personnel |
279 |
173 |
| Debarkation and approach schedule |
111 |
70 |
| Decontamination, beaches and routes inland |
230 |
139 |
| Defensive fires |
151 |
101 |
| Definitions: |
|
|
| Demonstration group |
44 |
22 |
| Demonstration or feints |
16 |
10 |
| Deployment diagram |
108 |
65 |
| Designation letters, standard Army and Navy boats |
71 |
39 |
| Destruction fire |
155 |
104 |
| Diagrams: |
|
|
| |
Boat |
109 |
67 |
| |
Boat assembly and rendezvous |
110 |
67 |
| |
Deployment |
108 |
65 |
| |
Landing |
107 |
64 |
| Direct fire |
163 |
106 |
| Draft, boats |
63 |
34 |
| Duties, engineers |
263 |
165 |
| |
| Embarkation: |
|
|
| |
Allocation of transports |
237 |
142 |
| |
Assignment to transports |
240 |
146 |
| |
Exercises for training |
278 |
173 |
| |
Groups and transport divisions |
239 |
142 |
| |
Plans |
4,
235 |
3,
141 |
| |
Shipping requirements |
236 |
142 |
| |
Table |
241 |
146 |
| |
Transport group |
238 |
142 |
| Embarkation of boat group and landing group officers |
80 |
48 |
| Employment: |
|
|
| |
Antiaircraft units |
213 |
134 |
| |
Chemicals |
224 |
137 |
| |
Field artillery |
208 |
131 |
| |
Tank units |
216 |
135 |
| Enemy positions, effect of selection of landing areas |
19 |
11 |
| Enemy sea and land forces, influence of time of landing |
30 |
16 |
| Engineers: |
|
|
| |
Construction of-- |
|
|
| |
Roads and trails |
266 |
167 |
| |
Wharves and landing facilities |
265 |
167 |
| |
Duties |
263 |
165 |
| |
Landing |
97,
262 |
56,
165 |
| |
Maps |
264 |
166 |
| |
Plans |
261 |
164 |
| |
With landing forces |
222 |
137 |
| Equipment, signal communication |
207 |
130 |
| Establishing beachhead |
133,
139 |
91,
95 |
| Extent and form of beachhead |
136 |
92 |
| |
| Feints or demonstrations |
16 |
10 |
| Field artillery: |
|
|
| |
Ammunition supply |
211 |
133 |
| |
Employment |
208 |
131 |
| |
Landing |
97,
209,
210 |
56,
132,
133 |
| |
Organization for landing |
210 |
133 |
| |
Types |
209 |
132 |
| Fire mission, naval gunfire |
152 |
103 |
| Fire support: |
|
|
| |
Areas |
54,
171 |
28,
109 |
| |
Group |
38,
170 |
20,
109 |
| |
Requirements |
167 |
107 |
| Fires: |
|
|
| |
Countership |
157 |
104 |
| |
Defensive |
151 |
101 |
| |
Destruction |
154 |
104 |
| |
Direct |
163 |
106 |
| |
Indirect |
164 |
106 |
| |
Interdiction |
154 |
104 |
| |
On targets of opportunity |
156 |
104 |
| |
Supporting |
153 |
103 |
| Firing from small boats, training in |
281 |
174 |
| Form of beachhead |
136 |
92 |
| Formations, boat group. See Boat group formations. |
|
|
| Frontage of attack |
142 |
96 |
| |
| Groupings, ship-to-shore movement of troops |
76 |
44 |
| Guide airplanes, employment during approach to beach |
190 |
119 |
| |
| Hostile defenses, reduction prior to landing |
184 |
117 |
| Hostile dispositions |
144 |
98 |
| |
| Indirect fire |
164 |
106 |
| Information: |
|
|
| |
Course of action to secure |
125 |
85 |
| |
Desired in reconnaissance |
124 |
85 |
| Initial reserve supplies |
251 |
161 |
| Instruction to signal communication officers |
197 |
123 |
| Interdiction fire |
154 |
104 |
| Intermediate beachhead lines |
138 |
94 |
| |
| Joint-- |
|
|
| |
Overseas expedition |
1,
34 |
1,
18 |
| |
Planning and training |
3 |
3 |
| |
Plans, signal communication |
196 |
123 |
| |
Training |
273 |
171 |
| |
| Landing: |
|
|
| |
Agents, reconnaissance |
129 |
88 |
| |
Antiaircraft units |
97,
214 |
56,
134 |
| |
Antitank weapons |
97 |
56 |
| |
Areas, selection: |
|
|
| |
Areas for naval forces |
22 |
13 |
| |
Beaches, effect on |
20 |
12 |
| |
Configuration of coast line, effect on |
23 |
14 |
| |
Considerations governing |
17,
26 |
11,
15 |
| |
Enemy positions, effect on |
19 |
11 |
| |
Meteorological conditions |
25 |
15 |
| |
Mission |
18 |
11 |
| |
Terrain, influence on |
21 |
13 |
| |
Time element, effect on |
24 |
15 |
| |
Assault battalion |
89 |
52 |
| |
Assault company |
84 |
50 |
| |
Battalion medical detachment |
97 |
56 |
| |
Battalion reserves |
96 |
56 |
| |
Boats |
58-73 |
32 |
| |
Barges |
65 |
35 |
| |
Draft |
63 |
34 |
| |
For assault combat teams |
59 |
32 |
| |
For reserves |
64 |
35 |
| |
Influence on scheme of maneuver |
143 |
97 |
| |
Lighters and barges |
65 |
35 |
| |
Requirements |
58 |
32 |
| |
Size |
60 |
32 |
| |
Speed |
61 |
34 |
| |
Standard Army and Navy: |
|
|
| |
Boat rig and ramp |
73 |
39 |
| |
Capacity on boat spaces |
68 |
36 |
| |
Characteristics table |
67 |
36 |
| |
Crew |
72 |
39 |
| |
Designating letters |
71 |
39 |
| |
Speed |
69 |
38 |
| |
Time to land |
70 |
38 |
| |
Commanders, shore and beach parties |
97 |
56 |
| |
Debarkation forces |
117 |
81 |
| |
Diagram |
107 |
64 |
| |
Embarkment, landing group officers |
80 |
48 |
| |
Engineer units |
97,
209,
210,
262 |
56,
132,
133,
165 |
| |
Field artillery |
97 |
56 |
| |
Force: |
|
|
| |
Composition and tasks |
45 |
22 |
| |
Personnel and tonnage table |
236 |
142 |
| |
Plans for |
6 |
3 |
| |
Scheme of maneuver. See scheme of maneuver. |
|
|
| |
Group |
77 |
44 |
| |
Naval artillery liaison party |
97 |
56 |
| |
Platoon |
83 |
49 |
| |
Schedule |
103 |
59 |
| |
Tanks |
97,
216-221 |
56,
135 |
| Landings: |
|
|
| |
Beach and shore parties |
48 |
25 |
| |
By echelon |
145 |
98 |
| |
Demonstrations or feints |
16 |
10 |
| |
Main |
14 |
9 |
| |
Phases |
13 |
9 |
| |
Reconnaissance during |
132 |
91 |
| |
Secondary |
15 |
10 |
| |
Time. See also Time of landing |
27-33 |
15 |
| Liaison officers |
286,
287 |
176 |
| Lighters |
65,
220 |
35,
136 |
| Line of departure |
55 |
28 |
| |
Movement to |
115 |
79 |
| Loading transports |
244 |
147 |
| |
| Main landing |
14 |
9 |
| Maps, compilation, reproduction, and distribution |
264 |
166 |
| Matériel, debarkation |
113 |
73 |
| Medical service: |
|
|
| |
Army |
270 |
168 |
| |
Navy |
271 |
169 |
| |
Planning |
269 |
168 |
| |
Responsibility |
268 |
167 |
| Meteorological conditions influencing selection of landing areas |
25 |
15 |
| Military police: |
|
|
| |
Civilian population, supervision |
259 |
164 |
| |
Prisoners of war |
257 |
163 |
| |
Stragglers |
258 |
164 |
| |
Traffic |
260 |
164 |
| Mine group, composition and missions |
43 |
22 |
| Missions: |
|
|
| |
Air group |
39 |
20 |
| |
Antisubmarine group |
42 |
22 |
| |
Beach party |
46 |
24 |
| |
Control group |
41 |
20 |
| |
Fire support group |
38 |
20 |
| |
Landing force |
45 |
22 |
| |
Mine group |
43 |
22 |
| |
Naval attack force |
35 |
18 |
| |
Reconnaissance group |
37 |
19 |
| |
Screening, salvage, and demonstration groups |
44 |
22 |
| |
Shore party |
47 |
24 |
| |
Transport group |
40 |
20 |
| Mobility, naval gunfire |
166 |
107 |
| Movement overseas, training during |
276 |
172 |
| Movement to line of departure |
115 |
79 |
| Movement to port of embarkation |
234 |
141 |
| Muzzle velocity and trajectory, naval gunfire |
160 |
106 |
| |
| Naval-- |
|
|
| |
Artillery liaison party, landing |
97 |
56 |
| |
Attack force |
35 |
18 |
| |
Communication detachments |
286 |
176 |
| |
Forces, areas for |
22 |
13 |
| |
Gunfire: |
|
|
| |
Characteristics |
158-166 |
104 |
| |
Ammunition supply |
165 |
107 |
| |
Direct fire |
163 |
106 |
| |
Indirect fire |
164 |
106 |
| |
Mobility |
166 |
107 |
| |
Muzzle velocity and trajectory |
160 |
106 |
| |
Pattern |
161 |
106 |
| |
Projectiles and fuses |
162 |
106 |
| |
Coordination of fire: |
|
|
| |
Close supporting fire with movement of boat |
173 |
110 |
| |
Cooperation between Army and Navy |
172 |
110 |
| |
Naval supporting fire with-- |
|
|
| |
Aircraft |
175 |
112 |
| |
Landing force artillery |
174 |
111 |
| |
Requirements in guns and ammunition |
167-171 |
107 |
| |
Support: |
|
|
| |
Landings |
122 |
84 |
| |
Ship-to-shore movement |
119 |
82 |
| |
Withdrawal |
150 |
100 |
| |
Targets and fire missions: |
|
|
| |
Countership fire |
157 |
104 |
| |
Defensive positions |
151 |
101 |
| |
Destruction fire |
155 |
104 |
| |
Fire missions |
152 |
103 |
| |
Fire on targets of opportunity |
156 |
104 |
| |
Interdiction fire |
154 |
104 |
| |
Supporting fire |
153 |
103 |
| |
Liaison officers |
286 |
176 |
| |
Task group missions |
36 |
19 |
| Navigational considerations in selecting time of landing |
31 |
16 |
| Navy: |
|
|
| |
Clock time |
104 |
60 |
| |
Landing boats. See Landing boats. |
|
|
| |
Medical service |
271 |
169 |
| |
Ships, types of |
App. II |
184 |
| |
| Objectives, training |
275 |
172 |
| Officers, boat group and landing group, embarkment of |
80 |
48 |
| One company as covering force, boat formation |
92 |
54 |
| One platoon as covering force, boat formation |
86 |
51 |
| Operations: |
|
|
| |
Against aircraft and naval defense forces |
12 |
9 |
| |
On shore: |
|
|
| |
Beachhead |
133-140 |
91 |
| |
Influence on time of landing |
32 |
17 |
| |
Naval gunfire, air, and boat gun support |
122 |
84 |
| |
Reconnaissance patrols prior to and during landing phase |
123-132 |
84 |
| |
Scheme of maneuver |
141-145 |
95 |
| |
Tactical unity |
121 |
83 |
| |
Withdrawal and reembarkation |
146-150 |
99 |
| Organization and command |
34-45 |
18 |
| Organization of embarkation groups and transport divisions |
239 |
142 |
| |
| Part of battalion as covering force, boat formation |
91 |
53 |
| Patrol demonstrations |
128 |
87 |
| Patrolling: |
|
|
| |
Coast line from sea |
127 |
87 |
| |
On sore |
130 |
88 |
| Patrols, reconnaissance |
126 |
85 |
| Pattern, naval gunfire |
161 |
106 |
| Personnel: |
|
|
| |
Beach and shore parties |
50 |
26 |
| |
Debarkation |
113 |
73 |
| |
Signal |
207 |
130 |
| Phases, landings |
13 |
9 |
| Photography, use prior to landing |
183 |
116 |
| Planning: |
|
|
| |
Centralization in |
7 |
4 |
| |
Medical service |
269 |
168 |
| |
Ship-to-shore movement |
98-111 |
57 |
| Planning and training, joint |
3 |
3 |
| Plans: |
|
|
| |
Embarkation |
235 |
141 |
| |
Engineers |
261 |
164 |
| |
Landing force |
6 |
3 |
| |
Relationship of embarkation to debarkation |
4 |
3 |
| |
Ship loading |
244 |
147 |
| |
Ship-to-shore movement |
105 |
61 |
| |
Withdrawal and reembarkation |
146 |
99 |
| Platoon: |
|
|
| |
Landing |
83 |
49 |
| |
Signal communication |
201 |
126 |
| Platoons abreast, boat formation |
88 |
52 |
| Positions, enemy, effect on selection of landing areas |
19 |
11 |
| Preparation for debarkation |
112 |
171 |
| Prisoners, capturing |
131 |
89 |
| Prisoners of war |
257 |
163 |
| Projectiles and fuzes used by Navy |
162 |
106 |
| Protection: |
|
|
| |
Against chemicals |
225,
228,
229 |
137,
138 |
| |
Transport area during debarkation |
185 |
117 |
| Purpose of reconnaissance |
123 |
84 |
| Pyrotechnic signals |
200 |
125 |
| |
| Reconnaissance: |
|
|
| |
Advance forces |
10 |
7 |
| |
Air |
180,
182,
186
192 |
115,
116,
117,
120 |
| |
Boat |
127 |
87 |
| |
Capturing prisoners, information from |
131 |
89 |
| |
Courses of action |
125 |
85 |
| |
During-- |
|
|
| |
Approach to beach |
192 |
120 |
| |
Debarkation |
186 |
117 |
| |
Landing |
119,
132 |
82,
91 |
| |
Group, composition and missions |
37 |
19 |
| |
Information desired |
124 |
85 |
| |
Patrol demonstrations |
128 |
87 |
| |
Patrolling: |
|
|
| |
Coast line from sea |
127 |
87 |
| |
On shore |
130 |
88 |
| |
Patrols, conduct |
126 |
85 |
| |
Preliminary to landing |
182 |
116 |
| |
Purpose |
123 |
84 |
| Reconnaissance and security line |
135 |
92 |
| Reduction of hostile defenses prior to landing |
184 |
117 |
| Reference and control points, station and maneuver areas |
56 |
28 |
| Relationship of embarkation to debarkation plans |
4 |
3 |
| Rendezvous diagram |
110 |
67 |
| Requirements: |
|
|
| |
Close supporting fires |
168 |
108 |
| |
Fire support |
167 |
107 |
| |
Landing boats |
58 |
32 |
| |
Other fires |
169 |
109 |
| Reserves, landing boats for |
64 |
35 |
| Responsibility: |
|
|
| |
Medical service |
268 |
167 |
| |
Transport loading |
242 |
147 |
| Roads and trails |
266 |
167 |
| Routes inland, decontamination |
230 |
139 |
| |
| Salvaged supplies |
255 |
163 |
| Scheme of maneuver: |
|
|
| |
Frontage of attack |
142 |
196 |
| |
Hostile dispositions |
144 |
98 |
| |
Influence of landing boats |
143 |
97 |
| |
Landing by echelon |
145 |
98 |
| Screening, salvage and demonstration groups |
44 |
22 |
| Sea terms defined |
App. IV |
186 |
| Secondary landings |
15 |
10 |
| Secrecy in withdrawal |
147 |
99 |
| Ship loading plan |
244 |
147 |
| Ship-to-shore movement: |
|
|
| |
Boat group formations: |
|
|
| |
Assault battalion |
89-97 |
52 |
| |
Platoon and company |
81-88 |
48 |
| |
Execution |
112-119 |
71 |
| |
Landing of regimental, division, or landing force reserves |
98-101 |
57 |
| |
Organization |
76-80 |
44 |
| |
Planning |
102-111 |
59 |
| |
Signal communication |
199 |
125 |
| |
Training |
280 |
174 |
| |
Vital part of attack |
75 |
42 |
| Shipping requirements |
236 |
142 |
| Shore party: |
|
|
| |
Composition |
47 |
24 |
| |
Cooperation with beach parties |
51 |
26 |
| |
Definition |
47 |
24 |
| |
Landing |
48,
97 |
25,
56 |
| |
Personnel |
50 |
26 |
| |
Signal communication |
205 |
129 |
| |
Tasks |
47 |
24 |
| Shore objectives, attack on during debarkation |
187 |
118 |
| Shore operations. See Operations on shore |
|
|
| Signal communication |
195-207 |
122 |
| Size, landing boats |
60 |
32 |
| Small boat types |
App. III |
185 |
| Smoke screens, use during approach to beach |
189 |
118 |
| Speed, landing boats |
61,
69 |
34,
38 |
| Station and maneuver areas: |
|
|
| |
Assignment |
52 |
27 |
| |
Fire support areas |
53 |
27 |
| |
Illustrative diagram |
57 |
29 |
| |
Line of departure |
55 |
28 |
| |
Reference and control points |
56 |
28 |
| |
Transport areas |
53 |
27 |
| Stowage |
245 |
152 |
| Stragglers |
258 |
164 |
| Successive objectives |
137 |
93 |
| Supplies. See also System of supply |
|
|
| |
Beach reserves |
252 |
161 |
| |
Captured and salvaged |
255 |
163 |
| |
Initial reserves |
251 |
161 |
| |
Landing force reserves |
253 |
161 |
| |
Water |
250 |
160 |
| Supply echelons |
250 |
160 |
| Supply points |
249 |
160 |
| Support by aircraft during-- |
|
|
| |
Advance inland |
193,
194 |
120 |
| |
Approach to beach |
188,
191 |
118,
119 |
| Supporting bases |
11 |
8 |
| Supporting fire by Navy |
153,
174,
175 |
103,
111,
112 |
| Surprise in landing, influence of daylight and darkness on |
27 |
15 |
| System of supply: |
|
|
| |
Captured and salvaged supplies |
255 |
163 |
| |
Characteristics |
247 |
158 |
| |
Debarkation of supplies |
248 |
158 |
| |
Reserves: |
|
|
| |
Beach |
252 |
161 |
| |
Initial |
251 |
161 |
| |
Landing force |
253 |
161 |
| |
Supply echelons |
250 |
160 |
| |
Supply points |
249 |
160 |
| |
Water supply |
254 |
162 |
| |
| Tactical unity |
121 |
83 |
| Tank units: |
|
|
| |
Debarkation |
220 |
136 |
| |
Employment |
216 |
135 |
| |
Landing |
97,
217-221 |
56,
135 |
| |
Methods |
217 |
135 |
| |
Organization for |
219 |
136 |
| |
Time |
218 |
136 |
| Targets of opportunity, fire on |
156 |
104 |
| Task groups, naval |
36 |
19 |
| Terrain, influence on shore operations |
21 |
13 |
| Time: |
|
|
| |
Effect on selection of landing areas |
24 |
15 |
| |
Landing: |
|
|
| |
Considerations influencing |
27-33 |
15 |
| |
Air operations |
29 |
16 |
| |
Enemy sea and land forces |
30 |
16 |
| |
Navigational |
31 |
16 |
| |
Operations on shore |
31 |
17 |
| |
Surprise |
28 |
16 |
| |
Tanks |
218 |
136 |
| |
Loading standard Army and Navy boats |
70 |
38 |
| Three platoons in assault, boat formation |
85 |
50 |
| Traffic regulation |
260 |
164 |
| Training: |
|
|
| |
During movement overseas |
276 |
172 |
| |
Joint |
273 |
171 |
| |
Joint signal communication: |
|
|
| |
Army and Navy aviation |
285 |
175 |
| |
Army ground elements |
285 |
176 |
| |
Liaison and communication officers |
287 |
176 |
| |
Naval liaison and communication detachments |
286 |
176 |
| |
Objectives |
275 |
172 |
| |
Prior to embarkation: |
|
|
| |
Advance from beach |
283 |
175 |
| |
Debarkation |
279 |
173 |
| |
Embarkation exercises |
278 |
173 |
| |
Firing from small boats |
281 |
174 |
| |
Landing on beach |
282 |
175 |
| |
Movement from ship to shore |
280 |
174 |
| |
Sequence |
277 |
172 |
| |
Units, basic |
274 |
172 |
| Trajectory, naval gunfire |
160 |
106 |
| Transport: |
|
|
| |
Areas |
53,
185 |
27,
117 |
| |
Divisions |
239 |
142 |
| |
Group, composition and missions |
40,
238 |
20,
142 |
| |
Loading: |
|
|
| |
General considerations |
246 |
153 |
| |
Plan |
244 |
147 |
| |
Responsibility |
242 |
147 |
| |
Stowage |
245 |
152 |
| |
Quartermaster |
243 |
147 |
| Transports, allocation |
237 |
142 |
| Transportation of aircraft |
181 |
115 |
| Two assault companies with covering force platoons, boat formation |
93 |
55 |
| Two companies in assault, boat formation |
90 |
53 |
| |
| Water supply |
254 |
162 |
| Weather, influence on withdrawal |
149 |
100 |
| Wharves and landing facilities |
265 |
167 |
| Withdrawal and reembarkation: |
|
|
| |
Air superiority, importance of |
148 |
100 |
| |
Naval support |
150 |
100 |
| |
Plans |
146 |
99 |
| |
Secrecy |
147 |
99 |
| |
Weather conditions |
149 |
100 |