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ARMOR · September-October 1952

Tbey pro'iide tbe agik-minded annot k& wit& 011 ided command tool for employing tbe arm of decision. kccticd Bviation , air h.orrsport a d fig& &on

CAnAlN-JAMS C. M
pp. 3–24Features1952

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. . - - . Tactical Employment of Light Aviation with the

ARMORED DIVISION

. Atnror's great mobility 011 t& g r o d d e s it ado- w d c d l y wi3b tbe air &-*- thee-way tie witb Ligbt planes are now otganic in tbe -ed &&ion. Tbey pro'iide tbe agik-minded annot k& wit& 011 ided command tool for employing tbe arm of decision. kccticd Bviation , air h.orrsport a d fig& &on. by CAnAlN-JAMS C. M H

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I 1 . I ARMORED Artillby is the Thing!

n e d i t o r i a l . I The Ground Soldier w --n 1952

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w. 5. CAM?= 15

GAS TURBINES FOR TANKS?

Air 17 r- . . 1' - t

, oftheweightofa of mug& the same honepower. But ifa+kitdi&rrnt ofen-sm the picture changes: not a collt-maciol, water coded engine in which robaMss, long life and low cost are gine is cakell as tbebasisxLnpari- g k s the??devebpbdair-- thk e the power/weight of paimnry impomrrre but one of and paan/Vdume ratios become armperpMe. And of COUISC, in the case of tfw piston engine this is achieved witbout the use of Cldy PDOps or at the price of a heavy fuel COOSUmpCi011. Tbe laaer is not mly a matter of -y but of 0Pl;rtians in the 6eld za, otha things being equal, t h e ~ t h e f u e l c o a r m m p t i o n t h e as tbe Pacem for inmnce-are by no mansnoted for tbeiropnting range sbaan tbe diaaace a vehicle will trpvcloaagitm tityoffuel.As itir,crPmrt =of tanls-such a n d d l e ~ ofagasmrbine could not fsl to make matom Worse-rnnahrnt &En, arising h a sfkm FhI3 r$n#isasevcrr hrdiap to tank units in the field. Apmt from chis, heavy fuel consump tian meam mace fuel €0 be! handled intbcrearareasandboughtu to tbe fnmh d largerservice echeL and SOQ And that this is not a mattcr p, 1952 ~ * t b c s u p p l y s c r v i c g w a s i '

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I I believe that mainanance is tk first thing to lodr a h in -bat tank driving. A driver should be mbchanicaUy Lrlincd. He needs top mining be-hcombat Hesbauldhaveapod idea of what is wnmg if samething causes tnnlble in cunblat. That's wbae "paieacr anmtr He may be able to 6x it himself. But if he isn't able to, at least he can tell bis One thing tht &add always he ckrLdbeforeand.f4QamiPSiOPiS " " g m Y e- 90 tay Qu1= pau lt. as qulckty as possible. MuTtllcLsuspe&m. T h t ' s a p c -* rmebaem Korea W b a t t b a c issomuch tcrmin.YourhacLs b v e got tory at times. Inoursector tbefmmwehave bt for Armc

IZE LEAD

by GENERA1 HElWl GUOEUAN f7.U L I

1 . i Ta&rs at HEARTBREAK a8 . - 1 i ,Ai; i .

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A COMLMAND RESPONSIBILITY

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. . -,-. , . - , . . . ARMOR'S AHPlOUS MOBILITY' 1952 --oeDobu, 1952

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T d Force HAZEL-to

CH’UNCFON

the Tank Crew Replacement e e- TuIlmg willsaveasan-fdbas:

I. INTRODUCTORY LEC-

TURE (1 bur)

II. PREPARATION FOR THE

ATTACK (ApemMg area) (3

1. Beforeopetation mnince- 2clK!ck ad -of OVM (on vchick Ma- d)

IIPLYT'

III. CONDUCT OF THE AT-

TACK (3 lumrs) 1.Movcmmt to the attack 2 F""" l l l a p R p B n t i o n d ~ odmatmnattbelttackp . . sition

3. seizure ad occupation of tbe objecthe ontheob

4. I b p m a m m jeaivc

5. critique IV. MAINTENANCE (1 hour) Tbe various srpgcs will m be cx-plaiDedindetlil. . .

I. INTRODUCTORY LEC-

A bricfdiscursion oftbe chracter-istioofarmoroi€cnrive action is fol-lowcdbyadetaikdcxplaptiond thedutiesoftbeiadiGiduatlnL CICwman m the amanbIy area, in the attack 'tion. and during tbc phasis is placed on rh faa chat suc-cessofvmotrtiondepeadsontbe

TURE

actual s m the o b j j . Em-performance of the individual mew-platoons which are sent & to the tanks in the assembly area.

II. PREPARATION FOR THE

Arriving at their rank, the h?inea are told thpt they aac in the assemb€y area wbere they an to make tbe d e tailed pn?paratkms for the a d rmintcnonaisqr-

ATTACK

TbacisaniaJtnwmr ARIyLO)_CS"--L--, 1952

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AUSTRO-FR ANKENSTEIN

P* 1952 i I .

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NEWSNOES

I I I .. . 40.25 fauls 45.75 Mtr 52.25 buhs 56.5 buls 59 f8ults. 60 fa& 60.75 fauln (Italy and finhpd

8. Portugal

9. Matico

10. spin

11. Sweden 12 EQJrp

13. RaMnia

14. Russia T-rlim;nrrrrl 1 65.0 hphr 65.75 faults 67.25 hphr m u

80.25 faults 180.25 bphr 198 f4dn

INDIVIDUAL DRESSAGE

CIUh 28-29) TEAM ScOREs

1. swrdm, 1,592.5 paints z SllitmkDd, 1.575; 3, G m f , 1,501; 4, Feurc, 1,423; 5. Stpaes 1,259.5; 7, Ruds, 1.21% 8. PormgJ, 1,198.5. . 1,340.5; 6, Ulliad

-astory of barrr the Anny saved filol)c~. . . arrd civilian good will I

COWBOYS IN KHAKI

by FIfT URlTENAlYT mLuAM J. b#IsKy I

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CAnAlN-JAMS C. M. “Tbey pro'iide tbe agik-minded annot k& wit& 011 ided command tool for employing tbe arm of decision. kccticd Bviation , air h.orrsport a d fig& &on.” ARMOR, September-October 1952, pp. 3-24.
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