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iField Manual*FM 7-10 No. 7-10HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 14 December 1990 THE INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface......................................................................................................................vii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................1-1 Section I. Preparation for War...............................................................................1-1 1-1. The Soldier...................................................................................................1-1 1-2. The Leader...................................................................................................1-1 1-3. The Unit........................................................................................................1-2 1-4. The Training Program...................................................................................1-2 Section II. AirLand Battle........................................................................................1-2 1-5. Combat Power..............................................................................................1-2 1-6. Tenets of AirLand Battle...............................................................................1-4 1-7. AirLand Battle Imperatives...........................................................................1-5 Section III. Battlefield Operating Systems.............................................................1-6 1-8. Intelligence System......................................................................................1-6 1-9. Maneuver System........................................................................................1-7 1-10. Fire Support System...................................................................................1-7 1-11. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability System...................................1-7 1-12. Air Defense System....................................................................................1-7 1-13. Combat Service Support System...............................................................1-7 1-14. Command and Control System..................................................................1-8 Section IV. Organization.........................................................................................1-8 1-15. Mission.......................................................................................................1-8 1-16. Employment Considerations.......................................................................1-8 1-17. Company Organizations.............................................................................1-9 CHAPTER 2. COMMAND AND CONTROL...............................................................2-1 Section I. Command and Control System............................................................2-3 2-1. Definitions.....................................................................................................2-3 2-2. Commander's Leadership............................................................................2-4 2-3. Mission-Oriented Command and Control.....................................................2-4 2-4. Commander's Intent.....................................................................................2-5 2-5. Mission Orders.............................................................................................2-6 2-6. Duties and Responsibilities of Key Personnel..............................................2-6 2-7. Succession of Command............................................................................2-10 2-8. Orders Group.............................................................................................2-10 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION -Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

ii2-9. Company Command Post..........................................................................2-11 Section II. Command and Control Process........................................................2-12 2-10. Troop-Leading Procedures.......................................................................2-12 2-11. Communications.......................................................................................2-16 2-12. Electronic Counter-Countermeasures......................................................2-20 Section III. The Estimate of the Situation...........................................................2-21 2-13. Conduct a Detailed Mission Analysis........................................................2-21 2-14. Analyze the Situation................................................................................2-23 2-15. Analyze the Terrain..................................................................................2-25 2-16. Analyze the Enemy...................................................................................2-29 2-17. Analyze Troops Available.........................................................................2-31 2-18. Analyze the Time......................................................................................2-31 2-19. Develop Courses of Action.......................................................................2-31 2-20. Analyze the Courses of Action.................................................................2-36 2-21. Compare the Courses of Action...............................................................2-40 2-22. Make a Decision.......................................................................................2-42 2-23. Complete the Tentative Plan....................................................................2-43 Section IV. Continuous Operations....................................................................2-45 2-24. Sustained Operations...............................................................................2-45 2-25. Degradation of Combat Capability............................................................2-46 2-26. Techniques to Sustain Operations...........................................................2-46 2-27. Unit Sleep Plan.........................................................................................2-47 CHAPTER 3. MOVEMENT.........................................................................................3-1 3-1. Fundamentals...............................................................................................3-1 3-2. Locations of Key Leaders and Weapons......................................................3-2 3-3. Movement formations...................................................................................3-3 3-4. Movement Techniques...............................................................................3-10 3-5. Control Techniques....................................................................................3-14 3-6. Security During Movement.........................................................................3-14 3-7. Movement as Part of a Battalion................................................................3-15 CHAPTER 4. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS................................................................4-1 Section I. Offensive Fundamentals.......................................................................4-4 4-1. Purpose........................................................................................................4-4 4-2. Characteristics of Offensive Operations.......................................................4-5 4-3. Phases of Offensive Operations...................................................................4-6 4-4. Offensive Framework...................................................................................4-6 4-5. Forms of Maneuver......................................................................................4-9 Section II. Infiltration............................................................................................4-13 4-6. Fundamentals.............................................................................................4-13 4-7. Considerations...........................................................................................4-14 Section III. Movement to Contact........................................................................4-17 4-8. Fundamentals.............................................................................................4-18 4-9. Considerations...........................................................................................4-18 4-10. The Search-and-Attack Technique...........................................................4-20 4-11. The Approach-March Technique..............................................................4-26