Additional opfor resources include red team university and the foreign military studies office fmso. Prepared by tradoc adcsintthreats for center for tactics. However, some of the diagrams kind of suck for example, that of the. Warsaw pact toe twilight 2000 wiki fandom powered by wikia. Seize and hold a position until arrival of the advanced guard main body. The ud attacking along one street may be similar to the detachment on the next street, or it. In the latter case, an army typically receives combat support and combat service support assets from the parent army. Fm 179510 the armored cavalry regiment and squadron fm 10023 the soviet army tradoc pam 35016 heavy opfor tactical handbook st 1007 opfor battle book fm 10060 armorand mechanizedbased opposing force fm 10063 infantrybased opposing force. Actions of the fse, moving in column behind the crps by up to 10 kilometers, are. Fas federation of american scientists has this very interesting manual. References are the 10060 opfor battlebook series, janes, pervious bctp publications and various 3rd idm g2 publications. St 7100 opfor battle book for the operational environment is a reference guide prepared under the direction of the u. Envelopment is the most preferred form of maneuver. Warpac and nato unit frontages duchy of clovehamhock.
This opfor reflects the characteristics of military and paramilitary forces that may be present in the contemporary operational environment coe. Armies are capable of independent operations, but normally fight as part of an army group. Opfor battle book 1988 st100 7 read 4092 times rattler. Army command and general staff college st 1007 opfor battle book updated 21 march, 1999. Stlo, capital of the department of manche, can be used as one symbol for first u. Its combat attributes and capabilities are mutually supporting, ensuring the most effective combination of strikes, fires and maneuver. The warsaw pact army toe represents the army nato corps and division organization of warsaw pact forces.
This manual is part of the fm 7100 series, which describes a contemporary opposing force opfor that exists for the purpose of training u. According to the battle book center for army tactics 86st 10032202 dated 1 april 1986 ft leavenworth, ks the following are listed. I commanded a rifle company in the 27th infantry regiment long before dan bolger and its reassuring to read some of the ideas that i thought of being used in training with the regiment. Maneuver is the swift, organized displacement of troops to important axes and sectors to create a more favorable ratio of forces. Militaryinfo miscellaneous military manual photocopy list. Tmp soviet doctrine primer topic the miniatures page. Opfor battle book 1988 st1007 read 4092 times rattler. Battle coop, 7172 high street, battle, tn33 0ag coop. This student text replaces st 7100 dated june 2005. The device can be mounted to t5455, t62 and t64 tanks. Contributed by cpt thomas henderson, s2, engineer brigade, 3rd idm. Organization contents page 1 contents page 2 chapter 4.
In the fm 7100 series, tradoc has created a flexible baseline for an opfor that can. May l superior orders duress and moral perception in the. Army training and doctrine command, intelligence support activity trisa. Army tradoc g2 tradocintelligence support activity trisa threats complex operational environment and threat integration directorate ctid fort leavenworth, kansas distribution restriction. Opfor battle book st 1007 coordination of mixed forces and assets in a single combat formation permits the opfor to perform combat missions successfully. Army reconnaissance and surveillance leader course rslc. Opposing force opfor worldwide equipment guide weg part 6 ground systems artillery, due to covid19, orders may be delayed.
Student text st 1003 will help the cgsc student plan corps and below. The plow has nowadays been mostly replaced by the modern version kmt7 that can be. Part of our valueadded professional format series, the. In the fm 7100 series, the tradoc office of the deputy chief of staff for intelligence. Well as the organizational directories to which the manual is linked, are available on the battle.
Sixth is a battle that i had never heard of, the battle of cajamarca in 1532 where the spanish were able to claim most of south america. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. However, the use of opfor in shaping the battle space is universally per ceived as a designated unit adopting the role of an enemy force for a single, non. Facsimile reprint, 1984, 1994 cmh pub 100 center of military history united states army washington, d. This manual is the capstone document for the fm 7100 series, which describes a contemporary opposing force opfor that exists for the purpose of training u. The battle for hunger hill is a great book to read. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Now the st 1007 opfor battle book mentions some of these tibits. Not quite sure what you mean by cliff notes but theres a cutdown version called the opfor battle book st 1007. Fm 10021 pdf link fm 10022 pdf link fm 10023 pdf link. The tc 7100 series describes the doctrine, organizations, and equipment. All combat operations will be significantly affected by a number of vari. Contentsshow army the army is the largest standing combined arms formation. Fas federation of american scientists has this very interesting manual on opfor from 1988 last updated 1999.
Just to place the handbook into context, most of the content was taken directly from a revised volume of fm 10021, soviet army operations and tactics with a more complete understanding of soviet military art over the stereotyped 1984 version that was ready to be published by 1990, but the us army wasnt interested in pushing out a new. In the fm 7100 series, the tradoc office of the deputy chief of staff for. Tc 7100 series defines this complex opfor as a plausible, flexible military andor paramilitary force. Armys victory in a most difficult and bloody phase of the campaign of normandy. The kmt5m is a soviet tank mounted mechanical mine clearing device in the kmt series that is designed to disable antitank mines by plowing up or mechanically breaking them from the lines in front of tank tracks. Cgsg student text 1003 battle book center for army tactics 1 april 1989. Stlo 7 july 19 july 1944 american forces in action series historical division war department. Second, though using only 2 pages for a battle, it still manages to convey plenty of data, and, most crucial. Opposing force tactics army publishing directorate. This student text replaces st 1007 dated april 2001, which was based on an old opposing force opfor paradigm that, with the end of the cold war, is no longer valid.
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