Military Tactics, FM 3-90, MIlitary Manual

Military Tactics,FM 3-90

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PURPOSE
FM 3-90 introduces the basic concepts and control measures
associated with the art of tactics. It cannot be read in
isolation. To understand FM 3-90, the reader must understand
the operational art, principles of war, and links between the
operational and tactical levels of war described in FM 3-0,
Operations. He should understand how the activities described
in FM 3-07, Stability Operations and Support Operations,
carry over and affect offensive and defensive operations and
vice versa. He should understand the operations (plan,
prepare, execute, and assess) process described in FM 6-0,
Command and Control, and how that process relates to the
military decision making process and troop-leading
procedures described in FM 5-0, Army Planning and Orders
Production. FM 3-90 also refers to joint publications (JPs).
Reviewing referenced JPs will also aid in understanding FM 3-
90.

FM 3-90 focuses on the tactics used to employ available
means to win in combat. Those tactics require judgment in
application. The ability to seize and secure terrain, with its
populations and productive capacity, distinguishes land forces
conducting decisive offensive and defensive operations. FM 3-
90 provides a common discussion of how commanders from
the battalion task force level through the corps echelon
conduct tactical offensive and defensive operations and their
supporting tactical enabling operations. It is not prescriptive,
but authoritative.

Tactical fundamentals do not change with the fielding of each
FM 3-90 Preface new piece of equipment. However, the integration
of new equipment and organizations usually requires changes in
related techniques and procedures. FM 3-90 provides
guidance in the form of combat-tested concepts and ideas
modified to exploit emerging Army and joint capabilities.

SCOPE
FM 3-90 focuses on the organization of forces, minimum
essential control measures, and general planning,
preparation, and execution considerations for each type and
form of combat operation. It is the common reference for all
students of the tactical art, both in the field and the Army
school system. A family of subordinate manuals address the
techniques and procedures used by tactical combat forces at
each echelon.

Table of Contents
FIGURES
TABLES
PREFACE
PART ONE TACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS
Chapter 1 THE ART OF TACTICS
The Tactical Level of War
The Science and Art of Tactics
Historical Example
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Hasty Versus Deliberate Operations
Solving Tactical Problems
Chapter 2 COMMON TACTICAL CONCEPTS AND GRAPHIC CONTROL
MEASURES
Doctrinal Hierarchy
The Operational Framework
Principles of War
Tenets of Army Operations
The Factors of METT-TC
Elements of Operational Design
Battlefield Operating Systems
Basic Tactical Concepts
Basic Tactical Graphic Control Measures
PART TWO OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Chapter 3 THE BASICS OF THE OFFENSE
Characteristics of Offensive Operations
Historical Example
Types of Offensive Operations
Common Offensive Control Measures
Forms of Maneuver
Common Offensive Planning Considerations
Transition
Chapter 4 MOVEMENT TO CONTACT
Historical Example
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Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning a Movement to Contact
Executing a Movement to Contact
Search and Attack
Chapter 5 ATTACK
Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning an Attack
Preparing an Attack
Executing an Attack
Special Purpose Attacks
Chapter 6 EXPLOITATION
Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning an Exploitation
Executing an Exploitation
Chapter 7 PURSUIT
Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning a Pursuit
Executing a Pursuit
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PART
THREE
DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Chapter 8 BASICS OF DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Historical Example
Types of Defensive Operations
Common Defensive Control Measures
Common Defensive Planning Considerations
Common Defensive Scenarios
Transition
Chapter 9 THE AREA DEFENSE
Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning an Area Defense
Preparing an Area Defense
Executing an Area Defense
Chapter 10 THE MOBILE DEFENSE
Historical Example
Organization of Forces
Control Measures
Planning a Mobile Defense
Preparing a Mobile Defense
Execution of a Mobile Defense
Chapter 11 THE RETROGRADE
Historical Example
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Delay
Withdrawal