Infantry Small-Unit Mountain Operations: The Official U.S. Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Attp) Manual 3.21-50 (February 2011)

U. S. Army Training and Doctrine Command,Army Maneuver Center of Excellence,U. S. Department of the

ISBN 10: 1780399588 / ISBN 13: 9781780399584

Published by Military Bookshop 2011-11-25, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infantry Small-Unit Mountain Operations: The Official U.S. Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (Attp) Manual 3.21-50 (February 2011)
• Publisher: Military Bookshop 2011-11-25
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780399588
• ISBN 13: 9781780399584
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

ATTP 3-21.50 provides perspective on Infantry company missions in an operational environment characterized by high-altitudes, rapidly changing climatic conditions, and rugged terrain. It also provides the small-unit leader with guidance on how company-sized units and below can conduct these operations. The mountain environment challenges all warfighting functions. Infantry units are full spectrum organizations, not specifically designed for mountain terrain but are well-suited for mountain operations. Successful units combine the basic doctrine described in FM 3-21.10 and augment with specialized equipment and predeployment training. The tactics and techniques specific to conducting operations in mountain terrain provide added operational capability. Table 6-3 in this manual depicts where Soldiers may obtain specialized mountaineering and cold weather operational skills. This manual focuses on company and below operations in mountain operational terrain levels II and III as described in FM 3-97.6, specifically, where the influence of increasingly steep and rugged terrain dictates the use of dismounted operations. For mountain operations in level I (lower, less rugged valleys and flatter terrain) refer to FM 3-21.10. The concepts discussed in this publication are useful in most mountain environments.