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Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
January 1985

FM 5-101

MOBILITY

Table of Contents

PREFACE

LISTING OF FIGURES AND TABLES

CHAPTER 1 - MOBILITY ON THE BATTLEFIELD

THE AIRLAND BATTLE CHALLENGE

THREAT COUNTERMOBILITY ACTIVITIES

MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MOBILITY

THE MOBILITY SCHEME

OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 3 - THE MOBILITY PLANNING PROCESS

MOBILITY SUPPORT PLANNING

COLLECTING DATA

EVALUATION AND ESTIMATES

EXECUTION

CHAPTER 4 - COUNTERMINE TASKS

HISTORY OF MINES

PLANS AND PREPARATIONS

DETECTION

BYPASSING AND BREACHING

MARKING, REPORTING, AND RECORDING

COMMAND AND CONTROL

MINEFIELD CLEARING OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 5 - COUNTEROBSTACLE TASKS

USE OF OBSTACLES

BYPASSING AND BREACHING

COMMAND AND CONTROL

CHAPTER 6 - GAP CROSSING

HISTORY

RECONNAISSANCE AND SITE PREPARATION

METHODS OF CROSSING

COMMAND AND CONTROL

CHAPTER 7 - COMBAT ROADS AND TRAILS

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

RECONNAISSANCE

CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES

COMMAND AND CONTROL

CHAPTER 8 - FORWARD AVIATION COMBAT ENGINEERING (FACE)

HISTORY

PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

RECONNAISSANCE

EXECUTION

CHAPTER 9 - MOBILITY SUPPORT IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS

CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

COMBINED OPERATIONS

SPECIAL TERRAIN AND ENVIRONMENTS

APPENDIX A - SELECTED THREAT COUTERMOBILITY EQUIPMENT AND OBSTACLES

THREAT ENGINEER ORGANIZATION

THREAT COUTERMOBILITY EQUIPMENT

THREAT MINES AND OBSTACLES

APPENDIX B - MOBILITY: US EQUIPMENT REFERENCE DATA

US COMBAT MOBILITY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS

ARMY AVIATION AND AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS

APPENDIX C - ENGINEER MOBILITY ESTIMATE

APPENDIX D - SAMPLE BRIDGE CLASSIFICATION CARD (GTA 5-7-7)

APPENDIX E - SAMPLE DA FORM 1248 (ROAD RECONNAISSANCE REPORT)

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

AUTHORIZATION LETTER

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