Combat Engineer Platoon
Combat Engineer Platoon
Combat Engineer Platoon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
CHAPTER 1. INTELLIGENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Threat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Reconnaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Mounted and Dismounted Patrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
CHAPTER 2. MANEUVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Platoon Leader’s Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Rehearsal Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Participant Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Rehearsal Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Initiation of PCCs, PCIs, and Mission-Specific Drills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
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FM 5-10
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FM 5-10
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FM 5-10
PREFACE
Field Manual (FM) 5-10 is designed as a companion manual for FM 5-34 and is
structured using the following Battlefield Operating Systems (BOS) as a frame-
work:
• Intelligence.
• Maneuver.
• Mobility and survivability.
• Fire support (FS).
• Air defense (AD).
• Combat service support (CSS).
• Command and control (C2).
Each BOS is not discussed in detail. Instead, they are used to outline consider-
ations for how the engineer platoon supports the total combined-arms (CA) effort.
The bulk of the platoon's missions concentrates on mobility, countermobility, and
survivability operations in support of the mobility and survivability BOS. How-
ever, the platoon leader and sergeant must have an understanding of the role their
platoon plays in supporting all the BOS. More importantly, the platoon leader and
sergeant must understand the impact of all the BOS on platoon planning, prepara-
tion, and execution.
This FM also has three appendices: Appendix A covers basic formations, move-
ment techniques, and hand-and-arm signals; Appendix B contains checklists for
security, precombat, and packing; and Appendix C covers case studies for mounted
and dismounted breaching.
The proponent of this publication is Headquarters (HQ), United States (US) Army
Engineer School. Send comments and recommendations on Department of the
Army (DA) Form 2028 directly to Commander, US Army Engineer School, ATTN:
ATSE-T-PD-PM, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473-6650.
Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not
refer exclusively to men.
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