Employment of Armor in Korea Vol 1

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SNOITAREPO
ROMRA
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NI AEROK
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EMULOV I
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.H W. Mac DLANOD
.E .D GNORTS
W. naV NEYOR
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.I J. NEERB
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.R W, NIATTIRB
.A .E JOHNSON
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ymrA War egelloC
elsilraC ,skcarraB ainavlysnneP
NTTA : 1oC ekcenaH
, .1 dettimsnarT htiwereh rof ruoy noitamrofni si a ypoc of a
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tropeR yb eht tnemtrapeD of eht ymrA snoitarepO hcraeseR eciffO no
eht tcejbus .yduts
.2 nI ecnadrocca htiw dehsilbatse ,serudecorp eht eciffO of
eht tnatsissA feihC of Staff, 3-G sah detaulave 1-R-ORO .)CEF( ehT
noitaulave sniatnoc eht sweiv of eht tnemtrapeD of eht ymrA no eht
snoitadnemmocer deniatnoc ni 1-R-ORO )CEF( dna si dehcatta sa .lcnI
.oN .1
.3 ehT tcejbus noitacilbup si eht tluser of seiduts detcudnoc
ni eht raF tsaE .dnammoC ,QHG CEF sah deweiver eht noitacilbup dna
dettimbus eht stnemmoc hcihw era dehcatta ot eht edisni of eht tnorf
revoc of eht .noitacilbup
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BUS :T’CEJ R-ORO - 1 ,)CEF( ” ehT tnemyolpmE of romrA ni ”aeroK
:OT sredloH of tcejbuS tropeR
.1 sihT sretrauqdaeh sah deviecer dna deweiver stnemmoc from
ymrA dleiF secroF dna detseretni tnemtrapeD of eht ymrA seicnega no
eht snoitarepO hcraeseR eciffO ,tropeR l-R-ORO ,)CEF( ehT“ -yolpmE
tnem of romrA ni ”aeroK dna sredisnoc taht ,eht troper sedivorp
elbaulav ecnerefer lairetam nihtiw eht epocs of sti .egarevoc sA
detniop tuo ni eht eton yletaidemmi gnidecerp hpargarap 1 no egap
2 of emuloV ,I eht x“ x x snoisulcnoc x x x era devired yliramirp
from eht snossel dna ecneirepxe of eht naeroK ngiapmac x x x .I‘
sihT ,tcaf sa llew sa eht tcaf taht ereht detsixe a yticuap of
etarucca noitamrofni ni niatrec ,sdleif dluohs eb nekat otni -ca
tnuoc ni redro taht eht troper yam eb ylreporp .detaulave
.2 ehT cificeps stnemmoc hcihw wollof ylppa ot eht -ulcnoc
snois dna snoitadnemmocer hcihw era detneserp ni derebmun -arap
shparg no segap 2 ot 5 of emuloV :I
REDNU ”SNOISULCNOC“
hpargaraP 3 - rehtehW ro ton yovnoc trocse dna lortap seitud
tup ”lacimonocenu*‘ egaelim no sknat si tnedneped nopu eht -autis
.noit fI deweiv ni eht thgil of a evarg ,noitautis hcus -yolpme
tnem of sknat yam eb ylevitaler .lacimonoce ehT rednammoc -noc
denrec tsum redisnoc eht srotcaf devlovni ta eht emit dna ekam eht
yrassecen .noisiced
hpargaraP 4 - ehT tneserp elbat of tnempiuqe rof na yrtnafni
noisivid sezirohtua 531 muidem .sknat sihT rebmun si deredisnoc
etauqeda .
hpargaraP 5 - tnerruC romra dna yrtnafni ,enirtcod hcihw sah
neeb devorp dnuos ni ,tabmoc sebircserp eht noitazinagro of eht
-knat yrtnafni maet gnidrocca ot ,noissim ;niarret .cte ehT -ni
yrtnaf noisivid si os dezinagro sa ot timrep eht tnemyolpme -ivne
.denois
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:TCEJBUS 1-R-ORO ,)CEF( ehT“ tnemyolpmE of romrA ni .aeroK ”
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hpargaraP 6 - daH ymene yvaeh romra neeb deyolpme ni ,aeroK
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eht 42-M dna eht 3A4M dluow evah neeb yletinifed .dessalctuo ehT
62-M dna eht ,64-M htiw rieht romra dna nug rewop roirepus ot taht
of eht 42-M dna ,3A4M dluow evah deraeppa ni a ylevitaler erom
elbarovaf .thgil
hpargaraP 7 - ehT lapicnirp snosaer rof evissecxe citsigol dna
ecnanetniam smelborp detaicossa htiw eht 62-M dna 64-M sknat erew
eht evitaler ecneirepxeni of gnitarepo ,lennosrep evitceffeni -dro
ecnan ,troppus stcefed ton tey detcerroc ni eht ,64-M dna eht -er
detcirts daor .ten
hpargaraP 31 - sihT noisulcnoc dluohs eb deredisnoc htiw eht
egdelwonk taht eht rebmun of naeroK senim dial dluoc ton eb -ca
yletaruc .denimreted
hpargaraP 71 - htiW elbigilgen ,noitpecxe enon of eht knat
dna yrtnafni stinu erew elba ot niart rehtegot roirp ot gniretne
.tabmoc ,eromrehtruF noitacinummoc tnempiuqe saw dlo dna ni a roop
etats of ,riaper dna on gnitnemgua tnempiuqe saw deussi ot teem eht
railucep niarret snoitidnoc of ,aeroK ehT noitautis devorpmi nehw
erom dna regnol egnar stes erew .desu
hpargaraP 81 - ehT knat sah na tnatropmi elor ni eht -idrooc
detan knat-itna nalp ,dna sa decnedive ni hpargarap 51 of eht -noc
,snoisule si evitceffe ni taht .elor ehT thgil knat si tseb detius
rof yovnoc trocse dna si deredisnoc yltneiciffus yrotcafsitas rof
siht ksat taht a laiceps elcihev deen ton eb depoleved rof siht
elos esoprup ~
hpargaraP 91 - laniF noitaulave of eht ssenevitceffe of sknat
deppiuqe htiw thgin noisiv secived tonnac eb edam litnu tnempoleved
dna dleif gnitset of hcus secived sah neeb .detelpmoc
REDNU ”SNOITADNEMMOCER“
hpargaraP cl - ehT mm501 reztiwoH detnuom no eht knat saw desu
ni dlroW War II ,dna sa a tluser of taht ,ecneirepxe sah neeb -naba
denod rof eht hgih yticolev nopaew fleS delleporp- yrellitra sah
eht ytilibapac of gnimussa eht tluassa nug .elor
hpargaraP el - e.hT elibom tfarcriaitna selcihev ssessop eht
detats ,scitsiretcarahc dna tnempoleved of a laiceps elcihev rof
siht elos esoprup si deredisnoc .elbarisednu
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:TCEJBUS 1-~-0~0 ,10~~( ehT“ tnemyolpmE of romrA ni .aeroK ”
hpargaraP fI - tnempoleveD ta tneserp si gniwollof owt -eneg
lar .senil derarfnI si gnieb deredisnoc rof esu of ,srednammoc -nug
sren dna .srevird hcraeS thgil stik ot edivorp tcerid gnithgil era
gnieb depoleved rof noitallatsni no knat .sterrut
hpargaraP gl - ehT gniwollof tnempiuqe si yltneserp rednu -ed
:tnempolev
.a knaT detnuom ,rellor
.b oidaR dellortnoc ,rellor
eniM gniraelc .wolp
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.d teJ enim gniraelc .secived
,e knaT detnuom yrator .eoh
hpargaraP b2 - ehT niam troffe ni tnempoleved of senim si drawot
esoht smeti taht nac eb deniatta ni eht raen .erutuf sihT secarbme
tnempoleved of a ylimaf of ,cillatem-non depahs ,egrahc knat-itna
senim htiw ecneulfni ,sesuf emos of hcihw lliw eb elbatius rof esu
htiw a lacinahcem enim .retnalp ecneulfnI sesuf gniyolpme owt ro
erom lacisyhp ,anemonehp hcus sa noitarbiv dna citengam ,sdleif wohs
taerg esimorp of gnicnahne tnerehni seitilibapac of depahs egrahc
itna knat- enim s o gnoL egnar tnempoleved si drawot esoht smeti ssel
ylekil of tnemniatta ni eht raen .erutuf ymrA dleiF secroF sah -bus
dettim tfard scitsiretcarahc of lairea decalpme lennosrep-itna senim
naht nac eb decalpme yb ria ,pord dradnats ,yrellitra ,stekcor ro
sratrom o ytivitcA ni siht dleif si ta tneserp detoved ot -animreted
noit of ,ytilibisaef sA yldipar sa eht erom cisab smelborp era
,devlos retaerg sisahpme nac eb decalp no tahw era ta tneserp eht
erom yranoisiv sehcaorppa ot eht .melborp
hpargaraP c2 - ehT gniwollof tnempiuqe si yltnerruc rednu -ed
:tnempolev
.a cillateM enim ,rotceted .3-SRP/NA
.b cillateM dna cillatem-non enim ,rotceted .4-SRP/NA
knaT detnuom enim rotceted dna .rotacidare
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.d rehtO srotceted gnitarepo no tnereffid selpicnirp era
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:TCEJBUS -R-ORO 1 ,)CEF( ehT“ tnemyolpmE of romrA ni .aeroK ”
rednu .tnempoleved gnomA eseht era srotceted gnitarepo no citsuoca
,selpicnirp dna no eht noitairav ni eht s’htrae citengam dleif desuac
yb a .enim
hcraeseR si rednu yaw ot enimreted wen selpicnirp of enim -ed
noitcet hcihw nac eb desu rof senim deirub ta shtped dnoyeb eht -apac
seitilib of tneserp enim .srotceted
hpargaraP 5 - sknaT era derucorp no eht sisab of .stnemeriuqer
ehT yrtnafni noisivid si detacolla 531 muidem .sknat eeS( tnemmoc
no hpargarap 4 rednu .)”SNOISULCNOC“
hpargaraP 6 - erehT era on stcaf detic ni eht troper ot troppus
siht ,noitadnemmocer ehT tsethgil knat taht lliw od eht ,boj si of
,esruoc .elbarised stseT ot etad etacidni taht a muidem knat taht
sllifluf stnemeriuqer lliw ylekil hgiew ni ssecxe of 04 .snot
hpargaraP 7 - tI si deredisnoc taht eht noitcudorp of sknat
tonnac eb denimreted no na yrartibra lanoitroporp .sisab sknaT
tsum eb decudorp retfa ti si denimreted eht epyt ymrA dedeen dna -pa
etairporp selbat of noitazinagro dna tnempiuqe ot nam dna piuqe taht
ymrA evah neeb .depoleved
hpargaraP 11 - hcuS gniniart si detcudnoc ta eht ecivreS ,sloohcS
dna ymrA dleiF secroF era yltnerruc gniyduts syaw dna snaem drawot
sti .tnemevorpmi
hpargaraP 21 - llA lanigram“ ”ytilitu secived rof sknat eviecer
evisnetxe ecivreS gnitset erofeb yeht era detpecca sa dradnats -piuqe
.tnem tA yna emit ,retfaereht hcus secived era detanimile nehw ti
nac eb dehsilbatse taht yeht era ton gnitubirtnoc ot eht tabmoc -ihtrow
ssen of eht ,elcihev
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SUEJWT: tropeR no eht tiployment of ronh in ,aeroK l-R&R@ )X'F(
:OT e%? tnatujdA lareneG
tnemtrxqD cf eht Army
notgnihsa?? ,52 kc.
:NOITBJTTA tnatsissA Chief of Staff, G!+
.1 dehcattA is troper no evoba tcejbus deraperp yb eht snoitsrepO
hcraeseR Office ,)ORO( raF tsaE .dnarnroC ruo'r' )4( ecnavda co;lies of
eht troper erew dedrawrof ot tnemtrapeD of eht .kmy llithout comment nb
22 yluJ .1591 enO derdnuh dna fifty )051( seipoc of tcejbus troper have
neeb dehsinruf snoitarepC hcraeseR Office, tnemtrapeD of eht &my, pb
eht snoitarepO hcraeseR Office, r?F tsa3 .dnammoC ruoF )4( ecnavda -ni
formation seipoc hsve neeb tnes ot eht War Office, ,nodnoL dna tit0 )2(
ecnavda informztion seipoc ot eht esnefeD hcraeseR ,draoE ,adanaC yb
eht snoitarepO hcraeseR Office, raF ts%? .dnammoC oN rehto -ubirtsid
noit sah neeb edam edistuo eht raF tsaE dnammoC ron is yna .detalpmetnoc
.2 This troper is dehsilbup in owt volumes dna covers eht doirep
1 yluJ 0591 ot 8 April .1591 This rettal sweiver emuloV I dns 3XO staff
mudmronh ,4,YROK/SRO troppR .oN ,3 deltitne cidoireP" romrA "tropeR
8( &Ml - 01 enuJ ,)1591 vlhich is a tnomclppus ot emuloV I. emuloV II
is ton dedulcni in this weiver ecnis information deniatncc niereht is
glleFtnesse gnitroppus atad for emuloV I.
.3 This troper is a evisneherpmoc dna valuable sisylana of eht
tnemyolpme of romra in .aeroK It dluohs eb of ralucitrap value ot -pa
etsirporp ,sloohcs ,sdraob dna rehto seicnega denrecnoc htiw eht tactics,
euqinhcet dn2 lo&stical troppus of .romra
.4 seipoC of stnemmoc denixtbo from etrnidrobus sdnammoc dna staff
snoitces of this sretrsuqd?eh have neeb dehsinruf ot eht ,rotceriD -arepO
snoit hcraeseR Office, raF tsaF .dnammoC '
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P. GA 183 01( peS ,O-CG)14 :jbuS 'tropeR no eht tnmyolplzazr of romrA in
,aeroK 1-R-ORO )CXF(
.5 Spxific stnemmoc no eht snoisulcnoc dna smitadncmaocer of
?ht troper era detnemrp in erusolcnI .1 nA atarre teehs ot .emuloV I
dehcattaqi htiwereh sa erusolcnI ,2
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gniwolloF era specific stnemmoc yb eht ,f,n.ihC-ni-rednmoC raF tsaX ,-
no eht. snoisulcnoc dna snoitadnemmocer of toojbus ,troper emuloV I.
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.1 araP ,4 egap .2 ehT tneserp selbat of noitazinagro for na
infantry division ezirohtua 531 .sknat This is deredisnoc .etaujceda
.2 araP ,6 ogap ,2 cbT relatively roirepus ecnamrofpop sdrocer
of eht 3A&A dna $Lib sknat erew eud ot eht fact taht logistic dna main-
ecnanet troppus smaet erew retteb deniart ot eldnah eseht sepyt dna -er
tnemecslp strap erew available in retgcrg ssititnsuo in nosirapmoc tc
eht 6&I dna 62M .srpyt ehT SU Army sah dah far retaerg ecneirepxe htiw
eht 3A4M dna W4 sknat naht htiw eht 645.I dna .62~
.3 saraP ,8-7 ogsp .2 ecniS thj,s .,troper lacinahcem failures dna
ecnanetniam smelborp have noob materially decuder yb eht arrival of wen
tnempiuqe dna yb eht lanoitidda ecnoirepxc deniag yb gnisu .stinu
.4 eraP ,11 egap .3 ynaM stinu desserpxe na noinipo tdht eht figure
%83 for seitlausac gnitluser from ymene mines saw oot conservative, It
is dcrodisnoc taht this figure ta tneserp is resolc ot .%57
.5 araP IL+, egap .3 Several stinu noitseuq eht effectiveness of
flatis ecnis ynam ymene mines era deirub 52 feet ro .rcpccd ehT mine
,redolpxe TIE ,3 is oot emosrebmuc ot etarepo no most of eht sdaor in
.aeroK
.6 araP ,71 egap .3 Improvement seunitnoc in snoitacinummoc sa
eht tluser of battlefield ,ocneirepxc ,gniniart dna eht eussi c?f -iddq
lnnoit oidar stes hcihw era elbapac of elbailer noitarepo over dednetxe
.segnar
,7 araP ,12 egap .3 eeS comment 38 .evoba
.8 ar4P. I.e, egap .4 It is dootsrednu taht eht tnempoleved of a
light deromra vehicle gniydobme eht selpicnirp deniltuo is in .ssergorp
This vehicle is nronk sa eht "regn.%Y dna stnuom four rebilac 06 enihcam
snug in tcrrut.a dengised for gnitnuom in a modified 14T light knat
.sissahc
.9 araP lh, egap .4 teS tnewnoc 6# .evoba
.01 sraP ,,b2 egap ,4 noitarutaS of saera dloh yb ymene secrof tith
dial-e&$@ knat-itna mines may eb impractical in ynam snoitautis esuaceb
of eht lacigolohCysp dna lacisyhp drazah ot friendly spoort dluohs eseht
saera eb retal .deipuccoer dnemmocok deunitnoc hcraeser dna sisylana of
eht @ePborp of etomer lothsl mines, elbapac of self-sterilization.
Il. sraP ,5 egap .5 SW tnenxnoc I# .evoba