Scenario Design Links

List of recommended Links by Ratseal updated by Sean

This is version 1.1, updated on May 6, 2007, of useful links to doctrinal publications and field manuals which serve references for SB scenario building. Check my comments in italics IOT avoid dead links. (gl) = (good link)

GEN Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library

http://www.adtdl.army.mil

Many of the following links came from there. They are mostly online Field Manuals.

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Tank and Mech. Infantry Battalion Task Force FM 3-90.2 (2003) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-90-2/index.html

US Manual for Mechanized Platoon Operations FM 3-21.71 (ca 2002) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-71/toc.htm

US Manual for Urban Operations FM 3-06 (ca 2003) (gl)

http://globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06/index.html

US Manual for Combined Arms Operations In Urban Terrain FM 3-06.11 (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-06-11/index.html

Tactical employment of Antiarmor Platoons and Companies FM 3-21.91 (2002) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-91/index.html

Bradley Gunnery FM 3-22.1 (2003) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-22-1/fm3-22-1.pdf

Tactics and Techniques for Combined Arms Heavy Forces: Armored Brigade, Battalion and Company Teams FM 71-123 (includes discussion of enemy forces of equivalent size) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/71-123/index.html

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team FM 3-21.31 (2003) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/3-21-31/index.html

US Manual for Light Armor Operations FM 3-17.18 (ca1994) (gl)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/17-18/index.html

US Field Artillery Magazine Online:

http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/ Click on the link – Go To War. Examples Follow:

Employment of FIST-V (ca 1992) http://sill-www.army.mil/famag/1992/OCT_1992/OCT_1992_PAGES_50_53.pdf

Overview of North Korean Field Artillery

http://sill-www.army.mil/famag/1990/APR_1990/APR_1990_PAGES_51_53.pdf

Effectiveness of HE on AFVs and Tanks (great pictures)

Go to: http://sill-www.army.mil/FAMAG/ and select previous editions, Nov/Dec 2002. Click on HE article in table of contents of this issue. You can browse around for other articles on arty from the left hand frame, too.

Other Online, US Centric Resources:

US Army Publishing Directorate (haven’t explored this one all the way yet, but try searching ‘’publications’ in the left hand side frame) http://www.usapa.army.mil

Parameters: The US Army War College Quarterly (mostly geopolitical, good, but useful only for DEEP background on sce’s) http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/parameters/issues.htm

Article on Future Employment of Armor, Especially in Cities

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/97autumn/peters.htm

Military Acronym Finder here, plus links to a BUNCH of other reference sites

http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/Links.htm

Armor Magazine
http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/earmor/

Tactical Decision Exercise Links, With Solutions (great basis for SP and CP sces!

http://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/ArmorMagazine/content/Tactical.html

Article on the Use of Heavy Armor In Restrictive Terrain

http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/2003/JAN_FEB/ArmorJanuaryFebruary2003web.pdf (page 18)

The Four Tank Platoon (discussion on employment of a 4 tk plt

http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/2002/MAY_JUN/ArmorMayJune2002web.pdf (page 22)

Fricking Great Article on Fighting Your Tank!!!

http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/eARMOR/content/issues/2000/SEP_OCT/ArmorSeptemberOctober%202000web.pdf (page 19)

If the Armor Magazine link isn’t working, try here:

http://www.benning.army.mil/Armor/ArmorMagazine/content/BackIssues.html

then browse back issues and the index from the left frame.

Note that back issues of Armor Magazine from 2001 to 2010 may require CAC authentication. If you are not currently a member of the United States Army, you will have little luck getting into these issues. -Blackhorse311

Infantry Magazine
http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/

Collection of US Manuals

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/index.html

Military Doctrine Index Link Page hosted by The Air War College: Joint Military and Space doctrine (really diverse and usefull index. Can probably find almost anything there if you are patient enough- good page load times) http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awcgate.htm

Army Doctrine Online: (another index page like the above, but focused on Army only) occaissionally behaves broken and or says under repair)

http://doctrine.army.mil/links.htm

US Army Company Command Site (focused on company level concerns in warfighting, icl tqactics, lessons learned, MOUT, OEF/OIF etc.)

http://companycommand.army.mil/

In particular, check out the Convoy Lessons Learned on things like veh spacing and locating specific vehicles within a convoy.