THE GERMAN
TANK PLATOON
IN WORLD WAR II
Table of Contents
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| Chapter I - The basis of the armored attack |
5
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| Chapter II - Training |
9
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Chapter III - Tanks on the march and the halt |
11
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Chapter IV - Wrong and right pictures of tanks on the march and the halt |
14
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Chapter V - The tank platoon as a point platoon (advanced guard) |
18
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Chapter VI - Wrong and right pictures of march security through use of tanks |
20
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Chapter VII - The tank platoon as security at a halt |
25
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Chapter VIII - Wrong and right pictures of tank security at the halt |
28
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Chapter IX - Tanks in the assembly area |
32
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| Chapter X - Wrong and right pictures of tanks in the assembly area |
35
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Chapter XI - Use of terrain by tanks |
40
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Chapter XII - Wrong and right pictures of use of terrain by single tanks and by tank platoons |
42
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Chapter XIII - Crews of tanks in battle |
49
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Chapter XIV - Wrong and right pictures of tanks in combat |
51
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Chapter XV - Selection of tank weapons |
62
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Chapter XVI - Wrong and right sketches of selection of tank weapons |
63
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Chapter XVII - Missions of the tank platoon in battle as a part of a larger unit |
66
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Chapter XVIII - Wrong and right pictures of the tank platoon in battle |
75
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Chapter XIX - Tank battle problem No. 1; the point platoon |
79
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Chapter XX - Tank battle problem No. 2; the tank platoon in cooperation with infantry |
81
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Chapter XXI - Tank battle problem No. 3; second wave tank platoon in attack against an anti-tank gun |
84
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Chapter XXII - Tank battle problem No. 4; first wave tank platoon in attack against an anti-tank gun |
86
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Chapter XXIII - Mission, battle assignment and employment of the medium tank |
88
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Chapter XXIV - Wrong and right pictures of the medium tank platoon in battle |
94
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Chapter XXV - Employment of the weapons and ammunition of the medium tank |
99
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Chapter XXVI - Wrong and right sketches of the employment of the weapons and ammunition of the medium tank |
100
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| Chapter XXVII - Tank battle problem No. 5; the use of the medium tank platoon in battle |
104
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| Chapter XXVIII - Tanks in combat against bunkers | 107 |