Index

			Paragraphs	Pages
Administrative decisions			232	140
Administrative plans			231	140
Advance--
	Air bases		176	113
	Forces:
		Operations against aircraft and naval defense forces	12	9
		Purpose	9	7
		Reconnaissance	10	7
		Supporting bases	11	8
	From beach, training in		283	175
	From beachhead		140	95
	Inland, air operations during:
		Support after landing field artillery	194	120
		Support near shore line	193	120
Agents, landing			129	88
Air--
	Force, composition		179	114
	Group, composition and operations		39	20
	Operations. See Aviation.
	Reconnaissance. See Reconnaissance.
	Superiority:
		Landing operations	177	113
		Withdrawal	148	100
	Support		178	114
		Landing and forces ashore	122	84
		Ship-to-shore movement	119	82
Aircraft:
	Navy, types		App. II	184
	Transportation of		181	115
Allocation of transports			237	142
Ammunition supply:
	Antiaircraft units		215	135
	Field artillery		211	133
	Naval gunfire		165	107
Animals, debarkation			114	74
Antiaircraft units			212-215	133
	Ammunition supply		215	135
	Employment		213	134
	Landing		97, 214	56, 134
Antisubmarine group, composition and missions			42	22
Antitank weapons, landing			97	56
Approach schedule			111	69
Approach to beach, air operation during:
	Guide airplanes		190	119
	Reconnaissance		192	120
	Smoke screens		189	118
	Support, general		188	118
	Support when ship gunfire lifts		191	119
Areas:
	Assignment		52	27
	Fire support		54	28
	For naval forces		22	13
	Transport		53	27
Armament, landing boats			62	34
Army and Navy boats:
	Boat rig and ramp		73	39
	Capacity in boat spaces		68	36
	Characteristics table		67	36
	Crews		72	39
	Designating letters		71	39
	Speed		69	38
	Time to load		70	38
Army and Navy terms, coordination			81	48
Army ground elements, training			285	176
Army medical service			270	168
Army tasks in landing operations			45	22
Assault--
	Battalion, landing		89	52
	Combat teams, landing boats for		59	32
	Company, landing		84	50
Assignment, boats to boat groups and boat pools			79, 106	46, 61
Attack:
	Force, naval		35	18
	Of shore objectives prior to debarkation		187	118
	Ship-to-shore movement vital part of		75	42
Aviation:
	Advance air bases		176	113
	Air--
		Force, composition	179	114
		Operations:
		During--
		Advance inland	193, 194	120
		Approach to beach	188-192	118
		Debarkation	185-187	117
		Influence on time of attack	29	16
		Preliminary to landing	182-184	116
		Reconnaissance	180, 182	115, 116
		Superiority	148, 177	100, 113
		Support	119, 122, 178	82, 84, 114
	Army and Navy joint signal communication training		284	175
	Transportation of aircraft		181	115
Barges			65	35
Bases, supporting			11	8
Battalion medical detachment, landing			97	56
Beach, dash to			116	79
Beach parties:
	Cooperation with shore parties		51	26
	Evacuation of casualties		49	25
	Landing		48, 97	25, 56
	Personnel		50	26
	Signal communication		204	129
	Size and tasks assigned		46	24
Beach reserve supplies			252	161
Beaches:
	Decontamination		230	139
	Effect on selection of landing areas		20	12
Beachhead:
	Advance from		140	95
	Establishment		133, 139	91, 94
	Extent and form		136	92
	Lines		134, 138	91, 94
	Reconnaissance and security line		135	92
	Successive objectives		137	93
Boat--
	Assembly and rendezvous diagrams		110	67
	Assignment table		106	61
	Diagram		109	67
	Group		78	46
		Assignment of boats to	79	46
		Embarkation of officers	80	48
		Formations:
		Battalion reserves	96	56
		Column of companies	94	55
		Column of platoons	87	51
		Companies abreast	95	55
		Landing a platoon	83	49
		Landing an assault battalion	89	52
		Landing an assault company	84	50
		One company as covering force	92	54
		One platoon as covering force	86	51
		Other elements of combat team	97	56
		Part of battalion as covering force	91	53
		Platoons abreast	88	52
		Three platoons in assault	85	50
		Two assault companies with covering force platoons	93	55
		Two companies in assault	90	53
	Gun support		117, 122	81, 84
	Nomenclature		App. I	177
	Pools, assignment of boats to		79	46
	Reconnaissance		127	87
	Rig and ramp		73	39
	Spaces standard Army and Navy boats		68	36
Boats, landing:
	Assignment to boat groups and boat pools		79	46
	Armament		62	34
	Barges		65	35
	Draft		63	34
	For assault combat teams		59	32
	For reserves		64	35
	Lighters		65	35
	Requirements		58	32
	Size		60	32
	Speed		61	34
	Types		App. III	185
Capacity in boat spaces, standard Army and Navy boats			68	36
Captured and salvaged supplies			255	163
Capturing prisoners			131	89
Centralization in planning			7	4
Characteristics:
	Landing, field artillery		209	132
	Standard Army and Navy boats		67	36
Chemicals			223-230	137
	Decontamination of beaches and routes inland		230	139
	Employment		224	137
	Encountered in landing operations		223	137
	Protection		225, 228, 229	137, 138, 139
	Reconnaissance		226	138
	Scheme of maneuver, effect on		227	138
Civilian population, supervision by military police			259	164
Close supporting fire:
	Coordination with movement of boat		173	110
	Requirements		168	108
Column of companies, boat formation			94	55
Column of platoons, boat formation			87	51
Combat team, signal communication			203	127
Commanders, beach and shore parties:
	Cooperation between		51	26
	Landing of		97	56
Communication officers			287	176
Companies abreast, boat formation			95	55
Company signal communication			202	126
Configuration of coast line, effect on selection of landing areas			23	14
Considerations:
	Affecting landing operations		2	2
	Selection of landing areas		17, 26	11, 15
Control, joint operations			34	18
Control group, composition and missions			41	20
Control points, station and maneuver areas			56	28
Coordination of fire:
	Close supporting fire with movement of boat		173	110
	Cooperation between Army and Navy		172	110
	Naval supporting fire with--
		Aircraft	175	112
		Landing force artillery	174	111
Countership fire			157	104
Crews, standard Army and Navy boats			72	39
Dash to beach			116	79
Daylight and darkness, effect on--
	Air operations		29	16
	Enemy sea and land forces		30	16
	Navigation		31	16
	Shore operations		32	17
	Surprise		28	16
Debarkation:
	Air operations during:
		Attacks on shore objectives	187	118
		Protection of transport area	185	117
		Reconnaissance	186	117
	Animals		114	74
	Matériel		113	73
	Personnel		113	73
	Preparation for		112	71
	Supplies		248	158
	Tanks and lighters		220	136
	Training of personnel		279	173
Debarkation and approach schedule			111	70
Decontamination, beaches and routes inland			230	139
Defensive fires			151	101
Definitions:
Demonstration group			44	22
Demonstration or feints			16	10
Deployment diagram			108	65
Designation letters, standard Army and Navy boats			71	39
Destruction fire			155	104
Diagrams:
	Boat		109	67
	Boat assembly and rendezvous		110	67
	Deployment		108	65
	Landing		107	64
Direct fire			163	106
Draft, boats			63	34
Duties, engineers			263	165
Embarkation:
	Allocation of transports		237	142
	Assignment to transports		240	146
	Exercises for training		278	173
	Groups and transport divisions		239	142
	Plans		4, 235	3, 141
	Shipping requirements		236	142
	Table		241	146
	Transport group		238	142
Embarkation of boat group and landing group officers			80	48
Employment:
	Antiaircraft units		213	134
	Chemicals		224	137
	Field artillery		208	131
	Tank units		216	135
Enemy positions, effect of selection of landing areas			19	11
Enemy sea and land forces, influence of time of landing			30	16
Engineers:
	Construction of--
		Roads and trails	266	167
		Wharves and landing facilities	265	167
	Duties		263	165
	Landing		97, 262	56, 165
	Maps		264	166
	Plans		261	164
	With landing forces		222	137
Equipment, signal communication			207	130
Establishing beachhead			133, 139	91, 95
Extent and form of beachhead			136	92
Feints or demonstrations			16	10
Field artillery:
	Ammunition supply		211	133
	Employment		208	131
	Landing		97, 209, 210	56, 132, 133
	Organization for landing		210	133
	Types		209	132
Fire mission, naval gunfire			152	103
Fire support:
	Areas		54, 171	28, 109
	Group		38, 170	20, 109
	Requirements		167	107
Fires:
	Countership		157	104
	Defensive		151	101
	Destruction		154	104
	Direct		163	106
	Indirect		164	106
	Interdiction		154	104
	On targets of opportunity		156	104
	Supporting		153	103
Firing from small boats, training in			281	174
Form of beachhead			136	92
Formations, boat group. See Boat group formations.
Frontage of attack			142	96
Groupings, ship-to-shore movement of troops			76	44
Guide airplanes, employment during approach to beach			190	119
Hostile defenses, reduction prior to landing			184	117
Hostile dispositions			144	98
Indirect fire			164	106
Information:
	Course of action to secure		125	85
	Desired in reconnaissance		124	85
Initial reserve supplies			251	161
Instruction to signal communication officers			197	123
Interdiction fire			154	104
Intermediate beachhead lines			138	94
Joint--
	Overseas expedition		1, 34	1, 18
	Planning and training		3	3
	Plans, signal communication		196	123
	Training		273	171
Landing:
	Agents, reconnaissance		129	88
	Antiaircraft units		97, 214	56, 134
	Antitank weapons		97	56
	Areas, selection:
		Areas for naval forces	22	13
		Beaches, effect on	20	12
		Configuration of coast line, effect on	23	14
		Considerations governing	17, 26	11, 15
		Enemy positions, effect on	19	11
		Meteorological conditions	25	15
		Mission	18	11
		Terrain, influence on	21	13
		Time element, effect on	24	15
	Assault battalion		89	52
	Assault company		84	50
	Battalion medical detachment		97	56
	Battalion reserves		96	56
	Boats		58-73	32
		Barges	65	35
		Draft	63	34
		For assault combat teams	59	32
		For reserves	64	35
		Influence on scheme of maneuver	143	97
		Lighters and barges	65	35
		Requirements	58	32
		Size	60	32
		Speed	61	34
		Standard Army and Navy:
		Boat rig and ramp	73	39
		Capacity on boat spaces	68	36
		Characteristics table	67	36
		Crew	72	39
		Designating letters	71	39
		Speed	69	38
		Time to land	70	38
	Commanders, shore and beach parties		97	56
	Debarkation forces		117	81
	Diagram		107	64
	Embarkment, landing group officers		80	48
	Engineer units		97, 209, 210, 262	56, 132, 133, 165
	Field artillery		97	56
	Force:
		Composition and tasks	45	22
		Personnel and tonnage table	236	142
		Plans for	6	3
		Scheme of maneuver. See scheme of maneuver.
	Group		77	44
	Naval artillery liaison party		97	56
	Platoon		83	49
	Schedule		103	59
	Tanks		97, 216-221	56, 135
Landings:
	Beach and shore parties		48	25
	By echelon		145	98
	Demonstrations or feints		16	10
	Main		14	9
	Phases		13	9
	Reconnaissance during		132	91
	Secondary		15	10
	Time. See also Time of landing		27-33	15
Liaison officers			286, 287	176
Lighters			65, 220	35, 136
Line of departure			55	28
	Movement to		115	79
Loading transports			244	147
Main landing			14	9
Maps, compilation, reproduction, and distribution			264	166
Matériel, debarkation			113	73
Medical service:
	Army		270	168
	Navy		271	169
	Planning		269	168
	Responsibility		268	167
Meteorological conditions influencing selection of landing areas			25	15
Military police:
	Civilian population, supervision		259	164
	Prisoners of war		257	163
	Stragglers		258	164
	Traffic		260	164
Mine group, composition and missions			43	22
Missions:
	Air group		39	20
	Antisubmarine group		42	22
	Beach party		46	24
	Control group		41	20
	Fire support group		38	20
	Landing force		45	22
	Mine group		43	22
	Naval attack force		35	18
	Reconnaissance group		37	19
	Screening, salvage, and demonstration groups		44	22
	Shore party		47	24
	Transport group		40	20
Mobility, naval gunfire			166	107
Movement overseas, training during			276	172
Movement to line of departure			115	79
Movement to port of embarkation			234	141
Muzzle velocity and trajectory, naval gunfire			160	106
Naval--
	Artillery liaison party, landing		97	56
	Attack force		35	18
	Communication detachments		286	176
	Forces, areas for		22	13
	Gunfire:
		Characteristics	158-166	104
		Ammunition supply	165	107
		Direct fire	163	106
		Indirect fire	164	106
		Mobility	166	107
		Muzzle velocity and trajectory	160	106
		Pattern	161	106
		Projectiles and fuses	162	106
		Coordination of fire:
		Close supporting fire with movement of boat	173	110
		Cooperation between Army and Navy	172	110
		Naval supporting fire with--
		Aircraft	175	112
		Landing force artillery	174	111
		Requirements in guns and ammunition	167-171	107
		Support:
		Landings	122	84
		Ship-to-shore movement	119	82
		Withdrawal	150	100
		Targets and fire missions:
		Countership fire	157	104
		Defensive positions	151	101
		Destruction fire	155	104
		Fire missions	152	103
		Fire on targets of opportunity	156	104
		Interdiction fire	154	104
		Supporting fire	153	103
	Liaison officers		286	176
	Task group missions		36	19
Navigational considerations in selecting time of landing			31	16
Navy:
	Clock time		104	60
	Landing boats. See Landing boats.
	Medical service		271	169
	Ships, types of		App. II	184
Objectives, training			275	172
Officers, boat group and landing group, embarkment of			80	48
One company as covering force, boat formation			92	54
One platoon as covering force, boat formation			86	51
Operations:
	Against aircraft and naval defense forces		12	9
	On shore:
		Beachhead	133-140	91
		Influence on time of landing	32	17
		Naval gunfire, air, and boat gun support	122	84
		Reconnaissance patrols prior to and during landing phase	123-132	84
		Scheme of maneuver	141-145	95
		Tactical unity	121	83
		Withdrawal and reembarkation	146-150	99
Organization and command			34-45	18
Organization of embarkation groups and transport divisions			239	142
Part of battalion as covering force, boat formation			91	53
Patrol demonstrations			128	87
Patrolling:
	Coast line from sea		127	87
	On sore		130	88
Patrols, reconnaissance			126	85
Pattern, naval gunfire			161	106
Personnel:
	Beach and shore parties		50	26
	Debarkation		113	73
	Signal		207	130
Phases, landings			13	9
Photography, use prior to landing			183	116
Planning:
	Centralization in		7	4
	Medical service		269	168
	Ship-to-shore movement		98-111	57
Planning and training, joint			3	3
Plans:
	Embarkation		235	141
	Engineers		261	164
	Landing force		6	3
	Relationship of embarkation to debarkation		4	3
	Ship loading		244	147
	Ship-to-shore movement		105	61
	Withdrawal and reembarkation		146	99
Platoon:
	Landing		83	49
	Signal communication		201	126
Platoons abreast, boat formation			88	52
Positions, enemy, effect on selection of landing areas			19	11
Preparation for debarkation			112	171
Prisoners, capturing			131	89
Prisoners of war			257	163
Projectiles and fuzes used by Navy			162	106
Protection:
	Against chemicals		225, 228, 229	137, 138
	Transport area during debarkation		185	117
Purpose of reconnaissance			123	84
Pyrotechnic signals			200	125
Reconnaissance:
	Advance forces		10	7
	Air		180, 182, 186 192	115, 116, 117, 120
	Boat		127	87
	Capturing prisoners, information from		131	89
	Courses of action		125	85
	During--
		Approach to beach	192	120
		Debarkation	186	117
		Landing	119, 132	82, 91
	Group, composition and missions		37	19
	Information desired		124	85
	Patrol demonstrations		128	87
	Patrolling:
		Coast line from sea	127	87
		On shore	130	88
	Patrols, conduct		126	85
	Preliminary to landing		182	116
	Purpose		123	84
Reconnaissance and security line			135	92
Reduction of hostile defenses prior to landing			184	117
Reference and control points, station and maneuver areas			56	28
Relationship of embarkation to debarkation plans			4	3
Rendezvous diagram			110	67
Requirements:
	Close supporting fires		168	108
	Fire support		167	107
	Landing boats		58	32
	Other fires		169	109
Reserves, landing boats for			64	35
Responsibility:
	Medical service		268	167
	Transport loading		242	147
Roads and trails			266	167
Routes inland, decontamination			230	139
Salvaged supplies			255	163
Scheme of maneuver:
	Frontage of attack		142	196
	Hostile dispositions		144	98
	Influence of landing boats		143	97
	Landing by echelon		145	98
Screening, salvage and demonstration groups			44	22
Sea terms defined			App. IV	186
Secondary landings			15	10
Secrecy in withdrawal			147	99
Ship loading plan			244	147
Ship-to-shore movement:
	Boat group formations:
		Assault battalion	89-97	52
		Platoon and company	81-88	48
	Execution		112-119	71
	Landing of regimental, division, or landing force reserves		98-101	57
	Organization		76-80	44
	Planning		102-111	59
	Signal communication		199	125
	Training		280	174
	Vital part of attack		75	42
Shipping requirements			236	142
Shore party:
	Composition		47	24
	Cooperation with beach parties		51	26
	Definition		47	24
	Landing		48, 97	25, 56
	Personnel		50	26
	Signal communication		205	129
	Tasks		47	24
Shore objectives, attack on during debarkation			187	118
Shore operations. See Operations on shore
Signal communication			195-207	122
Size, landing boats			60	32
Small boat types			App. III	185
Smoke screens, use during approach to beach			189	118
Speed, landing boats			61, 69	34, 38
Station and maneuver areas:
	Assignment		52	27
	Fire support areas		53	27
	Illustrative diagram		57	29
	Line of departure		55	28
	Reference and control points		56	28
	Transport areas		53	27
Stowage			245	152
Stragglers			258	164
Successive objectives			137	93
Supplies. See also System of supply
	Beach reserves		252	161
	Captured and salvaged		255	163
	Initial reserves		251	161
	Landing force reserves		253	161
	Water		250	160
Supply echelons			250	160
Supply points			249	160
Support by aircraft during--
	Advance inland		193, 194	120
	Approach to beach		188, 191	118, 119
Supporting bases			11	8
Supporting fire by Navy			153, 174, 175	103, 111, 112
Surprise in landing, influence of daylight and darkness on			27	15
System of supply:
	Captured and salvaged supplies		255	163
	Characteristics		247	158
	Debarkation of supplies		248	158
	Reserves:
		Beach	252	161
		Initial	251	161
		Landing force	253	161
	Supply echelons		250	160
	Supply points		249	160
	Water supply		254	162
Tactical unity			121	83
Tank units:
	Debarkation		220	136
	Employment		216	135
	Landing		97, 217-221	56, 135
		Methods	217	135
		Organization for	219	136
		Time	218	136
Targets of opportunity, fire on			156	104
Task groups, naval			36	19
Terrain, influence on shore operations			21	13
Time:
	Effect on selection of landing areas		24	15
	Landing:
		Considerations influencing	27-33	15
		Air operations	29	16
		Enemy sea and land forces	30	16
		Navigational	31	16
		Operations on shore	31	17
		Surprise	28	16
		Tanks	218	136
	Loading standard Army and Navy boats		70	38
Three platoons in assault, boat formation			85	50
Traffic regulation			260	164
Training:
	During movement overseas		276	172
	Joint		273	171
	Joint signal communication:
		Army and Navy aviation	285	175
		Army ground elements	285	176
		Liaison and communication officers	287	176
		Naval liaison and communication detachments	286	176
	Objectives		275	172
	Prior to embarkation:
		Advance from beach	283	175
		Debarkation	279	173
		Embarkation exercises	278	173
		Firing from small boats	281	174
		Landing on beach	282	175
		Movement from ship to shore	280	174
		Sequence	277	172
	Units, basic		274	172
Trajectory, naval gunfire			160	106
Transport:
	Areas		53, 185	27, 117
	Divisions		239	142
	Group, composition and missions		40, 238	20, 142
	Loading:
		General considerations	246	153
		Plan	244	147
		Responsibility	242	147
		Stowage	245	152
	Quartermaster		243	147
Transports, allocation			237	142
Transportation of aircraft			181	115
Two assault companies with covering force platoons, boat formation			93	55
Two companies in assault, boat formation			90	53
Water supply			254	162
Weather, influence on withdrawal			149	100
Wharves and landing facilities			265	167
Withdrawal and reembarkation:
	Air superiority, importance of		148	100
	Naval support		150	100
	Plans		146	99
	Secrecy		147	99
	Weather conditions		149	100

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