ABSTRACT
A. GENERAL 347. During an attack by a combined-arms unit the tank is one of the weapons that determines success.
Its main duty is the support of infantry (cavalry) through fire and maneuver in the entire depth of the enemy defense. In executing these duties the tanks suppress enemy weapons, destroy infantry and tanks and destroy infantry obstacles. 348. The terrain, type and structure of the enemy defense have a decisive influence on the type of tank commitment.
