Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
May I suggest that you access and read the following without delay:

Army Field Manual (AFM)
Volume One - Combined Arms Operations
Part 10 - Counter Insurgency Operations
ANNEX B TO CHAPTER 8
FORWARD OPERATIONAL BASES

All will be revealed....
Don't need to read it. I spend a lot of time pointing out why what in the manual is complete rubbish. Most of what is wrong today is because of what is written in the manual.

Siting a FOB is predicated on completely different conditions to the "conduct" of defensive operation against a combined arms enemy. IF the AFM you cite, does not make that clear, then it is just wrong. - like a great deal of British AFMs.