European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 6, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 an infantryman makes his move left photo. In right photo sgt. Alfred Parker keeps a Low profile As he peeks from High grass before giving his squad the signal to move out. Train on All of company s weapons infantrymen testing i Story and photo by John Savard Nurnberg Bureau chief Grafe Wohr Germany is once a year every . Tank Crew in Ger Many must prove it can use its tank in do this the Crew must take that tank Down a firing Range under realistic conditions fire at targets that it would face in combat and be Able to do it either Day or Haven t had such training until now. Although there have been live fire tests for infantry squads there has t been anything like the test faced by tank Crews according to army troops from mechanized infantry platoons of the 1st army div training Agra Fenohr Are now testing a new concept which army officials Call the mechanized infantry program mip under the concept each infantryman is trained on All weapons used by his company. That May include the m-16 Rifle the m 203 grenade launcher and the m-60 and .50 Caliper machine every infantryman in a platoon has trained on these weapons they and Vance to squad training. The Section practices the tactics it must use in Battle wit live ammunition to hit realistic targets in Day or night this the squads then join their Pla Toon to practice on a larger year infantrymen Are using tank ranges. Foot troops sometimes have a difficult time covering the same ground tanks do. But special ranges where entire infantry platoons can be tested Are now being built to one spokesman with the test program Battles of the 1973 yom kippur War proved that an army needs both infantry and tanks to win. Second it. George Lennon Leader of2nd platoon gets Tower clearance. Mechanized infantry troops of 2nd platoon co a 1st in 6th inf Start to get their action together As they make ready to deploy for an attack on Range 79
