This manual is designed as an aid for the uniform training of per- sonnel in recognition of armored vehicles. It covers the methods to be used in training and the vehicles that at present are considered operational.

The objective of training in the recognition of armored vehicles is to make each individual capable of recognizing instantly armored vehicles now in operation, and to be able to learn quickly to recognizeany new vehicles that may be developed. The individual must be able to recognize such vehicles under varying conditions of terrain, weather, and light; when the vehicle, or observer, or both, are moving or stationary; and when the vehicle is viewed from the front, side, rear, top, or at varying angles.