The U.S. Army recently published Field Manual 3-96 (FM 3-96), The Brigade Combat Team. FM 3-96, whose predecessor was FM 3-90.6, provides doctrine for the brigade combat team, and describes ...

the infantry gives up its best protection,” one U.S. Army field manual explained. But that’s easy for the Americans to say: their M-2 IFVs offer good protection against mines.