30 SEPTEMBER 1992 This field manual contains information and guidance pertaining to rifle-bayonet
fighting and hand-to-hand combat. The hand-to-hand combat portion of this manual
is divided into basic and advanced training. The techniques are applied as intuitive
patterns of natural movement but are initially studied according to range. Therefore,
the basic principles for fighting in each range are discussed. However, for ease of
learning they are studied in reverse order as they would be encountered in a combat
engagement. This manual serves as a guide for instructors, trainers, and soldiers in the
art of instinctive rifle-bayonet fighting