Battlefield Deception
*FM 90-2
Headquarters
Department of Army
Washington, DC, 3 October 1988
FM 90-2
BATTLEFIELD
DECEPTION
Table of Contents
PREFACEChapter 1 - Battlefield Deception Fundamental
Revitalizing the "Lost Art"
Chapter 2 - Battlefield Deception at the Operational Level of WarBattlefield Deception Definition
Center of Gravity
Chapter 3 - Battlefield Deception at the Tactical Level of WarOperational Deception Planning and Execution
Deception Sustainment Planning and Execution
Offensive Campaigns and Major Operations
Defensive Campaigns and Major Operations
Relationship between Strategic and Operational Deception Plans
Tactical Deception Planning and Execution
Chapter 4 - Deception Planning Considerations Chapter 5 - Deception MeansRelationship between Operational and Tactical Deception Plans
Visual
Chapter 6 - Deception in OperationsOffensive Operations
Chapter 7 - Deception in Joint, Combined, and Contingency OperationsJoint Operations
Appendix A - Battlefield Deception ElementsAppendix B - Deception Planning Worksheet
Appendix C - Sample Deception Implementation Schedule
Appendix D - Employment of Decoys
Appendix E - Deception Evaluation Checklist
Appendix F - Battlefield Deception Activities Chart
Works Cited
AUTHORIZATION
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.*This publication supersedes FM 90-2 (HTF) 2August 1978.
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