SUBCOURSE
EDITION
EN0065
B
FIELD FORTIFICATIONS
ENGINEER
SUBCOURSE 65
FIELD
FORTIFICATIONS
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE PROGRAM
U. S. ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL
FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO
INTRODUCTION
Field fortifications are natural or manmade protective features used as defensive obstacles, personnel and
weapons shelters, and protected firing positions.
This subcourse teaches you how to construct personnel, vehicle, and weapons emplacements,
intrenchments, shelters, entanglements, and obstacles under various climatic conditions. Standard plans, types of
material, construction procedures, and estimated time and labor requirements are also given.
The subcourse consists of five lessons and an examination as follows:
Lesson 1. Purpose and Requirements of Field Fortifications.
2. Trenches, and Fieldworks.
3. Obstacle Employment.
4. Barbed Wire Entanglements.
5. Camouflage (Protection Against Enemy Surveillance).
Examination.
Fifteen credit hours are allowed for this subcourse.
The format of this subcourse has been developed to facilitate student self-pacing and self-testing. Each
lesson in this subcourse is followed by a number of Self-Test questions and exercises designed for a review of
that lesson. After completing study of the lesson, you should answer the Self-Test exercises, then turn to the
back of the subcourse booklet where the correct answers to the Self-Test have been included. A comparison of
your answers with those given in the back of the subcourse will indicate your knowledge and understanding of
the material presented. When you have completed all lessons to your satisfaction, complete and forward the
Examination Answer Card which you will find in the subcourse packet. The grade you receive on the
examination is your grade for the subcourse.
* * * IMPORTANT NOTICE * * *
THE PASSING SCORE FOR ALL ACCP MATERIAL IS NOW 70%.
PLEASE DISREGARD ALL REFERENCES TO THE 75% REQUIREMENT.
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LESSON 1
PURPOSE AND REQUIREMENTS OF
FIELD FORTIFICATIONS
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