Keywords: Foot travel chart- US Army Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations Techniques Publication No. 3-90.97.png en If dismounted troops deploy into column wedge formation outside the file formation the unit will move more slowly With no one breaking the trail all personnel must now move through undisturbed snow In temperate regions column formation is ideal since it maximizes fields of fire and supports the exercise of mission command However when operating in a snow-covered environment the ideal formation is the file formation Leaders only deploy into column formation if enemy contact is imminent because the rate of movement is so constrained Table 4-1 shows dismounted movement rates of march in the mountains This is just a rough guide As slope angle increases the amount of time is likely to exponentially increase as well 2016-04-01 https //fas org/irp/doddir/army/atp3-90-97 pdf cite web https //fas org/irp/doddir/army/atp3-90-97 pdf Mountain Warfare and Cold Weather Operations Headquarters April 2016 US Army Army Techniques Publication No 3-90 97 2016-12-11 other versions PD-USGov Army Marching Tactics |