54 hour subcourse covers the doctrinal fundamentals, using the European scenario as applied to the combined arms team's operations (armored/mechanized division). It teaches, through lectures, demonstrations, and practical exercises how to analyze a corps operation plan (OPLAN) to identify a division's essential tasks; analyze avenues of approach; template the enemy's defending force; develop and analyze courses of action; recommend and select a course of action; task organize a division to include corps assets; write an operation order (OPORD); and prepare an operation overlay. Many of these same items are treated during the student-led discussions of the historical analysis of the Battle of Schmidt. Course materials include: advance sheets; lesson summary sheets; workbooks; maps; overlays.

See P312/83b for instructional material dealing with the Battle of Schmidt.