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Minefield Detecting, Breaching, and Clearing Flashcards

1
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  1. What is the land mine band treaty?
A

Ottawa treaty. It requires self-neutralize mechanism

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  1. What are the four methods of detecting mines?
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Encountering a mine
Visual detection
Manual probing
Electronic mine detectors

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  1. What is the least preferred mine detecting method?
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Encountering a mine

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4
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  1. What is the most preferred mine detecting method?
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Visual detection

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  1. What is the only sure method to detect mines?
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Manual probing

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What are the probing techniques?

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a) check for trip wire
b) probe at a 30 degree angle
c) probe every 2 inches (5 cm)
d) probe one meter wide lane

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7
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  1. What are the two types of mine detectors?
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Metallic and non-metallic neither one works well in the rain

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  1. How deep thermal sight on vehicle can detect mine?
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Subsurface up to 6”

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  1. What are some current mine detectors?
A

AN/PSS-12
F1A4 Minelab
AN/PSS-14 Handheld standoff minefield detection system (HSAMIDS)

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10
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  1. What is the standoff between mine detect teams?
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25 meters

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  1. Which mine detector has ground penetrating radar capability?
A

HSAMIDS

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  1. What are some alternate mine detectors?
A

Civilian, stud finders, and metal detectors used by police

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  1. What is DA form 1355?
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Mine/demo recording form

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  1. What is minimum caliber requirement to destroy mine in place?
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7.62mm, must hit the target

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  1. How long do you wait after pulling the mine with a rope?
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Minimum 1 min for Anti-Handing Devices

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16
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  1. Who has authorization on use of chemical wpn?
A

Theater command (4 star general)

17
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  1. What is the weight pressure that initiate land mine?
A

Between 300 to 500 lbs

18
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  1. Describe marking procedures of land mine
A

a) Mark the mine or area
b) Report 8 digit grid coordinate of the corners of the mine field
c) Use da 1355
d) Find a way around the mined area

19
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  1. What is mine safety precautions?
A

Consider all mines Booby-trapped

Do not Run, move only in cleared area

20
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  1. How wide are lanes cleared?
A

Assault footpath: 1 meters
Initial lane: 4.5 meters
Single lane: 4.5 meters
Double lane: 10 meters

21
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  1. What are the three method of assault breaching?
A

Mechanical, explosive, and manual

22
Q
  1. What is the only method of disposal UXO?
A

As C, only method is Blow in Place

23
Q
  1. What are the method can be use blow mine in place?
A

Hand placed charge (least preferred)
Pull in with rope
Burn surrounding vegetation
Fire weapon

24
Q
  1. What is APOBS charge?
A

150 long line charge is packed with 108 M67 fragmentation hand grenade

25
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  1. How wide APOBS will clear?
A

Path will be 1 meter wide and 45 meters long

26
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  1. What is the path clearance with MICLIC?
A

14 by 100 meter path

27
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  1. What is the number one hazard when dealing with mines?
A

Anti-Handling / Anti-Tamper devices

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