Minefield Detecting, Breaching and Clearing Flashcards

1
Q

What are the methods of detecting a mine?

A
  • encountering a mine
  • visual detection
  • manual probing
  • electronic mine detector
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2
Q

What is the most preferred way to detect a mine?

A

visual detection

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3
Q

What is the only sure means of detecting or locating buried mines?

A

manual probing

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4
Q

What mine detecting method is preferred when time is not a factor?

A

manual probing

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5
Q

How do you prepare for manual probing?

A
  • remove all metallic objects
  • helmet, LBE and weapon
  • roll up sleeves to feel for trip wires
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6
Q

What is the manual probing techniques?

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  • check for trip wires
  • probe at a 30 degree angle
  • probe every 5cm (2”)
  • 1 meter wide lane
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7
Q

What are the two different types of mine detectors?

A

metallic and nonmetallic

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8
Q

What are the current mine detectors?

A
  • AN/PSS-12
  • F1A4 minelab
  • AN/PSS-14 hand held standoff minefield detection system (HSAMIDS)
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9
Q

What are alternate mine detectors?

A
  • civilian mine detectors
  • stud finders
  • metal detectors used by police and security forces
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10
Q

What happens to a mine once its been located?

A
  • marked and bypassed
  • blown in place
  • pulled out by rope
  • neutralized and removed
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11
Q

When marking a mine what steps do you take?

A
  • mark mine
  • report 8 digit grid coordinate of the corners of the mine field
  • use DA form 1355
  • find a way around the mined area
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12
Q

When detonating a mine in place what steps do you take?

A
  • hand placed charges
  • grapnels
  • burn off of vegetation
  • weapons fire (7.62 smallest caliber)
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13
Q

When pulling out a mine with rope what steps do you take?

A
  • use tripod, and grapnel on 50m(+)
  • individual has protection from blast
  • once mine is pulled from the ground, wait minimum 1 minute for anti handling devices
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14
Q

When neutralizing and removing a mine what steps do you take?

A
  • treat mine as if it has anti-handling devices
  • ensure knowledge of arm/disarm
  • individual disarming mine has protective gear
  • medical SOP and gear in place
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15
Q

When is the only time a chemical mine can be detonated in place?

A

when the area has already been contaminated (with special authorization)

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16
Q

What are the safety precautions when dealing with mines?

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  • dispersion (25m, with AHD’s 50m)
  • do not run
  • move only in cleared areas
  • injured personnel
  • mark cleared areas
  • consider all mines booby-trapped
  • observe all precautions for handling explosives when handling mines fuses or firing devices