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Minefield Detecting, Breaching, and Clearing Flashcards

1
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  1. What is the land mine band treaty?
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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
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?
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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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50 meters

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11
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  1. Which mine detector has ground penetrating radar capability?
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HSAMIDS

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12
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  1. What are some alternate mine detectors?
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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? What type of rounds should be used
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7.62mm, must hit the target

AP or tracer

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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 weapons?
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Theater command (4 star general)

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17
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  1. What is the weight pressure that initiate land mine?
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Between 300 to 500 lbs

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18
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  1. Describe marking and bypass procedures of land mine
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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

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  1. What are mine safety precautions?
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Dispersion, Consider all mines Booby-trapped, Do not Run, move only in cleared areas

20
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  1. How wide are lanes cleared? What will the necessary size depend on?
A

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

Size of breaching force
Depth and density of minefield
Type and amount of equipment available

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

Mechanical, explosive, and manual

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

As an 18C, only method is Blow in Place

23
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  1. What is APOBS charge?
A

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

24
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  1. How wide APOBS will clear?
A

Path will be 1 meter wide and 45 meters long

25
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  1. What is the Nomenclature of the MICLIC? What is the path clearance with MICLIC?
A

M58A1, M58A2

Rocket propelled line charge 106.5m long, clears a 14 by 100 meter path

26
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  1. What is the number one hazard when dealing with mines?
A

Anti-Handling / Anti-Tamper devices

27
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Special technique for visually detecting mines

A

Using thermal sights

28
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Likely signs of mine emplacement

A

Anything out of the norm

29
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Likely locations of mine emplacement

A

Anywhere your team is likely to go

30
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Preparation for probing

A

Remove all metallic objects
Helmet LBE and weapon
Roll up sleeves
Select a nonmetallic probe

31
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Components of AN/PSS12

A

Electronics unit
Search head with telescopic pole
Headphones

32
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How high should the AN/PSS12 head be off the ground?

33
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Sweeping speed for AN/PSS12

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3 feet per second

34
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How much width does the AN/PSS12 clear?

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Width of lane swept is 3 meters, this clears 2 meters

35
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What is the minimum distance between AN/PSS12 search heads?

36
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F1A4 Minelab lane width

A

1.5 to 2 meters

37
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What percentage of mines does the HSTAMIDS find?

A

96% of nonmetallic mines

38
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Methods for dealing with mines? What does this depend on?

A

Marked and bypassed
Detonated in place
Pulled out by rope
Neutralized and removed

Location of mine
Identity of mine and fuse
Tactical situation

39
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Methods for Detonation in Place

A

Hand placed charges
Grapnel
Burn off vegetation
Weapons fire

40
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Mechanical breaching methods

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Mine rollers
Mine plows
Mine clearing blades
Combat engineer vehicle with rake (CEV)

41
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Name of trucks for mines? Robot for mines?

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Buffalo, Arkvark, MCAT

Matilda

42
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Explosive breaching methods

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Bangalore torpedo (M1A1/M1A2)

Antipersonnel obstacle breaching system (APOBS)

Mongoose (Explosive Standoff Mine Breacher)

MILIC (Explosive Line Charge)

43
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Dimensions of a Mongoose path?

A

14 by 100m

44
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Dimensions of a Bangalore torpedo path?

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1m wide by 15m long

45
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How many tubes are in a Bangalore torpedo kit?

46
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What is the rate that Bangalore torpedo kits can be used to clear a minefield?

A

3.5-4.5 man hours per 100 meters

47
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Methods of manual breaching

A

Probing
Mine detectors
Dogs
Visual

Will not cover more than 500m per hour

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