Protective Measures

Question 1

What are the methods of combating earth-shock?

Answer 1

Trenching
Venting
Buttressing

Question 2

What are two ways to reduce blast and frag damage?

Answer 2

Barricading

Buttressing

Question 3

How wide should buttressing be at its base? What should it taper to?

Answer 3

10’

48 and 60”

Question 4

What is the minimum size timber for buttressing?

Answer 4

4x4

Question 5

What is the thickness of a barricade for less than 105mm? 105mm and above?

Answer 5

3’

6’

Question 6

What is the k factor for light case munitions?

Answer 6

300

Question 7

What is the k factor for heavy case munitions?

Answer 7

500

Question 8

What is the k factor for mixed cache?

Answer 8

650

Question 9

What is the NEW of an illum round?

Answer 9

1 lb

Question 10

What is the NEW of a 60mm mortar?

Answer 10

1 lb

Question 11

What is the NEW of a 81mm mortar?

Answer 11

2 lbs

Question 12

What is the NEW of a 4.2mm?

Answer 12

9 lbs

Question 13

What is the NEW of an AT mine?

Answer 13

22 lbs

Question 14

What is the NEW of a claymore?

Answer 14

1.5 lbs

Question 15

What is the NEW of a hand grenade?

Answer 15

.5 lb

Question 16

What is the NEW of a HEAT munition?

Answer 16

2 lbs

Question 17

What is the NEW of a S African 155?

Answer 17

18 lbs

Question 18

What is the NEW of a 107mm HE rocket?

Answer 18

11 lbs

Question 19

What is the equation for damage/casualty areas?

Answer 19

D = K x cube root of (NEWx1.38)

Question 20

What are the cache methods?

Answer 20

SF
Donor
Lattice

Question 21

How many blocks do mines get?

Answer 21

1

Question 22

How many blocks for standard ordnance?

Answer 22

1 block

Question 23

How many blocks for HEAT?

Answer 23

2 blocks

Question 24

How many blocks for small ordnance?

Answer 24

.5 block

Question 25

How many blocks for APHE?

Answer 25

2 blocks