UXO Safeties

Question 1

what is the IED/UXO battle drill

Answer 1

clear

cordon

control

call EOD

Question 2

if the ordance has any type of filler what safeties must you assign

Answer 2

HE, Frag, Move

Question 3

what are the two types of fragmentation

Answer 3

primary and secondary

Question 4

what safeties are always considered

Answer 4

approach and time on target

Question 5

what are the 20 safeties

Answer 5

HE, FRAG, MOVE, EMR, STATIC, EJECT, PE/LUCKY, JET, VT, WT, WP, FIRE, CHEM, CW, C/S, BT, MAG, ACOUSTIC/SEISMIC, APPROACH, TOT

Question 6

what is EMR

Answer 6

electromagnetic radiation

Question 7

what is PE

Answer 7

piezoelectric or lucky

Question 8

what is JET

Answer 8

the jet of air from a shape or platter charge

Question 9

how must you approach all UXO

Answer 9

45 degrees from the rear

Question 10

what is VT

Answer 10

variable time

Question 11

what is WT

Answer 11

wait time

1 hr wt for pyrotechnic delay

1 hr wt for projected electrical fuzes

3 hr wt for guided missiles

24 hr wt for bomb fuzes

Question 12

for CHEM UXO what is the standoff

Answer 12

600 meters upwind

2000 meters downwind

Question 13

what is WP

Answer 13

white phosphorus

Question 14

what is CW

Answer 14

clock work

Question 15

what is C/S

Answer 15

cocked striker

Question 16

what is BT

Answer 16

booby trap

Question 17

what is seismic/acoustic

Answer 17

seismic- a sensor that can be used to detect low freq vibrations

acoustic- a sensor that is designed to be actuated by sound