1963 US Army Vietnam War Armor Operations ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMENEMY INFORMATION HIGHWAY, ROAD, TRAIL, OR BRIDGE, OVERPASS, FORD, FERRY, OR OTHERCROSSCOUNTRY TRACE CULVERT, OR CAUSEWAY CROSSOIG SITEALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer or ALFA--Who is observer orsource?* source?* source?* source?*BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What? BRAVO--What?How many? Distance? Overall length? Length of crossing?How equipped? Width? Width of roadway? Width (usable)?Surface material? Type and material? Bottom material?Alinement (bad curves or Spans (number and length)? Depth or water level (present,grades)? Class (compute)? maximum and minimum)?Foundation (stable or unstable)? Clearances (overhead and Speed of current?horizontal)?Banks or approaches (material,height, and slope)?Vessels and facilities (capacity,etc)?CHARLIE--Where and when?t * CHARUE--Where and when?*" CHARUE--Where and when?** CHARUE--Where and when?**DELTA--Doing what (if moving; DELTA--Condition (of surface, DELTA--Condition? DELTA--Condition (of bottom,direction, speed, and altitude)? shoulders, and drainage)? Bypass (add complete report banks, etc.)?if required)?Bypass (add complete reportif required)?ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing? ECHO--What are you doing?*Source: the actual origin from which information is obtained, such as prisoners of war, local civilians, documents, etc.**Where: include from-to for route or trace of area; enemy locations sent in grid coordinates in the clear except behind friendly lines,information locating friendly units or activities in code.When: state either time (date-time group) of observation or duration (from-to) of activity.(TANK COMPANY COMMANDER) (PLATOON LEADER) THIS IS (ENGINEER BATTALION 52) (SQUADRON 52) THIS IS(ALFATHIS IS (ARTILLERYFORWARD OBSERVER)(SECOND SCOUT SQUAD) THIS IS (ENGINEERRECONNAISSANCE TEAMTROOP COMMANDER)ONE)(SPOTREP) (SPOTREP) (SPOTREP) (SPOTREP)ALFA--(ARTILLERY FORWARD ALFA--(SECOND SCOUT SQUAD) ALFA--(ENGINEER ALFA--(ADJACENT UNITOBSERVER) RECONNAISSANCE TEAM ONE) CONTACT PARTY)BRAVO--FIVE AGGRESSORS BRAVO--ROAD/FIVE METERS BRAVO--BRIDGE/ONE-EIGHT BRAVO--FORD/SIX-FIVEWITH MACHINEGUN WIDE/CONCRETE SURFACE METERS LONG/SIX METERS METERS LONG/ONE-TWOWIDE/CONCRETE SLAB/CLASS METERS WIDE/ROCK BOTTOM/SEVEN-TWO/THREE SIX METER ONE-HALF METER DEEP/SPANS/CLEARANCESUNLIMITEDCURRENT SLOW/APPROACHESTWO-ZERO PERCENT GRAVELBOTH SIDESCHARLIE--COORDINATES CHARLIE--FROM CHECKPOINT CHARLIE--COORDINATES CHARLIE--FROM CHECKPOINTMIKE-BRAVO-NINER- ONE-NINER TO CHECKPOINT (MIKE-ALFA-EIGHT-SIX-SIX- TWO-NINER DOWN THREE-EIGHT-FIVE-FIVE-NINER- SIX-ONE/TIME TWO-FIVE- NINER-SIX-FIVE)/TIME TWO- HUNDRED RIGHT ONE-FIVE-ONE/TIME TWO-FIVE-ONE- ZERO-NINER-FIVE-ZERO FIVE-ONE-ZERO-ZERO-ZERO ZERO/TIME TWO-FIVE-ZERO-SEVEN-FOUR-TWOSIX-ZERO-ZERODELTA--DUG IN/FIRING DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/ DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/NO DELTA--GOOD CONDITION/NOSUITABLE FOR USE BY BYPASS WITHIN FIVE-HUNDRED ENEMY(FIRST BRIGADE)/NO ENEMYCONTACTMETERS/NO ENEMYECHO--CAN FIRE IF YOU ECHO--CONTINUING TOWARD ECHO--RETURNING TO YOUR ECHO--CONTINUING MISSIONDESIRE CHECKPOINT EIGHT-EIGHT LOCATION WITH MOREINFORMATIONOVER OVER OVER OVERFigure 45. SPOTREP originating or rseed at company/troop/battery level and below.(12) Lima-Fireball width (NUCREP information is normally reported through comonly)mand channels to division and RADLSV data(13) Mike-Cloud height (NUCREP only) as directed. DA Forms 1971-R (Data Sheet(14) November-Cloud width (NUCREP for Radiological Survey-Ground) and 1971-1-Ronly)(Data Sheet for Radiological Survey-Aerial)Examples are shown at figure 44.may be used and the data recorded is reported,d. Report of Isolated Radiation Dose-Rateusing this report. The report is suitable forMeasurement. This report is used as required exchanging information within NATO. Theby radiological by radiologicalmonitoring (RADLMON)or basic items of the report normally include-survey (RADLSV) parties and above to re- (1) Alfa-Time of reportport, electrically, data obtained. RADLMON (2) Quebec-Location of readingACO I939A 221