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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMdition; and evacuate personnel casual- In the absence of surviving commanders capatiesto the battalion rescue squad per- ble of reorganizing the units, the CAT comsonnelcasualty collecting point. mander will take charge of the reorganization.(3) Evacuate operable vehicles and vehiclesrequiring minor repairs to the 179. Brigade Level Operationsbattalion rescue squad equipment col- When'a battalion of a brigade is subjectedlecting point.to a mass destruction attack, the brigade may(4) Evacuate other materiel in priority of perform area damage control operations in thecriticality.affected area by employing the brigade CAT(5) Perform necessary hasty decontami- and the provisional area damage control teamnation of equipment at the earliest op- of the unaffected attached units. Conducting aportunity after clearing the affected brigade level operation, with provisional areaarea.damage control units, generally parallels the(6) Report contamination readings as method of battalion-level operations.specified in the SOP.e. Reorganization. At designated rallyingspecified 180. in Natural the SOP. Disasterspoints and collecting points of the battalion Although not specifically described herein,rescue squad, personnel and materiel are re- measures taken and the procedures and emorganizedas necessary to constitute elements ployment of area damage control provisionalcapable of further combat. When possible, organizations are the same for natural disasmaximumuse is made of surviving command- ters (e.g., floods, typhoons, etc.) as for nuclearers of affected units to effect reorganization. attack.AGO 9139A 89