Engineer Operations (FM 3-34)

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H-67. The grappling hook is a multipurpose tool used for manual obstacle reduction. Soldiers use it to detonate mines from a standoff position by activating trip wires and AHDs. After the grapnel is used to clear trip wires in a lane, dismounted Soldiers can move through the minefield, visually locate surface laid mines, and prepare mines for demolition. In buried minefields, Soldiers grapple and enter the minefield with mine detectors and probes. H-48. The breach force should be organized and equipped to use several different reduction techniques in case the primary technique fails. Additional reduction assets should be present to handle the unexpected. Normally, 50 percent more reduction assets than required for obstacle reduction are positioned with the breach force. Mechanical and electronic reduction techniques and equipment are employed by engineers and can be found in ATP 3-34.20.

Do not modify the Bangalore torpedo. Cutting the Bangalore in half or performing other modification could cause the device to explode. FMI 3-90.10 Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives Operational Headquarters - January 2008H-42. Visual detection is part of all combat operations. Soldiers should constantly be alert for minefields and all types of enemy obstacles. Soldiers visually inspect the terrain for the following obstacle indicators─

FM 6-02.73 Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures for Tactical Radios in a Joint Environment - July 2009 H-63. Different manual reduction techniques for surface-laid and buried minefields are discussed below.ATP 3-07.40 Engagement Teams Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures For Conducting Engagements and Employing Engagement Teams - May 2013 Airdrop Of Supplies And Equipment: Rigging Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE) And Advanced Aviation Forward Area Refueling System (AAFARS) ATP 6-02.72 TAC Radios Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Tactical Radios - November 2014

FM 5-430-00-2 Planning and design of Roads, Airfields, and Heliports in the Theater of Operations - Road Design Volume II - September 1994

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Trip-Wire/Break-Wire-Fused AP Mine. Place at least a one-pound charge within 15.2 centimeters of the mine after the mine at the end of a trip wire has been located. Soldiers can use elevated charges if necessary against the Claymore and stake-type mines. Patterns of objects being used as a sighting line. An enemy can use mines fired by command, so road shoulders and areas close to the objects should be searched.