XM21 REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALERT 27 OCT 90

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Subject: XM21 REMOTE SENSING CHEMICAL AGENT ALERT  27 OCT 90             

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         01 OZ 271345Z OCT 90 RR RR                       AT ZYUW     3001330



                        COMUSARCENT MAIN//AFRD-DTO//

                        CDRXVIIIABNCORPS OPS//G3-0/G4//

                  INFO  ARCENT SPT CMD//G3/G4//

                        USARCENT REAR FT MCPHERSON GA//

                        CENTCOM COMCEN//

                        COMUSARCENT MAIN//AFRD-DTO//



         SUBJ: (U) XMZL REMOTE CHEMICAL AGENT ALERT
         1.  @ ) OPERATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN CALLS FOR XMZI TO BE

         ISSUED OF THE BASIS OF ONE PER NBC RECONNAISSANCE TEAM. THE FUTURE

         XM21 IS TO BE MOUNTED ON NBC RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM, THE CURRENT

         PROTOTYPE IS USED WITH TRIPOD IN DISMOUNTED ROLE. IT IS RECOMMENDED

         THAT THE FIVE PROTOTYPE ALARMS BE EMPLOYED ON TRIPODS TO PROVIDE

         EARLY WARNING TO ONE (PERHAPS TWO) HIGH VALUE FIXED SITES. THIS WILL

         SIMPLIFY CONTRACTORS LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS AND IT WILL MAKE

         IT EASIER TO PROVIDE A POWER SOURCE TO OPERATE THE ALARM. THE XM21

         CURRENTLY IS NOT CONFIGURED TO BE CARRIED OR OPERATED FROM THE NBC

         RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM.

         2.         TYPE CLASSIFICATION STANDARD IS SCHEDULED IN APRIL 91 AND

         PRODUCTION DELIVERIES ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 1994. A TOTAL OF 30
         AAHA




         CPT WAGDALT, G3, NBC                 CLASSIFIED BY MULTIPLE SOURCES
         ARCENT MAIN, 01-478-3501
                                              COORD       C/S CONCUR/NONC09CUR
                                                           G4 CONCUR/NONCONCUR
           S.L. ARNOLD, BG, USA, ACOFS,G3

                                                                    271345ZOCT90
                                  UNCLASSIFIED            DECLASSIFIED
                                                          ON: 23 AUG 96
                                                          BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER tnc
                                                   3.4 EO 12958