TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS OF XM21

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Subject: TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS  OF XM21                           

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                The following tactics may be recommended by the staff chemical officer to
            support the scheme of maneuver:

                                           POINT SURVEILLANCE


                                            AREA SURVEILLANCE


                                             RECONNAISSANCE

                                 The Point Surveillance mission is conducted for a specific
            period of time, oriented key terrain. It is typically conducted to ensure that
            time sensitive or critical operations can be conducted without unwarned
            encounters with chemical agent clouds or transfer hazards resulting from a
            munitions event. For example, use an XM21 on a ridgeline oriented upon a
            bridge or other identifiable choke point up or down a valley. The principle
            advantage of this employment technique is that it capitalizes upon the
            strengths and minimizes the weak points of the detector . XM21 is best used
            where a heavy agent vapor concentration of short-to- medium size will be seen
            within the entire field of view of the detector.
            AREO_SURVEILLANCE. The goal of the area surveillance mission is to provide a
            tailored detection capability in those tactical situations where it is
            impractical to employ remoted point samplers, such as the MSAL system. This
            would be done when the need for operational security$ emplacement/recovery
            time/workload requirements, and some operational risk is acceptable. The
            mission may be conducted in either mounted (vehicle) or dismounted (tripod)
            configuration based upon the situation and the supported unit.
                                  nglintgdl. The Reconnaissance mission is conducted to
            reduce the time required to perform NBCRS primary mission or to increase
            confidence that an area is uncontaminated. In a typical mission supporting NBC
   reconnaissance, XM21 is used to monitor a portion of a route, oriented upon key
            terrain, that has been previously checked and classified as uncontaminated by
            NBCRS. While NBCRS is checking an adjacent route, a task organized XM21 team
            is overmatching the area just checked to report if a munitions event occurs
            following recon and prior to use of the route by the maneuver force.

            Pivision-Che!nical Cell.
                At the Division, Brigade Mission Support requests are received by the NBCC
            and compared with Division Requirements to ensure that there is no redundancy.
            These requests for support are weighted against the Division Commander's
            concept of the operation and a priority is assigned. The Division Chemical
            Officer then proposes courses of action to the 6-3 designed to accomplish
            hazard avoidance for the division.

            mrssION MANAGEMENT: Mission Management is the direction and control of hazard
            avoidance operations. It involves identifying and planning necessary actions
            for satisfying each identified requirement. Mission management at the division
            level is accomplished by the NBCC. This section prepares the division hazard
            avoidance plan and coordinates it with the division reconnaissance and
            surveillance plan tha4 is developed by the 6-2. Decisions on what is to be



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