REQUEST FOR GEMSS FLIPPER FASCAM AUTHORITY

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Subject: REQUEST FOR GEMSS FLIPPER FASCAM AUTHORITY                      

Box  ID: BX000037

Document Number:          2

Folder Title: TAC CP ENGR LOGS                                                                                

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Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organzation: ARCENT      











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                        CDR 24TH INF DIV(M) SA//G3//

                        CDR XVIII ABN CORPS//G3//

                 INFO: CDR XVIII ABN CORPSIIENGRII



           SUBJ: REQUEST FOR GEMSS/FLIPPER FASCAN AUTHORITY

           1.       THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO REQUEST CG,

           24TIl ID(M) BE GRANTED AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY GEMSS/FLIPPER

           DELIVERED MINES VICINITY 24TIl ID(M) BPS 101, 102 AND 103 IN

           LIEU OF CONVENTIONAL MINES.

           2.  W EMPLACEMENT OF PROPERLY MARKED GEMSS MINEFIELDS

           PRESENT NO GREATER DANGER TO FRIENDLY FORCES THAN
           CONVENTIONAL MINEFIELDS. THE FLI@PER ONLY DISPENSES MINES
           20-30 DFE@ERS FROM THE HOST VEHICLE. FLIPPER MINEFIELDS CAN

           BE CLEARLY MARKED AND IDENTIFIED UNLIKE ARTILLERY DELIVERED
           PASCAM WHICH CAN DELIVER MFN-ES IN EXCESS OF 15 KILOMETERS.

           GEMSS MINEFIELDS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OVER CONVENTIONAL

           MINEFIELDS IN THAT ONCE THEY PASS THEIR SELF DESTRUCT TIME

           THE OBSTACLE NO LONGER EXISTS WHEREAS A CONVENTIONAL

           MINEFIELD IS IN-PLACE UNTIL PHYSICALLY REMOVED.

           3. (U) POC IS LTC THOMPSON, ADE AT TACTICAL: 9-7666-158.

           OADR






           KILCULLEN, STEPHEN A. t4AJ, EN ADE
           AFZP-GTP-E, TACTICAL 9-7666-158

           LAMAR, LTC, G3 9-7666-103


                                                       22090OZ FEB 91


                               UNCLASSIFIED          DECLASSIFIED ON 23 Aug 1996 PER
                                                     SECARMY (DAMH) UP SEC 3.4 EO 12958