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This document is a captured Iraqi military record.
It is provided in its original form to include Iraqi
classification markings (i.e. Top Secret, Secret, etc.).
These classification markings are NOT U.S. Government markings.
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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most merciful
The Republican Guards, the peopleÕs guards Headquarters
of Tank Battalion/55, Republican
Guards
Number: /2/9/ 1523
Date: June 1, 1990
To: Armored Brigade /9 R.G. (Operations)
Subject : returning []
In reference to your letter number m/2/1/2737 dated July 23, 1990, we hereby return the []
pertaining to our battalion. Please review.
Enclosures
file
[signature]
Major
Hassan Khalaf Ali
Tank battalion Commander / 55, Republican Guards
7/1/1990
Copy to
the chemical advisor / for review
A D E (a,b,c)
[illegible] payment numbers
144 192
122
70
57
34
143
65
67
129
105
241
ad-1 equipment
February 16, 1989
Hamourabi chemical RG
Tk Battalion / 56 R G
Guide
to survival in a nuclear war
First lieutenant Imad
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A nuclear explosion...
Is the explosion in which the nuclear materials
directly become energy.
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Do you know....
What are the kinds of explosions?
What are the effects of each?
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Kinds of explosion And their effects
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What is a nuclear explosion?
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The explosion in the air
The fire ball does not reach the surface
Primary effects
Flash Heat Nuclear radiation Blast
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The explosion on the surface
The fire ball reaches the surface
Flash Nuclear radiation Nuclear falls
Heat Blast Hole (Volcano crater)
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The explosion below the surface
The explosion below the surface of the ground
Nuclear radiation Blast Hole (volcano crater) Falls
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Individual protection measures
For survival in the nuclear battle, you must look spontaneously
for the highest degree of protection..
When you see the flash...
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....seek immediate shelter
in the open ground
or in the vehicles
1. Lie on the floor, close your eyes, and put the uncovered
parts of your hands under you head.
2. Move the helmet towards the back to cover the neck
from above.
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If you were in an armored vehicle...
Tighten yourself
Fall on the bottom of the vehicle
Close your eyes and put your face towards the ground
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Main points
be alert! Make use of the ground and look for a low spot
be ready ! If you were in vehicle that was not armored
dig The chance of your rescue
a trench is better than sitting in a vehicle
that is not armored
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[illegible] unarmored vehicle to the low spot otherwise
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if you were in an armored vehicle
Tighten up all the equipment so they do not become explosives
during the explosion
Do not carry unnecessary equipment
and materials in the vehicle
Empty the exterior surface of the vehicle
from flammable materials
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If you do not want to be burnt, do not expose your body if it is unnecessary.
Keep you suitÕs buttons very tight
and your sleeves down while keeping the helmet
on your head properly.
Otherwise, you will become like this......
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Individual preparations
when our divisions are launching
a nuclear attack
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the armored vehicle [illegible]...
-Put your [illegible] to face the ground [illegible] when
you are in this situation
- Put your [illegible] in a hole if possible
- [illegible] or lift the fan of the radio system
- tightly close the windows, turret, back [illegible]
mechanical system [illegible] on yourself against shocks (blasts)
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the unarmored vehicle [illegible]...
a. Put your vehicle in a hole if possible
b. Enter your trench and cover it with its special cover.
Remain in this position till the blast wave ends.
c. If no trench is available, enter the stream of a hole, under
an arcade, channel, behind a solid fence or behind a hill
and cover yourself with the available cover.
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Remember...
You do not have a second chance
Be alert - be ready - train yourself now
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1- Camouflage
Using the best camouflage lead to a longer life
If the enemy fails to find your unitÕs location,
You cannot be hit by nuclear weapons.
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2- Night operations
Darkness hides the unitÕs moves and
diminishes the possibility of being hit
in a nuclear attack.
If your unit was able to move and fight at night,
the chance of its success will increase a lot.
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3- Dispersion
Disperse the vehicles as much as
possible depending on the unitÕs
capability and the ground conditions.
Keep a minimum number of persons
who are outside their shelter at all times
Always be prepared to move if the warning comes.
You may be able to move out of the danger zone.
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4- Efficiency in communications
The right communication procedure
minimizes the communications and
increases your control over the unit.
If your unit has highly efficient communications,
it can move quickly and may be prevent destruction
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5- Preparing for our unitsÕ nuclear attack
Know your unitsÕ alarm system and properly
relay the alarm to your unit.
Make sure that all individuals are ready for
the nuclear attack launched by our units
immediately after giving this warning.
Make sure that you quickly spread the news of any information
about the enemy to identify the targets
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6- The radiations of the remaining materials
These radiations are either radiations
Coming from materials that become
radiated after an explosion in the air
which covered a surface around point zero.
Or may be materials that fell from an
explosion on or below the surface and this
spreads to a wide area to the bottom.
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a- During the operations, always test the radiation of the
materials left at a distance of 30 meters from the vehicle.
Either Or
from inside the vehicle from the vehicle
b- If a radiation is expected, keep testing.
c- [illegible] according to the instructions.
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7- Protection from the radiation of the remaining materials
Each dug place is given a A tank provides a good protection
good protection especially from radiation activities
if it is covered
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Remember
Units and persons that are on alert and highly competent
can fight and survive a nuclear battle
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6- Wear the protective mask and do not remove it before
decontamination measures are taken on the vehicle and the body.
7- Decontaminate vehicles and equipment when the situation
allows it after crossing from the contaminated area.
Detect.... Close holes... Tighten cover....
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8- Decontamination
Clean the equipment Wash or wipe the vehicles
Do not use contaminated Take a shower if possible.
water or food before the Otherwise, throw away or
radiation level decreases wash contaminated clothing
to a safe level.
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9- Reorganization after a nuclear attack by the enemy.
a- Seniors who survive assume the leadership.
b- The unit continues to perform its duty.
c- The higher commander is notified of the situation as soon
as possible.
d- The unit proceeds to assist the injured and the wounded.
e- The unit carries out the decontamination operations.
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