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Subject: The chemical ammunition requirements case
General
1. This case was prepared in accordance with the logical principles that constitute the basis
of the detailed method to find the ammunition requirements.
2. This case deals with two types of chemical agents only: Sarin and Mustard.
Objective
3. To provide an easy and quick method in finding the requirements of the chemical
ammunition in order to have the number of the required launches to operate the targets
equivalent to 155 mm ammunition.
Description
4. The case consists of seven rounds with unified locations as follows:
A. First Side:
First. The external first round and the following is confirmed:
1- Table A Signaling contents
2- Table B Transfer processes
3- Hole of the targetŐs surface in hectares
4- Three fields. Each field consists of the following parts:
a. Total of the signaling contents
b. 30% losses percentage by using 155 mm ammunition.
c. 50% losses percentage by using 155 mm ammunition.
Second. The second round was designed to deal with the targets that have a surface from 5
to 100 hectares and signaling contents of 2- 2.4.
Third: The third round was designed to deal with the targets that have a surface from 5 to
100 hectares and signaling contents of 2.6 - 3.
Fourth: The fourth round was designed to deal with the targets that have a surface from 5
to 100 hectares and signaling contents of 3.2 - 3.6.
B. Second Side
First. The first external round and the following was confirmed:
(1) Hole of the targetŐs surface in hectares
(2)Three fields. Each field consists of the following parts:
a. Total of the signaling contents
b. 30% losses percentage by using 155 mm ammunition.
c. 50% losses percentage by using 155 mm ammunition.
(1-3)
Second. The second round was designed to deal with the targets that have a surface from 5
to 100 hectares and signaling contents of 0.2 - 00.6.
Third: The third round was designed to deal with the targets that have a surface from 5 to
100 hectares and signaling contents of 0.8- 1.2.
Fourth: The fourth round was designed to deal with the targets that have surface a from 5
to 100 hectares and signaling contents of 1.4 - 1.8.
Usage
The following measures are taken when using the case to find the requirements of the
ammunition. They are:
a. Depend on the surface of the target to be operated in hectares
b. Limits of the signaling contents then add the total.
c. Organize the signaling three rounds so they would be lined up.
d. Choose the round required in light of all the signaling contents.
e. Put the targetŐs surface in the round designed for it.
f. Read for the average of the required losses the number of required launches of 155
mm ammunition.
g. Multiply the number of launches from the transfer agents when wanting to
transfer 155 mm ammunition to another ammunition in table B or using
Attachment A.
Example
Follow the below example on how to use the case:
a.
First: Objective: Unprotected Units
Second: TargetŐs surface: 30 hectares
Third: Agent type: Sarin
Fourth: Wind speed: about 9 Km / h (2.5 m /s)
Fifth: Vertical changes in temperature: Settled
Sixth: Temperature degree: 15.5 C (60 F)
Seventh: Ground: open and flat with some plants
Eighth: Precipitation: not available
Ninth: The required percentage of losses: 50%.
B. Requirement
Find the ammunition requirements to make the required signaling on the target.
(2-3)
C. Solution
First: From Table A of the first side, the signaling contents are collected from the field
(Sarin in an attack of more that 30 seconds) and as follows:
Equivalence 1.09
Wind Speed 1.000
Temperature Degree 0.12
Ground 0.30
Precipitation /not available 0.70
3.21
Second: In the total of the signaling contents that total 3.21, we find the required round
that needs to be used. It is the round that is within the ranges of 3.2 and 3.6.
Third: In order to receive the readings on the big disk, arrange the three other rounds so
that they would all be lined up. Keep the rounds in this position. Turn the big
round until number (30) appears in a hole (the targetŐs surface). In this case, the
value of the signaling contents in First above is closer to the value of the signaling
contents which appear on the round and amount to (3.2).
Fourth : Below the hole of the signaling contents where the value 3.2 is and 50% of the
losses, read number 14 which represents the number of ammunition equivalent to
155 mm ammunition that are required to operate the target that has a surface of 30
hectares.
Fifth By using Table B of the first side, number 14 that represents 155 mm ammunition
may be changed to another ammunition after a strike with the required agent.
(3-3)
W. O. Fouad Nov. 24
Attachment A
No.
Ammunition Type
Transfer agent
Sarin
Mustard
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
155 mm shell
105 mm shell
8 knot shell
4.2 knot mortar shell
175 mm shell
tubular missile
Honest John equipped with a M79 warhead
Honest John equipped with a E19Re warhead
Little John
Sergeant
M34A1 bomb that weighs 1000 pounds
MC1 bomb that weighs 750 pounds
Gas bomb 5"/38 (naval)
Gas bomb 5"/54 (naval)
Gas rocket 5" (naval)
Gas bomb that weighs 500 pounds
Gas bomb that weighs 115 pounds (naval)
1
4
0.41
-
0.48
0.61
0.017
0.014
0.098
0.016
0.033
0.029
2
1.46
1.35
0.059
-
1
3.6
-
1.61
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.165
In the Name of God, Most Gracious Most Merciful
Top Secret
Command
of the Chemical Corps / Second Corps
Number 2/70/
Date Jamadah 1, 1411
November, 1990
To\
Subject \ Study report of the chemical protective measures
Below is an study report of the preventive measures of headquarters and units
which was conducted on / / 1990 by the committee formed in our top secret letter
896 dated September 24, 1990
No.
Subject
Report and Remarks
1
Chemical training and individualsŐ competence
2
Full availability of the protective chemical
equipment
3
Full availability of the chemical elements
4
Full availability and average in the unit of the
trainees on chemical detection and surveillance
activities
5
Availability and level of the chemical training
officer in the units
6
Other date to try the protective masks in the gas
chamber
7
Equip the headquarters with an equipment to
check the air
8
Open chemical surveillance locations in the units
9
Availability of the requirements to open a partial
decontamination point
(1-2)
Top Secret
Top Secret
No.
Subject
Report and Remarks
10
Protect protective and decontamination
equipment
11
Fix and learn the chemical warning signals
12
Measures taken by individuals when they come
under a chemical or nuclear attack
13
Measures taken by the unit when it comes
under a chemical or nuclear attack
14
Measures taken by the brigade when it comes
under a chemical or nuclear attack
15
Recognize the signs of a chemical attack
16
Availability and validity of the chemical
detection, reconnaissance, and warning
17
Reliability of the chemical equipment and
whether they need repair or check up
Please take the necessary action and inform us of your measures about this matter.
Colonel
Thabet Hassoon Yahya
Commander of the Chemical Corps, Second Corps
Copy to\
Second Corps Command / in reference to our above letter, please review.
(2-2)
Top secret
W. O. / Amer Document evaluation (a,b,c)
Secret
Acknowledgment Form for the Availability and Validity of the chemical equipment
Name of Unit: ( )
No.
Item Type
Owned
Available
Surplus
Shortage
Status
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Individual Chemical Protective
Equipment
Protective mask
Decontamination and first aid
tools
Protective cloak
Light gloves
Light protective foot gears
Chemical AdvisorŐs equipment
Device to measure the radiation
level (TK5)
Radiation detection device /13
Device to measure amounts with
/22
Chemical detection tools
Individual decontamination device
for vehicles
Chemical warning flares
Thick protective foot gear
Thick protective gloves
Protective vest
Guest signature Unit commanderŐs signature
Rank: Rank:
Name: Name:
Position: Position:
Date: Date:
(1-1)
Secret
In the Name of God, Most Gracious Most Merciful
Command
of the Chemical Corps / Second Corps
Number 3/1/39
Date Jamadah 2nd 18, 1411 H
January 4, 1991
To / Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Ameen Mohamad
Subject / Committee formation
__________________
A committee was formed under your chairmanship and the membership of Major Hareth Tah
Yasseen and First Lieutenant Ali Hussein Kareem to make an inventory and destroy leave forms
and forms for the permanent and temporary non exposure for the year 1990.
Please take the necessary action.
[signature]
Colonel
Thabet Hassoon Yahya
Commander of the chemical corps m/ second
division
January 1991
W O / Shamel Document evaluation (a,b,c,)
Status of the decontamination equipment for our battalion until 2/9/1991
No.
Vehicle Type
Available
Total
Operational
Out of order
Remarks
[ill.]
[ill.]
1-
2-
3-
Personal decontamination
vehicle with bathing booth
Equipment decontamination
vehicle
Various clothing
decontamination vehicle
20
16
4
13
10
4
2
1
-
5
5
-
Status of vehicles used outside our brigade
No.
Vehicle Type
Quantity
Remarks
1-
2-
3-
Decontamination vehicle DDA with
bathing booth
Decontamination vehicle DDA / 16
Decontamination vehicle for the
equipment of the commander of
comp/14
2
1
1
Use in Al-Jihad Forces Command
Numbers 155119, 8550
Use in mechanized infantry
division /51 number 20460
Use in Al-Jihad Forces Command
number 70130
[signature]
Colonel
Hamza Hassan Jassem
Commander of the block support
Status of the reconnaissance vehicles for our battalion until 2/9/1991
No.
Vehicle Type
Available
Total
Operational
Out of order
Remarks
1-
2-
Chemical vehicle type WAS
Chemical vehicle Type [ill.]/2
16
18
9
13
7
5
Status of vehicles used outside the headquarters of our brigade
No.
Vehicle Type
Quantity
Remarks
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
6-
7-
Surface vehicle Type WAS
Same
Same
Surface vehicle Type [ill.] /2
Same
Same
Same
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
_______
13
Use in Al-Jihad Forces Command
Numbers (45 - 163- 115429)
[ill.] (127738)
Ranger Battalion (137740)
Use in Al-Jihad Forces Command
(4552) (2136)
Mechanized infantry division / 51
(9786) (4664) (4398)
Armored Division /17 (4444) (2137)
(2120)
Ranger Battalion (4025)
TOTAL
[signature]
Colonel
Hamza Hassan Jassem
Commander of the block support
Agenda
1989
1409 - 1410 H
Price: 35 Dinars
Soft-Cover Printing - Baghdad - Ministerial - Phone 4253799
National Holidays
January 1 : New Year 1989
January 6 : Iraqi Army Anniversary
February 8 : Anniversary of the Ramadan 14 Revolution
March 21 : Spring Holiday
March 26 : Easter Holiday for Christians
April 5 & 6 : Banja Holiday for Sabians
April 14 : Eastern April First for the Yazeedians
May 1 : Labor Day
May 6 : Lesser Bairam Holiday
May 30 : Dahfa Dimana Holiday for Sabians
July 13 : Greater Bairam Holiday
July 14 : July 14 Revolution Anniversary
July 17 : July 17 Revolution Anniversary - National Day
August 3 : Hegira New Year 1410
August 12 : AshoraŐ Day (10 Moharam)
September 23-30 : Yazeedians Holiday
November 12 : Small Holiday for Sabians
October 12 : ProphetŐs Birthday
December 14 : December 1 Eastern for Yazeedians
December 25 : Christmas Holiday
Tuesday, January 17
1- 12/4/1990 I was called back from my periodic leave
Time 12:00 ŇAl-AbdulyÓ
2- 5111224 Abdul Sattar
Colonel Ismael
Wednesday January 18
Division - Our command - [illegible]
[illegible] - First Ranger - Main [illegible]
Introduction of [illegible]: The headquarters will become [illegible]
12/5/1990
Was received and we will send you copy number 10 in addition to [illegible]
General Azar Abdul Ruhman visited [illegible]
the command and divisions at 10:50 on 2/5/1990
Thursday, January 19
Visit of [illegible] with [illegible] command [illegible] on 12/6/1990
1. There are [illegible] 10% of decontamination and first aid tools as well as masks
2. Need 5% reserve for the depot
3. [illegible] 22 persons within the division
4. [illegible]
[illegible] DDA number _
5. [illegible] Tk /5 12 unit equipment
Tk 22 [illegible] 9
6. Collective protection [illegible] not available
7. Training not available because the division is not stable
8. Instructions and guidelines issued by the command
9. Need training correspondence 123, 21d
Today is 12/7 [illegible] command headquarters because there was a visitor Colonel Shaker
Friday, January 20
12/8/ 1990 visit to the infantry division /99
[illegible] visit to the [illegible] /2
Today is 12/6/1990 a visit to the [illegible] /2 and a visit to the [illegible] by the chemical corps at
the headquarters of [illegible] /2
for the purpose to execute the destruction
1. [illegible] vehicle
2. [illegible] Yussef
3. Full maps
4. [illegible]
On 12/9/ 1990, no visit because there was no rush
the corpsŐ training was carried out on an attack against locations I supposed were occupied by
the enemy
W. O. Saleh Mohamad by the brigade / headquarters [illegible]. He did not give lectures.
It will [illegible] from the battalion
Saturday, January 21
Our letter number 139 dated December 11, 1990
Saturday 12/15 Inf. /99
12/16 com./70
12/17 com./59
12/18 inf./24
12/19 com./42
12/20 com/17
12/21 com/41
12/22 inf/31
12/23 inf/32
12/24 com/
Sunday, January 22
Reconnaissance on 12/22/1991
[illegible]
1-3 Decontamination plan chemical 2 /13 chemical of the headquarters / training
3994 goes to [illegible] number
Artillery
infantry [illegible] /2 [illegible]
[illegible] 24 [illegible]
headquarters [illegible] 11
com. /17 [illegible] region [illegible
[illegible]
Ranger number 2/
road [illegible]
[illegible] 24/400/37 chemical Fourth possibility
Monday, January 23
Number 5 / location 5a 17 Km Tk
[illegible] number 5
after 17 Km [illegible]
[illegible]
Road /Commander of [illegible]
[illegible] is 7 Km far from the [illegible] of headquarters [illegible]
13
Location / 15/ 20 [illegible]
47 km [illegible] 2876
5 [illegible] 18 Km from the [illegible]
[illegible] number 4 from the [illegible]/ Third possibility
Tuesday, January 24
Second possibility came back from [illegible]
The third [illegible]
[illegible]
Headquarters [illegible]
Decontamination station [illegible]
Wednesday, January 25
Headquarters secret visit for today 12/4/1990
1. Record equipment is in [illegible]
2. Send [illegible] immediate to Mansourya [illegible] will come today
3. [illegible] original documents
* there is shortage in masks
* they were distributed to the recruiters
* [illegible] A part of them. Chemical W. O. Ali [illegible] W. O. Qasem
* will be giving lectures daily for one hour to each [illegible] General Staff
Thursday, January 26
Chemical Corps /17 visit
1- Mechanized vehicles for use in our [illegible] / not available
2- not available
3- [illegible]
4- lack of water, glass /200 liters
Qaser detergent [illegible]
Then address the command on that matter
5- persons/ lack / chemical 15
[illegible] not [illegible] for training
[illegible] good [illegible] equipment [illegible]
6. Multiple [illegible]
7. [illegible] chemical 9 check up in the company
and three in the units / [illegible]
due in less that 7 days [illegible]
Friday, January 27
9. In the companyŐs headquarters 3 in the units
10- check the chemical equipment
11- First lieutenant Nabil for the headquarters /99
___________________
Commando 41 visit 1/3
1. Chemical advisor [illegible]
is not available in the unitsŐ headquarters
2- Partial decontamination point [illegible] was not carried out in the headquarters of the
[illegible]
com/41 [illegible]
Saturday, January 28
[illegible] Tk/41 headquarters on 1/7/1990
50 signals dedicated to the chemical corps / Colonel Ismael
Chemical / [illegible] Administration
Battalion 3 - Battalion 3 - Battalion 8 - Battalion 80 - Brigade Headquarters
Sunday, January 29
1. The brigade or the unit /mechanized infantry division /31 works with Armed Brigade/41
Shaker Hamza Abdul Ameer
5. Chemical training 15
a. Chemical training program and Chemical training manuals: 1.5
b. Executive chemical training authority : 1.5
c. Chemical training officer level in the unit: _
d. Chemical level in the unit: 2
e. Chemical training reserves, methods, and field:
f. Supervision of the unit headquarters on the chemical training: 2
/10
6. Position of the chemical supplies, validity of the chemical equipment: 4
/5
7. Training elements in the unit on chemical detection and decontamination activities: 5
/5
8. Mask check ups in gas chambers and practice to wear protective equipment: 4
/5
9. Chemical surveillance, equipment availability, and the chemical warning device.
/5
10 The chemical depot in the unit and storage method.
11. Records availability [illegible] : 4
Monday, January 30
30 Armored Brigade /41 / [illegible] Major [Illegible]
15
5. Chemical training
a. Chemical training program and Chemical training manuals: not available
b. Executive chemical training authority: 1
c. Level of chemical training officer in the unit: 2
d. Chemical training level in the unit:
e. Chemical training reserves, methods:
f. Status of the unit headquarters in the chemical training: 1
6. Status of the chemical supplies, validity of the chemical equipment:
7. Training elements in the unit on chemical detection and decontamination activities:
8. Check masks in gas chambers and practice wearing protective equipment
9. Chemical surveillance and availability of its equipment and the chemical warning device.
10 The chemical depot in the unit and storage method.
11. Records availability
Tuesday, January 31
Major Ghaeb Kareem Shawqi
5. Chemical training 15
a. Chemical training program and chemical training manuals: not available
b. Executive chemical training authority : 1
c. Chemical training officer level in the unit: 2
d. Chemical training level in the unit: 2
e. Chemical training reserves, methods, and field:
2/2
f. Supervision of the unit headquarters on the chemical training: 1
10/10
6. Status of the chemical supplies, validity of the chemical equipment:
5/5
7. Training elements in the unit on chemical detection and decontamination activities: 3
5/5
8. Mask tests in gas chambers and practice to wear protective equipment: 2
4/5
9. Chemical surveillance and availability of its equipment and the chemical warning device. 3/5
5/5
10 The chemical depot in the unit and storage method.
5/5
11. Records :3
January
Major Ali Raheem Samir
5. Chemical training 15
a. Chemical training program and chemical training manuals: 3
b. Executive chemical training authority : 1 4
c. Chemical training officer level in the unit: 4 3
d. Chemical training level in the unit: 2 4 3
e. Chemical training reserves, methods, and field:
f. Supervision of the unit headquarters on the chemical training: 1 4 3
20/20
6. Status of the chemical supplies, validity of the chemical equipment: 10
10/5
7. Training elements in the unit on chemical detection and decontamination activities:
10/5
8. Mask tests in gas chambers and practice to wear protective equipment:
15/6
9. Chemical surveillance and availability of its equipment and the chemical warning device. 3
10/5
10 The chemical depot in the unit and storage method.
10/10
11. Records
Wednesday, February 1
Testing and checking the usage of chemical equipment
1-call [illegible]
1/7/1991 visit by units
2- [illegible]
1/8/1990
I am with Major [illegible]
Report of all the units visited
VisitŐs date:
Shortages:
Remarks:
Thursday, February 2
Battalion 3, infantry division /99
[illegible] Lt. Col. Hamood Matar Mahmood and [illegible]
Surveillance / [illegible]
Friday, February 3
Battalion /99
[illegible] Major Hassan Abdulla
units [illegible]
Saturday, February 4
infantry division /99 Lieutenant Colonel Hamed Habeeb Khalaf
Equipment plan under way [illegible]
Major Amer Ali
Advisor Hamad Abdul Mohsen
Substitute Taher Saleh Mosleh
Sunday, February 5
visit [illegible] / Colonel Sattar
Mazraat Al-Fallah Road, 100 meters to the left after [illegible]
[illegible]
near [illegible]
Advisor / deserter
substitute; [illegible]
training for the substituteŐs substitute
1. [illegible]
2. Connecting a telephone to the surveillance
open a session to [illegible] the advisor
Monday, February 6
1. 1/28/1991 our unitŐs was visited [illegible]
2. 1/29/1991 [illegible] was visited
because of the commanderŐs visit to the battalionŐs training site.
Command visit [illegible]
Desertion of WO chemical / WO Abdul Amir
Administration 14 / 1990
to the command of battalion 2
1- Operation office [illegible]
2. Liaison officer
3. Four armored [illegible]
a. Command
b. [illegible]
c. [illegible]
4. Visited 3 [illegible] and two remain
5.
Tuesday, February 7
Abdul Amir Location 2/27/1991 - main [illegible]
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