Scatterable Munitions = Unexploded Ordnance = Fratricide
Abstract
High technology foreign and U.S. munitions that dispense numerous submunitions and area area denial ordnance have led to the proliferation of unexploded ordnance (UXO) throughout the modern battlefield. The inevitable by- product of scatterable munitions is unexploded ordnance which if not properly reported, recorded, marked or eliminated, will result in fratricide levels that have been unprecedented in past wars. A review of the quantity of scatterable mines and submunitions used during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and their effects will be presented. Additionally, examples of the use of submunitions and resulting unexploded ordnance incidents involving U.S. soldiers will be reviewed. The massive post war clean-up o UXO in the Kuwait theater will also be addressed. Current and future doctrine, training, leader development, organizations and materiel focus on soldiers (DTLOMS) will be analyzed to support interim changes and recommendations to prevent or limit future fratricide incidents involving unexploded ordnance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 22, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA264233
Entities
People
- Gary W. Wright
Organizations
- United States Army War College