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WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM8. Yield Estimation (3) Flash-to-bang time and cloud-bottoma. If any of the following combinations of angle.burst measurements are known, a nuclear yield b. Values of any of the measurements (acan be estimated:above) can be indexed on the M4 nuclear yield(1) Flash-to-bang time and width of fire- calculator and a corresponding weapon yieldball.determined. In the absence of the M4 calcula-(2) Flash-to-bang time and cloud-top an- tor, the yield can be determined by using nomgle.ograms contained in TM 3-210.Section III. CHEMICAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION,AND RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND SURVEY9. General d. Radiological Survey Party. A radiologicala. The armor unit is trained and equipped to survey party normally consists of a monitorconduct radiological monitoring and survey, and an assistant. The survey party may beChemical detection and identification are rou- mounted in a ground vehicle, an aircraft, ortine activities. Air radiological monitoring and dismounted as required by the type of contamisurveymissions will be performed primarily nation. The assistant may drive the vehicle, flyby the air cavalry troop. This section discusses the aircraft, and operate the radio. A groundthe conduct of these operations in general survey party may be augmented by additionalterms, as applicable to armor units, and ex- persons for security or other reasons.plains the terminology used.e. Radiological Control Party. A radiologicalb. Armor units are trained and equipped to control party is a group of individuals that coperformchemical detection and identification ordinates the efforts of two or more surveyand radiological monitoring as a part of their parties and reports radiological data to higherroutine activities. Radiological survey missions echelon.may be assigned to armor units. Aircraft of f. Radiological Survey Team. A radiologicalthe air cavalry troop perform radiological survey team consists of a control party andmonitoring and survey operations and should two or more survey parties.be used to facilitate the accomplishment of radiologicalsurvey missions.11. Radiological Monitoring and Chemicalc. For additional information concerning Detection Operationschemical detection and identification, and radi- a. Chemical detection and identification andological monitoring and survey operations, see radiological monitoring are command responsi-FM 3-12 and FM 21-40.bilities. It is a protective measure to detect andwarn all personnel of the presence of chemical10. Definitions or radioactive contamination.a. Radiological Monitoring. Actions taken to b. All armor and air cavalry units aredetect and measure the dose rate of radioactive equipped with radiac instruments and chemicalcontamination by use of radiac instruments on agent detection and identification equipment toareas, structures, personnel, equipment, and perform radiological monitoring and chemicalsupplies.detection and identification. As a minimum,b. Radiological Survey. The directed effort one primary operator and one assistant operatodetermine the distribution and dose rates of tor are trained for each piece of equipment.radiation in an area.c. Radiological monitoring and chemical dec.Chemical Detecting. Actions taken to de- tection and identification activities may be contectand identify the presence and give warn- ducted on a periodic or continuous basis. Whileing of toxic chemical agents by use of detection a unit is moving, it is advisable for designatedpaper, detection crayon, chemical agent detec- persons to perform continuous monitoring andtion kits, or alarm devices.detection to prevent movement into an area of400