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AIM OF OBSTs
TO ASSIST IN DESTR OF EN BY : DENYING APCHs AND ROUTES TO DELAY AND CAUSE ATTRITION
LATERAL OBSTS
PRIMARY BELT. SELECTED AND ORDERED BY THE HIGHEST COMMANDER AND IS CONTINUOUS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE FORCE HE COMMANDS. THIS IS A PRIORITY TASK FOR ALL ENGINEERS IN THE FORCE. SUBSIDIARY BELT. AN OBSTACLE BELT SELECTED AND ORDERED BY THE HIGHEST COMMANDER OR BY A LOWER COMMANDER OVER AND ABOVE THE PRIMARY BELT. IT MAY BE FORWARD OF, OR BEHIND THE PRIMARY BELT OR TO A FLANK.
MINE LAYING
THE PRINCIPAL FUNCTION OF MINES IS THE SAME AS THAT OF ANY OTHER OBSTACLE I.E. TO HINDER THE ENEMY, TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH THE DEFENDERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR WEAPONS AND TO SEPARATE THE INFANTRY FROM ARMOURED ELEMENTS OF AN ATTACKING FORCE BY IMPOSING VARYING DEGREES OF CAUTION ON THEM.
COVERED BY FIRE. MINEFIELDS LAID SHOULD PREFERABLY BE COVERED BY SMALL ARMS OF THE INFANTRY BATTALION.
COORDINATED SITING OF MINEFIELDS. INDISCRIMINATE LAYING OF MINES CAN BE OF GREAT NUISANCE TO OWN TROOPS. SURPRISE. MINEFIELDS SHOULD BE WELL CONCEALED.
DENSITY. THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE TERRAIN CONDITIONSAND UPON THE PERCENTAGE CASUALTIES/DELAY DESIRED TO BE ACHIEVED.
DESIGN. FRONTAGE, DEPTH, DENSITY AND TYPE OF MINE FIELDS SHOULD BE DECIDED AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION ON ENEMYS CAPABILITY TO BREACH THE MINE FIELD,
DENSITY
DENSITY IS THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF MINES PER METRE OF FRONTAGE OF THE MINE FIELD. DENSITIES ARE INDICATED AS
PRINCIPLES OF SITING
INTERPOSED ACROSS LIKELY AVENUES OF APCH. SITED AHEAD OF DEFs TO HINDER PENETRATION. AROUND DEPTH DEFs TO PREVENT DEEP PENETRATION CONTINOUS ACROSS ENTIRE WIDTH OF APCHs BYPASSING SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE SHOULD BE UNDER OBSN AND FIRE
PLG OF MINEFDS
FMN CDR LAYS DOWN IN OUTLINE PLAN : TK & INF APPCH APPROX ALIGNMENT DENSITIES LOC OF GAPS & LANES ALLOTMENT OF MINES EFFORT BY INF / OTHERS POLICY REGARDING AND DEF SECTs PROTECTVE MINEFDs WITHIN DEF As
COORD
IN FRONT OF BNs BY INF OTHER MINEFDS BY ARMD REGT CDR / ENGRS / FMN CDR GAPS / LANES / MARKING POLICY BY DIV CDR
TPS AND
TYPES OF MINEFDS
PROTECTIVE DEFENSIVE TACTICAL NUISANCE DUMMY
PROTECTIVE MINEFDS
OBSTRUCT PENETRATION INTO DEF LOCs, DEF POSTS, HABOUR AREAS. COVERED BY LMG & RL. NEAR EDGE OUT SIDE WIRE OBSTS.
DEFENSIVE MINEFDs
OBSTRUCT PENETRATION BETWEEN DEF AREAS. PROVIDE DEPTH & DENS TO PROTECTIVE MINEFDS. COVERED BY MMGs, ATGMs, ARTY. NEAR EDGE OUT SIDE WIRE OBST. LAID BY ENGRS. PLANNED & ORDERED AT DIV LEVEL.
TACTICAL MINEFDS
CHANNELISE EN INTO KILLING AREAS. LAID TO FLANKS TO DISCOURAGE BYPASSING. MUST BE COVERED BY FIRE / PATROLLED. LAID BY ENGRS. PLANNED AT HIGHEST LEVELS.
NUISANCE MINEFDS
LAID ALONG EN ROUTES OF ADV /XG PLACES/ AA/FUP. SMALL FRONTAGE. RETROGRADE OPS. LAID BY ENGRS. RECORDS PREPARED.
TYPES OF MINES
TYPES OF MINES
ANTI PERS BLAST- MINE A PERS NMM 14
BAR MINE
INFLUENCE MINES
BASED ON HOLLOW CH (SHAPED CH) PRINCIPLE PHYSICAL CONTACT & PRESSURE NOT REQD. ACTIVATED BY SEISMIC VIBRATION AND OR CHANGE IN MAG FD VIBRATION. FULL WIDTH ATTACK.
INFLUENCE MINES
ARMING DELAY-GETS ARMED ONLY WHEN PERS HAVE MOVED TO SAFETY DISTANCE. ANTI TRAWL DEVICE. OP LIFE - LIFE OF BTY. BLAST PROOF. ALD. REDUCTION IN NO OF MINES, PERS AND TPT
MINE FIELD
PRESENT CONCEPT
EVAL OF EARLIER SYSTEM
SHORTCOMINGS IN EARLIER
SYS OF MINEFD PLG
(GRAPHS FE PAMPHLET NO 5 & ERPB 94) BASED ON Mk V HC MINES AND WIDER TR WIDTH.. ONLY DENSITY GIVEN FOR PARTICULAR OF ROWS NOT GIVEN. CAS % ; NO
STOPPING POWER
STOPPING POWER
STOPPING POWER CAN BE DEFINED AS THE PROBABILITY THAT A TANK WILL GET DESTROYED WHILE CROSSING A MINEFD. IT IS EFFECTIVENESS OF A MINEFD RELATED TO PASSAGE OF TKS THROUGH IT AND IS EXPRESSED IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE. IN OTHER WORDS IT MEANS POTENCY OF MINEFD.
HIT PROBABILITY
SYNONYMOUS TO CAS. IT IS THE PROBABILITY OF A TK GETTING DESTROYED IN A MINEFD. FACTORS AFFECTING ARE AS FOLLOWS: SIZE AND TYPE OF MINE TR WIDTH MIN WIDTH OF PRESSURE PAD FOR ACTAUTION SPACING BETWEEN MINES IN A ROW WIDTH OF A TK PROBABILITY THAT A MINE FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY/RELIABLY
EFF RG
EFF RG
EACH MINE HAS AN EFF RG WHICH CAN BE DEFINED AS THE DISTANCE WITHIN WHICH IF A TK TR COMES, IT WILL GET DESTROYED.
EFF RG - ND MKI
T1 W= TR WIDTH
W
6Cm
= 58 Cms
EFF RG = W +6 =64Cms
9 Cm
W+6
T1
W = TR WIDTH
= 58 Cm
9
6
EFF RG = W + 6
W W+6
= 64 Cm
EFF RG - ND Mk III
56 Cm
76 Cm
10
W = TR WIDTH
= 58 Cm EFF RG = W +56 = 114 Cm
W +56
EFF RG - ND Mk III
10
56 Cm 76 Cm
W= TR WIDTH
= 58 Cm
EFF RG = W +56
W +56
= 114 Cm
IN CASE IS THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE DIRECTION OF TK APCH AND MINE, THEN :-
Eff Rg = W + 56 Sin
PROBABILITY(P)
= 2X EFFECTIVE RG SPACING
STOPPING POWER = 1- { (1-PROBABILITY OF CAS DUE TO MINE TYPE 1) X (1- PROBABILITY OF CAS DUE TO MINE TYPE 2) X (1- PROBABILITY OF CAS DUE TO MINE TYPE 3)}
SAMPLE CALCULATION
CONSIDER A MINEFD COMPRISING THREE ROWS
ROW ONE ND MK1 WITH DENSITY 1/6 ROW TWO ND MK111 WITH DENSITY 1/6 ROW THREE INF MINE WITH DENSITY 1/30 STOPPING POWER = 1-((1-0.21)x (1-0.32)x (1-0.11)) = 0.52 OR 52%
1
2
1/6
1/9
1/6
1/9
0
1/9
0
0
1/3
1/3
333
333
53%
50%
3 4
1/12 1/6
1/12 1/6
1/12 1/6
1/12 0
1/3 1/2
333 500
50% 68%
CAPABILITIES OF EXISTING EQPT PROFILE CONSIDERED (BOTH IA AND PAK); HENCE MAKING STUDY USER FRIENDLY.
PROVIDES MULTIPLE OPTIONS TO CHOOSE BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF MINES.