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Appendix D: Wargame Gamebook
Appendix D: Wargame Gamebook
Pages 68-77
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staff faces a projected mine threat in conducting expeditionary operations in a littoral region. GROUP DISCUSSIONS: · Organization: The players will be organized into four groups reflecting depths of mine threat.
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On 7 December 2004, Joint Chief's issued a warning order designating the Commander of the Joint Task Force, the forces, and direction to commence operational level planning for Operation Rockhound. Joint Task Force Commander Campaign Plan The following information is extracted from the Joint Task Force Commander's Campaign plan for Operation Rockhound to facilitate planning.
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Although this would involve high risk for Nordica, the JTF must plan for this contingency. Our course of action will be to to establish sea and air control and to commit a landing force to conduct extended operations ashore.
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, the Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS) , the AQS-20/X Advanced AMCM Sonar, the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS)
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is an electro-optics-based mine reconnaissance system that detects and localizes drifting/floating and shallow water moored mines from tactical helicopter platforms. AMCM - Airborne Mine Countermeasures AMNS - Airborne Mine Neutralization System.
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AN/AQS-20 - The AN/AQS-20 is a helicopter-towed minehunting sonar consisting of a Mission Control Display Subsystem, an AMCM Console Subsystem located in the helicopter, and a Towed Body Subsystem. The towed body includes side-looking, gap-filling, volume-searching, and forward-looking sonars.
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The system is designed for operation with SABRE in graduated clearing of an approach lane from the sea for amphibious landing craft. Explosive effectiveness tests have shown DET to be very capable of defeating mines in water depths from three to ten feet.
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SLMM may use either the Target Detection Device Mk 57, or, when available, the Target Detection Device Mk 71. It is a shallow water, bottom mine that detects submarines and surface ships.
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in graduated clearing of an approach lane from the sea for amphibious landing craft. Explosive effectiveness tests have shown line charges to be very capable of reducing light and medium obstacles on land and defeating mines located in water depths up to three to ten feet.
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Additionally, the EX-8 Marine Mammal System acquisition program began in FY 98 to merge demonstrated prototype capabilities from the VSW MCM Test Detachment with new technology to acquire an operational MMS Det by the end of FY 00. VSW MCM acquisition projects currently underway are only the beginning of a longer-term plan to acquire a viable VSW MCM capability that enables seamless power projection forward, from the sea through the littoral waters and across the shore, even when a credible mine threat challenges exists.
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