1 15 1 https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/220a6faac0dd88078588743906b297f6.pdf bcd7b5655a87ab474a2e858f13f8d608 PDF Text Text Item D Number °3128 Author Michie, M. M. D Not Scanned Corporate Author Report/Article Title Re P°rt: Vietnam After-Action Conference Held 12-13 January 1971 (U) Journal/Book Title Year 1971 Month/Day October Color D Number of Images 7 DBSCrlptOn NOtBS Documents were filed together by Alvin Young under the label, "Review of Vietnam Program". EASP 600-13. AD 517811. Many pages of report missing. Friday, November 16, 2001 Page 3128 of 3140 �\ EASP 800-13 VIETNAM AFTf FACTION CONFERENCE X HELD 12 13 JANUARY 1971 (U| Compiled by to I. lotwiniek Oefob«r 1971 CeAMMtl IflfOHM (wfift *• «i*«i«f •! Ik* Ii*>o«at* i«» t«H*At T»J md 7t4 Tint •* I d» )•. USC. SPECIAL HANOliNC KCWHIEO. HOT RELEASAtLE TO FOMIIM OATI Of TM€ AWIV AftSEMAL l^^W^^PWI^^B^^^^ RilitilM 0fflet b*coua» of compilotion | (para 2-5d, AB 380-5J •t 3 y««r interval*; after 12 years D DC P! HOT * m ' I I is ~i~i"i-."\ "•. ~'i f'v. �* f *' Distribution Statement Distribution limited to US Government agencies only Other request* for this document must be referred to Commanding Officer, Edgewood Arsenal. ATTNr SMUEA-TS-R, Edgcwood Arsanal. Maryland 21010. The findings in this report are not to be construed as an official Department of the Army positioj* Unless so designated by other authorized documents. ' i''. • ' " ' - .' • " • " • • - . '; ' Pispositdon '~ " " longer naededt Department of the When this report is organizations will destroy it in |iccor4aace with the procedures given in AR 3fO-§. Navy and Air nts will destroy it in accordance with applicable directions. Depar of Defence contractors will destroy the report aeeording to the requir of p*rajraph 19 of the Industrial Security Manual for Safegua Classified Ii»£ormation. Ail others will return the report to tiie " Officer* Edgewood Arsenal, ATTN: SMUEA-AGA, Ar Jenal, NiaryUwd 21010. �KDGEWOOD ARSENA1/SPECIAL PUBLICATION V ,&', ^L-- - •• i I I JC.J/*O * •»v )-13 AM AFTER-ACTION CONFERENCE IELD 12-13 JANUARY Compiled by SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED: NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN M. M. /Michie >' B.jBotwinick i NATIONALS EXCFPT BY AUTHORITY DATF } Oct This publication contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C., Sections 793 and 794. The transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. Distribution limited to US Government agencies only . ^^•••••^•^^'••••••^••••••^^••••^iWWPBWBB Other requests for this document must be referred to Commanding Officer, Edgewood Arsenal, ATTN: SMUEA-TS-R, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland 21010. D DC DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY EDGEWOOD ARSENAL Customer Relations Office Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland 21010 GROUP 4/ P Downgraded at 3 yerff intervals; zafr int declassified alter 12 years Classified because of compilation (para 2-5d, AR 380-5) �FOREWORD ; The information provided in this report is the result of a conference between chemical o f f i c e r s on duty in Vietnam in 1970 and engineers and scientists at Edgewood Arsenal who developed, produced, and tested the equipment involved. The conference took place in the Research Laboratories at Edgewood Arsenal on 12 and 13 January 1971. Reproduction of this document in whole or in part is prohibited except with permission of the Commanding Officer, Edgewood Arsenal, ATTN: SMUEA-TS-R, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland 21010; however, DDC is authorized to reproduce the document for United States Government purposes. Acknowledgment The authors wish to thank LTC Gary Gallier, LTC James R. Klugh, LTC James L. Templeton, LTC Lewis A. Welzel, and MAJ Robert G. Graham for their contributions to this report. The expressions herein are theirs and do not necessarily represent those of Edgewood personnel. The authors further wish to acknowledge the guidance and of the following Edgewood Arsenal personnel: For service as of this conference, LTC Sampson H. Bass, Jr. , Director, Development and Engineering Laboratories, and for technical assistance, CPT Jack M. Keats, Plans and Readiness Operations Office, and MSG Oswald V. Wethington and SFC Bruce J. Mason, Commodity Management Office. �CONTENTS/ i, n. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE ATTENDANCE A. B. M e m b e r s ol the Panel Other Attendees in. AGENDA IV. 5 b APPROACH V. VI. CONSENSUS AND COMMENTS DISTCUSSION OF ITEMS/TOPICS A. ;) M3 Personnel Detector* B. Protective Masks^'. . . Decontaminating Apparatus* C. Herbicides* . D. Packaging and Packing' E. CS1 and CS2 Agents' F. XM925 Fuze and Burster System* . . . G. E158/E159 CS Canister Clusters^ . . . H. BLU-52A/B Chemical Bomty I . XM28 CS Dispenser^ J. XM630 (4. 2-inch) and XM629 (105-mm). K. CS Cartridges; XM651E1 40-mm C S Cartridge} . . . . L. E8 Launcher; . M Bunker Use Restriction Bomb (BURB)» N. M106 (Mity Mite) Blower* O. CS Grenades P. o. XM99 2. 75-Inch CS Rocketj XM9b 66-mm CS Rocke^ R. CS Field Expedients; S. Portable Flamethrowers^* T. XM202 Launcher System* U. y Service Unitsy w Husch Flares.i 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 �7. It was felt that there should be a training course on the use of the M3 detector in CON US before a chemical officer it sent to Vietnam. 8. It was the consensus of the panel that the M3 personnel detector or it* updated version should be retained as a standard Army item of issue. B. Protective Masks. 1. The panel agreed that the M28 riot control agent mask was superior to the M17A1 protective mask in Vietnam, since.no toxic materials were being used by either side. The M28 mask has a tendency to fog when worn during night combat missions. If the M28 riot control agent mask got wet, it was dried and then reused. The M28 riot control agent mask permitted some verbal communication but a less bulky i\tl7A!-type protective mask would be useful for places where communication is extremely important. 2. It was the consensus of the panel that the Ml 7A \ protective mask should be made less bulky if it is going to be used in jungle-type warfare. It provides better vision and verbal communication and exhibits less air resistance than the M28 mask. * C. Decontaminating Apparatus. The panel indicated very little use in their experience of either the M9 or M12A1 decontaminating apparatus in Vietnam. (Large numbers are used as fire-fighting equipment in Ammo Supply Points). D. 1. The AGAVENCO sprayer, modified to suit the heavy use in Vietnam, was the most frequently used item for large-scale dispersal of herbicide. The AGAVENCO sprayer has a 200-gallon tank with a carrying capacity of 145 to 150 gallons of herbicide and was generally carried on a UH-1D helicopter. The windmill blades of the AGAVENCO pump were made of plastic and they had a tendency to break and hit the rear rotor of the helicopter. The problem of the breaking plastic windmill blades was initially solved by the use of rubber windmill blades. This solution was found unacceptable in the Republic of Vietnam because efficient operation of the windmill-powered pump required the helicopter to fly with very narrow speed range. It was found desirable to replace the windmill by using an Ml 13 personnel carrier bilge pump. This pump could deliver 25 gpm and �• mitted the emission of approximately 3 gallons per acre at a. speed of to 80 knots. It was recommended that, when spraying herbicide with an AGAVENCO, the helicopter fly as close to the terrain as possible. Mounting time for the AGAVENCO varied from 5 minutes for a group that used the item intensively to approximately 25 minutes for a. group that seldom used item. 2. The enemy tried to destroy planes carrying herbicide, so a helicopter with two pipes, to simulate spray booms, was sometimes flown over the enemy to draw his fire. This revealed the enemy's position so he could be engaged by gunships. Sometimes, to fool the enemy, during a herbicide mission, the planes would be flown in the M3 personnel detector formation, which would draw less fire by the enemy. 3. Pilots did not like spraying herbicide white using a windmill equipped sprayer since its use required a double pass with the plane, which was extremely dangerous. Herbicide blue is excellent for destroying rice but poor for destroying manioc. Herbicide orange is the best all-around herbicide. It was recommended that the using organizations follow written instructions implicitly for herbicide application. ; 4. The panel discussed several field expedients for airdrop One of the most effective was the lug-a-jug method of herbicides from helicopters. In this method, collapsing plastic bottles filled with herbicide blue were used. The filled lug-a-jug would be dropped into water-filled rice paddies from a CH47 helicopter. A lug-a-jug dropped from a 1500-foot height would explode like a fragmentation grenade when it hit the ground and spread herbicide 75 to 100 meters in the direction of flight and 25 to 30 meters to either side. Unfortunately, since the containers were needed for water, the lug-a-jug method was limited. An experiment was made using 6-gallon standard plastic bag-lined cardboard messhall milk containers filled with herbicides but was stopped when it was discovered that some bags split before they were dropped. ;. 5. The M106 Mity Mite disperser was sometimes used to disperse herbicide from ground level. A field expedient incorporated two 55-gallon drums welded together and pressurized with air bottles. Another field expedient incorporated a 50-gpm fuel transfer pump and some hoses .mounted on the back of a truck or an armed personnel carrier (AFC). r ' """ 6. The consensus was that there was a need for a simple, standard herbicide spray device which would include a tank, a pump, and hoses and also a herbicide device that could be dropped from a high altitude and would not detonate until it reached a low altitude. 10 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 114 Folder The folder containing the original item. 3128 Series The series number of the original item. Series VI Subseries I Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Michie, M. M. B. Botwinick Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-10-01 Title A name given to the resource Report: Vietnam After-Action Conference Held 12-13 January 1971 (U)