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Title:	Mine/countermine problems during winter warfare : final report of a workshop
Authors:	Lunardini, Virgil J.
Keywords:	Antipersonnel mines Mine clearance Antitank mines Mine countermeasures Cold regions Mine warfare Cold weather Scatterable mines Land mines Cold weather conditions Military operations
Publisher:	Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.:	Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 81-20.
Description:	Technical Report Abstract: The possibility of modern warfare being waged under cold weather conditions has raised questions about the effectiveness of conventional and new mine systems during the winter. A workshop on mine/countermine winter warfare was held at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 21-23 October 1980, to define problems related to cold climates. The designer, developer and user communities sent 22 representatives from 16 organizations outside of CRREL. Discussion papers were prepared by four groups, overing emplacement of mines, mine performance, etection of mines, and neutralization of mines. The emphasis was on the unique problems of the winter environment. It appears that the U.S. has the capability to conduct defensive warfare during the summer but is not adequately prepared for mine/countermine winter warfare. Test and research programs are called for to compensate for the prior lack of consideration of the winter environment, to adequately winterize new mine/countermine systems, and to formulate appropriate doctrine for defensive winter warfare.
Rights:	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11681/12048
Appears in Collections:	Special Report