CHAPTER 5 

 INTERMEDIATE DETECTION TRAINING 



Section I. GENERAL 



48. Scope 



a. During intermediate detection training the 

 handler learns — 



(1) The first three grades of target conceal- 

 ment. 



(2) Wind, weather, and terrain factors af- 

 fecting his dog's working ability, and target em- 

 placement. 



b. The mine and tunnel dog learns — 



(1) That it can no longer rely on sight to 

 locate targets, but must use its nose. 



(2) That ordnance items and tripwires are 

 not always found on the ground or directly 

 across its path. 



Note. Certain abbreviations are used in this chapter 

 relative to the scoresheet (app B). A composite list of 

 these abbreviations is at appendix C. 



49. Ordnance 



A selection of ordnance targets is introduced 

 during this phase. In addition to those already 

 introduced, typical items are (fig 29) : 



a. Hand grenades. 



b. Rifle grenades. 



c. Mortar rounds (e.g., 60-mm, 81-mm, 4.2- 

 inch). 



d. Artillery rounds (e.g., 105-mm, 155-mm). 



e. Cratering charges. 



/. Artillery supplemental charges. 



g. TNT (block). 



h. Plastic explosives (small samples of C-4, 

 block or sheet). 



i. Rocket warheads. 



1 — 4.2-inch mortar round 



2— RPG-7 rocket (foreign) 



3 — Concussion grenade (foreign) 



4 — C4 plastic explosive (block) 



5— 1/4 lb. TNT 



6 — Fragmentation grenade 



7 — M26A1 fragmentation grenade 



8 — C4 plastic explosive (sheet) 



Figure 29. Ordnance type items. 



9 — M18A1 antipersonnel mine 



10 — 122-mm mortar round (foreign) 



11 — 120-mm rocket warhead (foreign) 



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