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(2) When a unit is operating in an area where
mechanized attack is imminent, additional antimechan-
ized weapons are attached if possible. Areas subject to
attack from any direction are protected by a perimeter
defense employing all available antimecHanized weapons.
Previously established firing positions are prepared, and
are occupied immediately if needed.
c. Defense against enemy patrols. Decontamina-
tion troops attacked by enemy patrols deploy, take cover,
and actively engage the enemy. If possible, vehicles are
sent to protected areas to avoid damage by enemy fire.
74. CAMOUFLAGE. Concealment is utilized to the
fullest extent, all operations and installations being
hidden from aerial and ground observation as thoroughly
as possible. Commanders must study terrain over which
their units move and work, with a view to utilizing all
available natural concealment. Special attention is
directed to vehicles and vehicle parks, camp sites, supply
dumps, filling and mixing sites, and decontaminated
areas and equipment.
(Pigments may be mixed with dry bleach or slurry
to make the color blend with that of surrounding ter-
rain, or natural materials may be placed on top of the
bleach after decontamination.)
75. DESTRUCTION OF MATERIEL. When circum-
stances force abandonment of chemical warfare materiel
in the field, it is destroyed or rendered useless to the
enemy. It is the responsibility of the company com-
mander to establish a standing operating procedure
whereby each unit commander destroys his equipment
and supplies should he be unable to prevent their cap-
turf. Destruction may be accomplished by burning,
slashing, exploding, or submerging in water. Methods
for destruction of decontamination materials and equip-
ment are fully covered in TM 3-220, TM 3-221, and
TM 3-222.
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