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ARMY Non Lethal Weapons MTT To Operation Iraqi
Freedom 15 JUNE TO 15 JULY 03 Observations and
the Road Ahead
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• PURPOSE AND MISSION OF THE MTT
• Field the M-26 Taser and conduct user training
• Train the trainers on the Non Lethal Capabilities
  Set (NLCS)
• Train the trainers on Unarmed Self Defense Skills
• Determine use of the NLCS in OIF
• Assess the value of NLCS components and Army
  program

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M26 Advanced TASER

• Sends a series of electrical signals called
  T-WavesTM, similar to those used by the brain to
  communicate with the body, whichoverpowers the
  body's nerve fibers, causing instant loss of
  voluntarycontrol. The human target cannot
  perform anycoordinated actions, and falls to
  the ground.

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M26 TASER FIELDING
110 Soldiers trained as TASER users of all
ranks all received 1.5 second TASER shots
or greater

• 800th MP BDE EPW in Ad Diywaniah and Baghdad
• 18th MP BDE General Support in Baghdad
• 1st Armored Division in Baghdad
• 4th Infantry Division in Tikrit

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Sample NL Capability Set Items
40mm M1006
40mm Multi-Ball Rd
12 Gauge Point Area Rds
M37 Riot Control Disperser (CR)
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6 NLCS FIELDED TO UNITS IN IRAQ 1- 800TH MP BDE
(EPW) 2- 1AD BAGHDAD 3- 4TH ID- TIKRIT 4-
101st Airborne (AA) MOSUL 5- 3rd ACR/3rd ID
FALLUJAH 6- 18th MP Brigade General Support
1 AD TF 1/35 Central Baghdad QRF in Former Baath
Party HQ Garage
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NLCS and USD Reinforcement Training Train
the Trainer from Training to the
Street
12 ga and 40mm Munitions Training 4 July 03 At
All-American Range Baghdad
Unarmed Self Defense and Empty Hand Controls For
1 AD Trainers 4 July 03
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Employment of Non-lethal Weapons in Combat

• 1 MEF and 716th MP Bn Cordon and Search
  Operations
• Security of Key Assets
• Security of Enemy Prisoners of War
• Crowd Control

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Observations Current Non-Lethal Capabilities
Effectiveness

• 12 ga and 40mmMunitions are very effective within
  10 to 50 Mtr range
• NLCS a low-cost high- payoff investment
• Munitions based capabilities are mature
• Three Dilemmas require additional investment

Demo of impact of M1029 Rubber balls on ½ inch
Plywood at 15 meters
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The Road Ahead From Today to the Next Conflict
Three Dilemmas Remain

• Effective Nonlethal Weapons to separate human
  shields from gunmen in crowds with standoff from
  the control force greater than 100 meters
• Nonlethal weapons to sweep areas during convoy
  operations and suppress RPG gunners/IED operators
  without killing non-combatants
• Nonlethal Weapons to Stop Suicide Car/Truck
  Bombers at Access Control points

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Dilemma 1 Separating Human Shields from Gunmen
in Crowds
Access Control Point covered with Lethal fires
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Dilemma 2 Convoys moving thru Choke Points
inAmbush Alley
Residential areas with two story Buildings are
RPG positions, high Civilian population
Alleyways and markets where hit and run Attacks
are set at Night
Combatants and Non-combatants intermixed and
killed by return fire
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Dilemma 3 Stopping Car/Truck Bombers at Access
Control Points
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Personal Observations on the Road Ahead

• Focus Future DOD Investment in Non-lethal
  Weapons on the Three Dilemmas
• Focus DOD Investment on two High Payoff
  Technologies
• 1. Extended range capability
• 2. Rapidly mature Ground Vehicle Stopper
  Technology
• We have under invested in non-lethal
  capabilities beyond 100 meters to separate our
  soldiers from the enemy
• ----Israeli Army After-action
  Report on the Second Uprising

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