Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System.The Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System The Anti-personnel Obstacle Breaching System is an explosive line charge system that allows safe breaching through complex antipersonnel obstacles. The Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System (APOBS) was developed for the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps and the U.S. (APOBS APOBS Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System ) will soon be available for light engineer unit training. The training strategy can be found in Department of the Army Pamphlet 350-38, Standards in Weapons Training. The strategy is designed for all 21B combat engineers in light engineer platoons to fire one live APOBS annually. Other light units (11B infantryman, 19D cavalry scout, and 18C special forces weapons sergeant) will fire a live APOBS while training at the National Training Center or Joint Readiness Training Center. The APOBS is a two-soldier, portable, linear demolition charge that is used against antipersonnel an·ti·per·son·nel adj. Abbr. AP Designed to inflict death or bodily injury rather than material destruction: antipersonnel grenades. mines and wire obstacles. It consists of five major components: a rocket motor, a fuse, a 25-meter line charge consisting of 60 grenades and detonating cord, a 20-meter line charge consisting of 48 grenades and detonating cord, and a container for shipping or storage. The APOBS has two molded plastic prepackaged backpacks to hold the line charges. The 65-pound backpack contains the front 25-meter line charge and the line-charge connector and has a provision to hold the rocket launch rod. The 55-pound backpack contains the rear 20-meter line charge. The two users open the backpacks, connect the two line charges, emplace em·place tr.v. em·placed, em·plac·ing, em·plac·es To put into place or position: emplace a fortification on the hilltop. Verb 1. the rocket on the launch rod, aim, and ignite the rocket motor, which launches and carries the two connected line charges across the obstacle to be breached. A drogue parachute drogue parachute n. 1. A parachute used to stabilize or decelerate a fast-moving object, especially a small parachute used to slow down a reentering spacecraft or satellite prior to deployment of the main parachute. 2. , attached to the end of the 20-meter line charge, provides stability during flight. When the 45-meter line charge is directly over the obstacle, the fuse ignites the detonating cord, which activates the grenades. The APOBS can be fired in either command mode or delay mode. The system includes a tool kit with spare parts, a screwdriver, ear plugs, and a field card that provides technical data. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The US Army Engineer School Standards in Training Commission Manager can be contacted at 573-596-013l,ext36243 or DSN 676-6243. Mr. Skinner is the US Army Engineer School Standards in Training Commission Manager. He served in the US Army for 26 years, with 23 years as a 12B combat engineer. He has had various assignments, including Leadership Task Force for the Chief of Staff of the Army, and Assistant Commandant of the Libby Noncommissioned Officer Academy. By Mr. Bobby Skinner |
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