COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION (CDE)

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COMMON CDE TERMS:
LOW: LAW OF WAR
LOAC:LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT
ROE: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
PID: POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION
CID: COMBAT IDENTIFICATION
PGM: PRECISION GUIDED MUNITION
ASUGM:AIR TO SURFACE GUIDED MUNITION
SSBM:SURFACE TO SURFACE BALLISTIC MUNITION
COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Unintentional or Incidental injury
Collateral Object
- Civilian and non combatant buildings
- vehicles
- structures
civilian

non military
non combatant
- medical personnel
- chaplains
- POW
3 OPERATIONAL IMPERATIVES:
- 1. MISSION
- 2. FORCE PROTECTION
- 3. COLLATERAL DAMAGE
3 LEGAL IMPERATIVES (RNP):
- 1 REASONABLE
- 2 NECESSARY
- 3 PROPORTIONAL
CAUSES OF FRATRICIDE:
FAILURE TO PID
Inaccurate target locations/descriptions
Incorrect target information transmitted / received
2 categories of Collateral Damage
- Category I-Most Sensitive
- Category 2-Less Sensitive
Category 1 Objects:
- 1. Diplomatic facilities
- 2. Religious /Cultural/Historical
- 3. Non-Gov't Organizations (Red Cross)
- 4. Medical Facilities
- 5. Public Education Facilities
- 6. Civilian Refugee Camps
- 7. POW Camps / Detention Facilities
- 8. Facilities with Environmental Concerns
- 9. Dams or Dikes
Human Shields
- Category 1+ Sensitive
- Only SECDEF or PRESIDENT CAN APPROVE!
MITIGATION TECHNIQUES:
- Delay Fuzing / Bomb Burial
- Airburst
- Shielding
- Delivery Heading
- Aimpoint Offset
Delay Fuzing / Bomb Burial:
Best mitigation for Frag and Blast
Thermal effects should be considered when planning attacks on thermal sensitive materials
(i.e wood structures, gas tanks)
5 questions to answer before engaging:
- 1. PID / ROE?
- 2. CDE CONCERNS?
- 3. CAN I MITIGATE?
- 4. HOW MANY/MUCH CDE?
- 5. IS IT EXCESSIVE?

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COLLATERAL DAMAGE ESTIMATION (CDE)

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2013-11-01T05:48:54Z

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