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SDZ at the time of missile firing. All personnel, except the fire unit gunner, will occupy appropriate protective shelters that have been located and constructed in accordance with USACE drawings and will protect against any fragments or debris that may be expected from the missile as a result of warhead functioning. The protective shelters must be examined by the installation safety director and facility engineer to determine if the shelters will provide adequate personnel protection. (3) Danger areas for debris from target drones with normal controlled flights should be contained within the impact area for the Chaparral missile. Impact areas for target drones which have abnormal flights or which go out of control are not covered herein. b. Surface danger zone. (1) Chaparral SDZ requirements are given in figure 12–4 and consists of an impact area and Areas A, B and F. This SDZ is based on the maximum ballistic range of the missile since there is no provision for command destruct by the trajectory safety officer. Figure 12–4. Surface danger zone for firing Chaparral guided missiles at a point in space (2) Impact areas, which include the sector of fire and 20 degrees on each side, are used for firings at directly outgoing targets. When firings are made at off-tail or crossing targets, the minimum impact area is increased by 20 degrees beyond the heading of the target. The boundaries of the sector of fire must be designated by positioning azimuth limit markers forward of the launcher position. All firings must be accomplished within these limit markers. (3) Area A is the lateral secondary danger zone. This area is normally adequate to contain the effects of warheads functioning at the edge of the impact area. The 600 m width for this area and for Area B is the distance required for the MK 48 series warheads. (4) Area B is the downrange secondary danger zone. It is normally adequate to contain the effects of a warhead functioning at the forward edge of the impact area. (5) Area F is the back-blast area that lies totally within Area A. Area F is defined as an area bounded by lines 30 160 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014