SPECIAL ARMOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE

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• Publication Date: February 16, 1988
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
AMCPEO-CCV-X
UNITED STATES ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND
WARREN, MICHIGAN 48397.5000
SPECIAL ARMOR
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDE
ISSUED BY: Program Executive Officer,
Close Combat Vehicles
Warren, MI 48397-5000
WLIAM S. YNN
Major Gene al, USA
Commander
US Army Tank-Automotive Command
Warren, MI 48397-5000
APPROVED BY:
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 6 FEB 1988
SUPERSESSION: None
ACTION OFFICER: Milford S. Gilliam, AUTOVON 786-5453
Commercial [phone] - Secure 04606 AUTOVON 786-6731
Commercial [phone]
DISTRIBUTION: US Government and its contractors who are authorized access to this
program only. This guide is not available from the Defense Technical Information
Center (DTIC), but may be obtained from the issuing agency.
CLASSIFIED BY: Cdr, USATA
DECLASSIFY ON: OADR
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NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE
UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE LAWS. U.S. CODE, TITLE 18,
SECTION 793, 794 AND 798. THE LAW PROHIBITS ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEALING ITS
CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED PERSON: THE LAW ALSO PROHIBITS ITS USE
IN ANY MANNER PREJUDICIAL TO THE SAFETY AND INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES, OR FOR
THE BENEFIT OF ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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TABLE CE CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
References (U) 1
Background (U) 1
Purpose (U) 1
Authority (U) 1
Application (U) 1
Questions and Recommendations (U) 1
Public Release (U) 1
Definitions (U) 2
Foreign Government Information
and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) (U) 2
Distribution (U) 2
Declassification (U) 2
SECTION 2 - SPECIAL ARMOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE.. 3
Annex A (Notes) (U) A-1
Annex B (Definitions) (U) B-1
Annex C (Security Procedures (U) C-1
Annex D (Special Armor Locations (S) D-1
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SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION (U)
1. (U) References:
a. (U) HQDA letter 70-82-1, 26 May 1982, subject: Special Access Program for
Special Armor (U) expired.
b. (U) Security Classification Guide for Abrams (U) Tank System issued by
Program Executive Officer, Close Combat Vehicles.
2. (U) Background.
3. (U) Purpose. TO provide instructions and guidelines on the Security
Classification of information and material pertaining to Special Armor. This guide
will also be utilized in preparation of Department of Defense Cbntract Security
Classification Specification, DD Form 254, to contractors performing on the
program. This guide will be reviewed for accuracy and currency on the biennial
basis.
4. (U) Authority. This guide is issued under the authority of the AR 380-5. It
constitutes authority and may be cited as basis for classification, regrading or
declassification of information concerning the Abrams Tank System. Unless
otherwise noted, information or material identified as classified in this guide is
classified by authority of approving official identified on the title page, IAW
paragraph 2-400C, AR 380-5, an Original Classification Authority (OCA).
5. (U) Application. Changes in classification required by this guide will be
made immediately. This guide will also be used in the biennial review of DD Form
254 currently in the possession of contractors.
6. (U) Questions and Recommendations. Questions concerning the content and
interpretation of this guide should be directed to the issuing activity. If the
security classifications imposed by this guide are considered impracticable,
documented and justified, recommendations should be made through appropriate
channels to the issuing activity. If current conditions, progress made in this
effort, scientific or technological developments, advances in the state of art, or
other factors indicate a need for change, similar recammendations should be made.
Pending a final decision, the information will be protected at either the current
level or the recommended level, whichever is higher. All users of this guide are
encouraged to assist in improving its currency and accuracy. Overclassification or
incorrect classification should be brought to the attention of the issuing
authority.
7. (U) Public Release. The fact that this guide shows certain details of
information to be unclassified does not allow autamatic public release of them.
Proposed public disclosures of unclassified information regarding the Abrams Tank
System shall be processed through appropriate publication approval channels.
Within the Department of the Army, procedures specified in AR 360-5 will be
followed.
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Defense contractors will comply with DoD 5220.22-M and other contractual
requirements. For those agencies under the cognizance of the US Army Materiel
Command, all information concerning the Program Executive Officer, Close combat
Vehicles will be forwarded for public clearance to Commander, US Army
Tank-Automotive COmmand, ATTN: AMSTA-CT, Warren, MI 48397-5000, in accordance
with AR 360-5, paragraph 9-2. Material submitted for clearance through the US Army
Materiel Command will be forwarded to the Commander, HQ AMC (AMCPA), 5001
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22333-0001 prior to public release.
8. (U) Definitions. See Annex B.
9. (U) Foreign Government Information and Foreign Military Sales (FMS). Should
foreign government information be obtained in connection with this program, it will
be marked and protected in accordance with AR 380-5 or DOD 5220.22-M. Foreign
Military Sales: This program is subject to the Foreign Military Sales Program.
10. (U) Distribution. Distribution of this guide is limited to those individuals
with an appropriate security clearance and a verified need-to-know. It will not be
provided to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) but is available from
the issuing authority.
11. (U) Declassification. Information .in this guide will be declassified upon
Originating Agency's Determination (OADR).
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Declassification/
Information Revealing Classification or Review Notes
12. (U) A compilation of
material used in the pro-
duction of Special Armor
while in the production
process. S
13. (U) Manufacturing
technology in the pro-
duction process.
14. (U) Fabrication or
manufacturing production
process designs, drawings
and blueprints in general.
15. (U) Fabrication or
manufacturing production
process designs, drawings
and blueprints depicting the
specific M1 tank receipe. S
16. (U) Special Armor scrap
resulting fram the production
process that discloses the
composition and configuration
of the Special Armor. S
17. (U) Breached and exposed
interiors of special armor. S
18. (U) Illustration showing
external dimensions of the
armor package. U
19. (U) Materials in storage.
20. (U) Materials being transported
into and out of the secure
manufacturing area. U
21. (U) Scrap materials that do
not disclose the configuration
or camposition of the Special
Armor. U
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3
OADR
5
OADR
5
OADR
6
OADR
3
OADR
3
OADR
2
7
7
1
& 7
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SECTION 2 SPECIAL ARMOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE (Cbnt'd)
Declassification
Information Revealing Classification
or Review
Notes
22. (U) Range targets that reveal
composition and con-
figuration of Special Armor.
OADR
4
23. (U) Ballistic data on
Special Armor.
OADR
5
24. (U) Ballistic data on
laboratory development of
Special Armor.
S
OADR
25. (U) Thickness, material
obliquity and location of one
or more conventional armor
plates.
OADR 5
26. (U) Mechanisms and counter-
measures (knowledge of the basic
and scientific principles and
warhead techniques effective
against Special Armor. S OADR
27. (U) Terminal ballistic
performance of Special
Armor.
28. (U) The ability or inability
of Special Armor to defeat an
armament threat wherein the
specification of the threat
are given, i.e., size of the
penetrator, warhead, velocity,
etc..
29. (U) Statistical data that
Measures Special Armor
performance
30. (U) Performance camparison
of Special Armor with con-
ventional or non-conventional
armor (foreign or domestic)
4
OADR
OADR
4
OADR
4
OADR
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SECTION 2 SPECIAL ARMOR SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE (03nt'd)
Information Revealing
31. (U) Knowledge that a
specific type munition
has been or will be designed
as a countermeasure to
Special Armor.
32. (U) Knowledge that a
specific type munition can
or cannot defeat Special
Armor.
33. (U) A flash radiograph
which depicts any Special
Armor design information
or any other type of
exploitation.
Classification
34. (U) Vulnerability data
(global and local) to in-
clude protection levels for
Special Armor to include
large caliber threats. S
35. (U) Specific locations
of Special Armor on the Abrams
Tank System (less Special
Armor skirts and gunshield) C
36. (U) Description of the
fundamental configuration
of Special Armor S
5
Declassification
or Review
Notes
OADR
4
OADR
4
OADR
5
OADR
4
OADR
2
& 9
OADR
3
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ANNEXA
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ANNEX-A
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1. (U) Scrap materials that disclose the configuration and composition of Special
Armor will be disposed of in accordance with established procedures at the Lima Army
Tank Plant (LATP), Lima, Ohio.
2. (U) If Special Armor, including skirts and gunshields, is breached and the
interior is exposed, a properly cleared (SECRET) responsible individual will immediately
cover the exposed area frcm view and initiate action to repair the breach by welding
or will evacuate the exposed armor to a maintenance facility where repairs can be
made. (Refer to Security Classification Guide for the Abrams Tank System for repair/
replacement procedures).
3. (U) Information will be declassified on Originating Agency's Determination
Required (OADR).
4. (U) The classification will be the higher classification of the threat
projectile or the range target.
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5. (C) "Individual designs, drawings, or blueprints, or compilation of same,
used for a specific process or purpose, after a compentent technical authority
determines that they do not reveal design information covered by the Special Armor
Program (former GREEN GRAPE Special Access Program), may be classified at the
CONFIDENTIAL level. Any assembly or blueprint, etc. that contains sufficent
definition of Special Armor (formerly GREEN GRAPE) or its countermeasures will be
classified as a minimum at the SECRET level in accordance with this guide. "
6. (U) Example: Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) documents with individual
drawings pertaining to Special Armor components.
7. (U) The fact that materials utilized in the manufacture of Special Armor
are being stored at the plant and is being transported into and out of the
manufacturing area is UNCLASSIFIED as long as the details of construction and
compilation of the list of materials used in the package are not revealed.
8. (U) Unless classified performance information is disclosed.
9. (U) Even though the locations of Special Armor skirts and gunshields
installed on the tank are UNCLASSIFIED, those locations will not be included in
unclassified briefings.
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)ANNEX B
DEFINITIONS
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ANNEX - B
DEFINITIONS
1. (U) Armor - A protective covering designed to protect against ballistic
penetration, especially as used on combat vehicles.
2. (U) Armored Combat Fighting Vehicles - Wheeled or tracked vehicles with an
armor hull or body.
3. (U) Armor Ballistic Test - A test made from any combination or armor materials
and designs which will be ballistically impacted or tested in same manner.
4. (U) Assembly - A group of two or more physically connected parts.
5. (U) Conventional Armor - A rolled, wrought or forged homogenous monolithic
ballistic structure, which may consist of either ferrous or non-ferrous material.
6. (U) Exposure - That which can be seen.
7. (U) Flash Radiograph - A shadowgraph on film, or print that is produced by
x-radiation.
8. (U) Hamogenous Armor - Steel armor which has been manufactured and heat treated
so that it possesses, as nearly as possible, the same chemical constituents, and
physical and mechanical properties, throughout.
9. (U) Non-conventional Armor - An armor, or armor design, other than rolled,
cast, wrought or forged homogenous monolithic armor (conventional armor).
10. (U) Outline - A line bounding the limits (envelope) of a special armor.
11. (U) Plate - A single sheet of armor material.
12. (U) Program - Planned procurement of a specific quantity of vehicles or major
components for any single fiscal year or number of fiscal years.
13. (S) Special Armor - Special Armor referred to in this document consists of the
specific tri-plate installed in the first generation Abrams tank and its associated
threat mechanisms. Special Armor by this definition does not apply to future armor
development such as that within the M1A1 Abrams tank.
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(sEcurarY PROCEDURES)
ANNEX C
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SECURITY PROCEDURES
ANNEX - C
1. (U) Standard Security Procedures: In addition to the special security
procedures outlined in this document, standard security procedures for the handling
of classified information as outlined in appropriate Department of the Army or
Industrial Security Regulation apply.
2. (U) The compromise or possible compromise of classified information shall be
handled by DoD activities in accordance with Chapter VI, AR 380-5/b0D 5200.1R.
Contractors shall handle in accordance with para 7, DoD 5220.22.M. Contractors will
not comply with para 7b(1), DoD 5220.22M.
3. (U) Despite vigilance and attention to security requirements, minor security
violations may occur. Lack of preparation regarding proper action to be taken in
the event of a compromise can create even more serious problems. The first person
who learns of a potential compromise will do all she/he can do to prevent the
situation from worsening and will inmediately notify their Security Manager (SM).
The Security Manager will make an initial assessment of the seriousness of the
campramise based upon the facts immediately available. This information will be
reported to the Program Security Manager (PSM) by the most expeditious secure means
available. Timeliness of reporting is more important than a complete report. The
Security Manager must quickly arrive at the conclusion that the violation is either
(1) critical, (2) serious, (3) procedural. These terms are defined as:
(a) (u) Critical - Program information has been compromised and there appears
to be no certain way to limit the dissemination of that data (e.g., a research and
development periodical is about to be published or has published an article which
correctly defines the program data).
(b) (U) Serious - Program information has been compromised and containment of
dissemination of this data, although difficult, appears to be possible (e.g., an
electrical message containing the program data has been sent through GENSER
channels and not the SSO system, and an unknown number of people have had potential
access to the message).
(c) (U) Procedural - Program information has been incorrectly protected, but
it appears that no compromise of the data has taken place (e.g., a program document
has been incorrectly handled when being sent through US postal channels, but has
arrived at the correct address, and is in the custody of a properly-cleared person).
4. (U) Upon receipt of a report concerning a serious or critical campramise, the
SM will immediately begin an investigation. The report of investigation will be
submitted to the Commander, USATACOM within 15 days after the conclusion of the
investigation and will report the effect of the campramise and recommended remedial
actions.
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ANNEX D
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF SPECIAL ARMOR ON THE ABRAMS TANK
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