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Figure 77.

CASTLE, KOON predicted fallout pattern; contours enclose

the 100-, 50-, and 10-R infinite dose forecasts (source:
Reference 16).

The aircraft positioning ship (the USS Curtiss) was initially on a bearing
of 120°, 25 nmi
15 nmi

(46 km)

from ground zero, then moved south approximately

(28 km) after H+10 minutes

navigation system requirements).

(i.e., after completion of the Raydist
All other ships except the destroyers

moved south with the Curtiss postshot.
USS Nicholas) was at 240° true at 90 nmi

The aircraft controller DDE (the
(167 km)

from ground zero.

DOD Activities
The DOD-sponsored experiments for KOON included 27 projects in TU 13
of TG 7.1.
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TU 13 projects were:
Program 1, Blast and Shock; Projects l.la,
l.ld, 1.2a, 1.2b, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6

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1.1b, l.lc,

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