4 APPENDIX & SHOT 4 OPERATION PLAN— BUOY PHASE, PROJECT 2.5a A.1 PLANS AND PREPARATION Ships will load at Eniwetok according to the "Union Schedule of Ever.ts" and be ready for laying operetions by the eve of U-3. They will proceed late U-2 in time to lay first buoy of COMPLETE ARRAY at 0200 on U-1, sea conditions permitting. A.2 (See CTG 7.3 ltr ami accorranying chart. )* LAYING PROCEDURE, COMPLETE ARRAY (a) «TF 75 will lay western portion of array, as follows: P-1 clockwise through A-1; thence to T-2 counterclockwise through P-2; total ouoys, 11; completion time, 2000, U-1. (b) ATF 67 will lay eastern portion of array, as follows: F-2 counterclockwise through 4-2; thence to B-1, clockwise throuph F-l, Totel Luoys 11; completion time, 2200, U-1. NOTE: 4.3 For buoy designations, see actompsnying chart* "RADIO BUOY ARRAY FOR UNION, PROJECT 2.5a." LAYING PROCEDURE, PARTIAL ARRAY (a) ATF 75 will lay western portion, dropping first buoy no later than 1200 U-1: A-1 counterclockrise through P-1. Total buoys, 6; completion time, 2000, U-1. (b) ATF 67 will lay eastern portion, dropping first buoy no later than 1200, U-l: A-2 clockwise through F-2. pletion time, 2200, U-1. A.4. Total buoys 6; com- PROCEDURE FOR_ADVANCEMENT OR DELAY OF SHOT (a) If, on U-3, a 24-hr advance in shot time is announced, load- ing can be completed and the complete array planted; if s .«8~hr advance jg announced loading of necessary. buoys can be carried out and the par~ tial array can be planted. * Letters and enclosures are not included in this report. 104 b <f