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The TD-2 personal decontamination kit is used by a soldier to decontaminate himself and his equipment.  The kit is effective against blister and irritant agents and can decontaminate a surface area of 5 square meters.  A disadvantage of the TD-2 is that it is not waterproof.  This would be remedied in later kits that would replace it.  The kit was used in the Soviet Union from the late 1930's until the early years of the Cold War.

Kit Description and Characteristics

The TD-2 consists of a cardboard box containing six plastic capsules, wrapped in cotton gauze and filled with decontaminant solution.  Three similar capsules containing an inhalant to counteract the effects of irritant gases (CS and the like).  The packet also contains two cotton gauze pads for wiping the eyes and a small sharp metal tool that is used for opening the containers.  Both the pads and the tool are wrapped in brown paper.  Also included is a quality control production tag.

Operation and Use

The TD-2 is typically carried in the outer pocket of a gas mask carrier or inside a soldiers M1936 pack.  To open the kit the soldier simply pulls on an exposed piece of string along the side of the packet.  This tears the paper tape that holds the kit closed.  The lid of the kit is then flipped up to reveal an instruction sheet glued to the inside of the lid.

The instruction sheet reads: __________

Here are some of the most informative sources that we have used in compiling this information for you.  We hope you can find them as useful as we have.

• TM-30-430 Handbook on USSR Military Forces, by War Department, published by US Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1945