| Defeat at Kasserine: American Armor Doctrine, Training, and Battle Command in Northwest Africa, World War II |
06 JUN 2003 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Mark T. Calhoun; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | The 1st Armored Division was the first American armored unit to enter combat against German panzer divisions in World War II. A product of the contentious mechanization process between the First and Second World Wars, the division soon found itself to be outmatched by its German foe. Following a relatively easy victory against the Vichy French after the amphibious landings of Operation Torch, the division lost a series of battles ... |
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| The Evolution and Demise of U.S. Tank Destroyer Doctrine in the Second World War |
06 JUN 2003 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan E. Denny; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This study examines the U.S. Army's use of tank destroyers in World War II, particularly the origins and evolution of tank destroyer doctrine, changes in training at the tank destroyer school at Camp Hood, and selection of weapons systems taken to the field. The author will punctuate these events with three distinct battles that tank destroyers played a predominate role in and evaluate their successes and failures. Tank destroyers as ... |
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| Innovation in the Face of Adversity: Major-General Sir Percy Hobart and the 79th Armoured Division (British) |
06 JUN 2003 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Daniels; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On 11 March 1943, the Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, made a momentous decision in committing an entire British armored division, the 79th, to the task of developing equipment, tactics, and capabilities to penetrate the "Atlantic Wall," in anticipation of an Allied amphibious invasion of northwest Europe. British leaders chose Major- General Sir Percy Hobart to command this division, largely because of Hobart's ... |
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| Compressible Fluid Suspension Performance Testing |
JUN 2003 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Francis B. Hoogterp; Andrea C. Wray; Scott Garabedian; Kevin Brown; Richard Davis; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| Mobility testing was conducted on two HMMWVs at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds by the U.S. Army Tank-automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), and Davis Technologies International, Inc. (DTI) of Addison, Texas during the period of 23-27 September 2002. One of the vehicles tested was a standard HMMWV and the second was a HMMWV with a very low bandwidth active compressible fluid suspension system that was designed and ... |
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| Crew Integration and Automation Technologies |
JUN 2003 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Sanjiv Dungrani; Melissa Fearnside; Andrew Orlando; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER WARREN MI VETRONICS TECHNOLOGY AREA
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| The U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) Vetronics Technology Area is responsible for technology applications that support reduced crew operations in ground combat vehicles. The current program meeting this challenge is the manned Crew integration and Automation Test bed (CAT) Advanced technology demonstration (ATD). The CAT is the culmination of past technology efforts that include the Vetronics Technology Test bed (i.e., the intra ... |
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| A Rationale for Establishing Survivability Requirements for Objective Force Unmanned Army Platforms and Systems |
JUN 2003 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A. Pfeffer; ARMY NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
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| The introduction of high-tech equipment into the Army inventory has substantially increased battle effectiveness, reduced personnel requirements, and in some cases allowed the replacement of several manned operational platforms and systems with unmanned equivalents. The continued trend toward digital robotics in the battlespace has become extremely attractive to military planners, so much so that future warfighters are expected to employ a considerable number of unmanned platforms and systems. Up to ... |
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| Index to Benet Laboratories Technical Reports - 2002 |
APR 2003 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
R. D. Shuman; ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WATERVLIET NY BENET LABS
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| A principal challenge by the U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC Benet Laboratories in the design of armaments for lightweight future fighting vehicles with lethality overmatch is mitigating the deleterious effects of large caliber cannon recoil. The sonic RArefaction waVE low recoil guN (RAVEN) is a novel invention to dramatically reduce the gas momentum contribution to recoil with absolutely no reduction in the ballistic efficiency of launch. This technology is being investigated as ... |
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| Cockpit Development in the Crew Integration and Automation Testbed Advanced Technology Development Program |
24 MAR 2003 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce Brendle; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| The US Army has been evolving advanced cockpit designs for future ground combat vehicles through a series of technology development programs that began in the early 1990s. The current effort, the Crew-integration and Automation Testbed (CAT) program, is focused on providing direct transition to the next generation of Army vehicles, This paper describes the cockpit concept, its evolution, and the experimentation plan. |
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| Fault Tree Representation and Evaluation |
MAR 2003 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Saucier; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In order to conduct a vulnerability analysis of a combat vehicle, it is first necessary to perform a criticality analysis, which consists of describing each of its combat functions along with the underlying systems, subsystems, and components required to support the function. The basic building blocks for carrying out this process are the fault trees; they depict the logical arrangement of the components required for the proper functioning of the ... |
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| Reduction of Military Vehicle Acquisition Time and Cost through Advanced Modelling and Virtual Simulation (La reduction des couts et des delais d'acquisition des vehicules militaires par la modelisation avancee et la simulation de produit virtuel) |
MAR 2003 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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 | Integrated weapon systems modeling and simulation from concept to operation were treated as essential tool for achieving cost and time reductions which are needed to field new systems. Such tools are being applied to lower the cost and design cycle times from both a design/development and recurring manufacturing perspective. Early identification of problems dramatically reduces costs and improves procurement as well as operations, increasing performance as well as cost effectiveness. ... |
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| Risk Report on Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) as a Component of Mist Suppressants in Chrome-Plating Tanks |
FEB 2003 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J. Bobb; Kenneth R. Still; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH TOXICOLOGY DETACHMENT
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| Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) is a synthetic perfluorinated surfactant recently discovered to be ubiquitous in the environment. Animal data suggest a high tolerance for PFOS, as does epidemiological analysis of workers in PFOS manufacturing plants. A suggested reference dose of 0.02 mg$kg/day is presented. This constitutes an unlikely exposure level in the application of interest, as a component of mist suppressant in chromium plating tanks. |
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| The Marine Air Ground Task Force Expeditionary Family (MAGTF) of Fighting Vehicles (MEFFV) - Assault Variant Design: Recommendations for Urban Battle |
Jan-2003 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Michael R Pfister; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| This paper recommends design considerations in order to prepare the Assault Variant for urban warfare. The future battlefield will be the urban arena. Underdeveloped countries are producing vast urban slums at an alarming rate. Suspended in underprivileged conditions such as poverty, starvation, and disease, this class will seek change through radical means creating regional crisis. With the United States politically and economically engaged throughout the globe, such a crisis may ... |
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| Have Gun, Will Travel: A Tank Company in the Light Infantry Brigade |
2003 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Richard R. Rouleau; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In 1997 the last separate divisional tank battalion was deactivated, leaving no habitually assigned tank battalion or company to any of the Army's light forces. The Army's interim fix has been to assign an Immediate Reaction Company from anyone of the heavy divisions based in the United States to support contingency operations. The focus of this research will be on tanks in support of the infantry brigades and regimental combat ... |
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| The Future Role of Armor in Central-Eastern Europe |
2003 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Gabor Lorincz; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The Armor branch has been the most controversial branch since its appearance. Military thinkers predicted the obsolescence of the weapon system many times, however history proved that the tank is not only viable but also very effective both in the maneuver centric and in the attrition based military cultures. It seems since the end of the Cold War the armor community has had identity problems caused by the events and ... |
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| Land Combat Systems Industry Report, Academic Year 2002-2003 |
2003 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E. Donovan; Dale S. Gabriel; Timothy G. Goddette; Andrew Haeuptle; Raul Heredia; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States remains the preeminent power in the global land combat systems (LCS) industry. The single most significant event in the LCS industry is the U.S. Army's transformation to the "Objective Force," a lighter, more agile and deployable, more lethal force. The premier program of this transformation, the Army's Future Combat System (FCS), will be expensive, absorbing the majority of the Army's near-term research and development (R&D) funding, as ... |
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| Dynamic Analysis and Design System Modeling of the Experimental Unmanned Vehicle |
DEC 2002 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J. Fazio; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| The Weapons Analysis Branch, Ballistics and Weapons Concepts Division, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) built a multi-body engineering-level model of the unmanned ground vehicle platform used in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Demo III Robotics program during fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The intended role of the autonomous robotic vehicle was to be a technology demonstrator to assess the possibility of ... |
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| Preliminary User Feedback of a Prototype Bradley Fighting Vehicle M2A3/ M3A3 Embedded Training System (BETS) |
NOV 2002 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret S. Salter; Kelly B. Rich; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report documents three user evaluations of the prototype Bradley Embedded Training System (BETS) device. The BETS is an embedded gunnery trainer for the A3 version of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV). The BETS uses BFV vehicle controls and optics, and the same training device software as the already fielded gunnery trainer BATS, the Bradley Advanced Training System. Bradley personnel from Fort Benning and Fort Hood fired two gunnery exercises ... |
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| Contamination and Decontamination of a Light Armoured Vehicle |
OCT 2002 |
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| Authors:
Dean S. Haslip; Diego Estan; Trevor A. Jones; Edward J. Waller; Bjorn Sandstrom; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADAOTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| Radiological decontamination experiments were carried out at the Defence School in Umea, Sweden, under the Swedish-Canadian accord. A Swedish light armoured vehicle was contaminated by driving it on a track upon which Sodium-24 in particulate form had been spread. The contamination pattern on the vehicle was characterized by a series of measurements with a Geiger-Mueller contamination probe and with Liquid Scintillation Counter measurements of swipes. A conventional high-pressure water spray, ... |
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| A Methodology for State and Transitional Analysis of the M1A2 Abrams Driver's Instrument Panel |
SEP 2002 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Brad J. Chase; Keithon R. Corpening; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis is an independent study to conduct a detailed problem analysis to determine if a methodology can be derived to map the states of the M1A2 simulator to specific doctrinal tasks Specifically, what are Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP); Crew Drills; and Battle Drills and can they be mapped to specific states of the M1A2 simulator? If so, then demonstrate such a methodology using a small subset of the ... |
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| Discrimination and Identification of UXO by Geophysical Inversion of Total-Field Magnetic Data |
SEP 2002 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen D. Billings; Leonard R. Pasion; Douglas W. Oldenburg; BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIV VANCOUVER DEPT OF EARTH AND OCEAN SCIENCES
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| A dipole inversion method was developed and successfully applied to the discrimination and identification of unexploded ordnance using total-field magnetometry. A black-white classification of anomalies as ordnance/nonordnance is not possible using magnetics because some nonordnance items are indistinguishable from UXO. We found that the best strategy is to rank items according to the likelihood they are UXO. This ranking can be achieved by several methods: the best was to rank ... |
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| Assessing the Effectiveness of Defensive Aid Suite Technology Using a Field Trial and Modelling and Simulation |
SEP 2002 |
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| Authors:
Pierre Fournier; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
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| Over the last 10 years, changes in the global strategic environment gave rise to a trend to equip armies with lighter, more rapidly deployable forces. Instead of armored formations equipped mostly with 50-70 tonnes Main Battle Tanks (MBT), future armored formations will be equipped mostly with 20-30 tonnes Light Armored Vehicles (LAV). LAVs lack the protection of MBTs. It is the opinion of the Defense Science and Technology (S&T) community ... |
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| Algorithm for the Iterative Design of Observer Field Tests |
02 AUG 2002 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
John G. Bennett; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND WARREN MI
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| In a previous paper, the author described a technique for designing an observer test in an iterative manner. In field tests to compare the observability of combat vehicles, the test designer must select the optimum number of observation opportunities to balance collecting enough data to draw valid conclusions against the high cost of supporting vehicles and personnel at a test site. The test designer can select the number of observations, ... |
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| Bradley M2A3/M3A3 Embedded Training System (BETS): Initial User Assessment |
AUG 2002 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Kelly L. Rich; Margaret S. Salter; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This report documents a limited user test of the prototype Bradley Embedded Training System (BETS). The BETS is designed to be an on-vehicle system, using vehicle hardware and software, and the same training device software as the already fielded BATS, Bradley Advanced Training System. Nineteen M2A3 Bradley-qualified soldiers performed two gunnery exercises using the BETS and reported their initial impressions about the device and its potential usage. Preliminary results indicated ... |
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| Proceedings of the Ground Target Modeling and Validation Conference (13th) Held in Houghton, MI on 5-8 August 2002 |
AUG 2002 |
314 pages |
| Authors:
SIGNATURE RESEARCH INC CALUMET MI
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| This group of papers represents the material presented at the 2002 Conference on Ground Target Modeling and Validation. The conference serves as a workshop bringing members of the defense research community together to discuss current developments in ground target modeling and validation. It is open to DoD employees, defense industry contractors, academia, and foreign nations. The focus of the conference is on scientific and technological advancements relating to the tools ... |
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| Benefits of Using Photosimulation Laboratory Environment for Camouflage Assessment |
12 JUL 2002 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Meitzler; David Bednarz; Euijung Sohn; Darryl Bryk; Kimberly Lane; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| A method is described for using the photosimulation laboratory environment to evaluate the effectiveness of camouflage for military vehicles. There are distinct advantages to acquiring images at the field site and then bringing them back for observer testing in a laboratory environment. Laboratory testing provides a repeatable, secure, and low-cost way to generate realistic performance data for vehicle evaluation for the purpose of signature testing, measurement of the effectiveness of ... |
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| Light Armored Vehicles in Operations Other Than War |
01 MAY 2002 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
R. A. DeForest; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| This study proposes that the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) is an ideal system for service in Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW), and that the Marine Corps must preserve this capability if it is to be able to continue to contribute effectively to these missions. The flexibility, mobility, and relative firepower of the Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) has been tested in real world operations in Panama, Somalia, and Kosovo. The ... |
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| Modeling Indirect Vision Driving With Fixed Flat Panel Displays: Task Performance and Mental Workload |
MAY 2002 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher C. Smyth; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The relation between mental workload and situational awareness and the effects on vehicle performance are of interest to designers of future combat ground vehicles. In this report, a micro-state task time line analysis of attention workload is used to describe a model of driving performance and mental workload for indirect vision driving. The model is based on the results of a field study in which a military vehicle was driven ... |
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| Welding of Electron Beam Single Melt Ti-6Al-4V Plate |
MAY 2002 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
William S. De Rosset; Matthew Burkins; Brijmohan Roopchand; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Single melt titanium alloy is being considered for use as armor in ground combat vehicles due to its lower cost relative to aerospace-grade material. This report examines welding issues associated with fabricating titanium alloy plate. In particular, the quality of welded single melt material was investigated as well as the possibility of out-of-position welding of standard titanium alloy. The initial results indicate that single melt material can be welded using ... |
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| Ground Combat Identification Options for the US Army Acquisition Corps |
09 APR 2002 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
J. A. Maddux; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the name implies, this project paper addresses acquisition options for the U.S. Army Ground Combat Identification program. The paper portrays options that the Army acquisition leadership should consider as it moves into the 21st century with transformation. After reviewing the strategic implication of historical high fratricide rates and ten years of failing Combat Identification acquisition history, it is apparent that the Army must reform this program or terminate it ... |
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| Monte Carlo Evaluation of an Iterative Technique for the Design of Observer Field Tests |
APR 2002 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
John G. Bennett; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| In field tests to compare the observability of combat vehicles, the test designer must select the optimum number of observation opportunities in order to balance collecting enough data to draw valid conclusions against the high cost of supporting vehicles and personnel at a test site. The test designer, however, generally lacks key parameters for the efficient design of the test Namely, the designer lacks the detection probabilities of the vehicles ... |
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| Between Imprudent and Impossible, Survivability Implications of Threat Analysis or What Threats Should We Design Against |
APR 2002 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick J. Schwarz; William Jackson; Daniel Hicks; Jack Reed; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND WARREN MI
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| Presentation on threat analysis. |
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| Techniques for Iterative Design of Observer Field Tests |
APR 2002 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
John G. Bennett; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI
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| In field tests to compare the observability of combat vehicles, the test designer must select the optimum number of observation opportunities in order to balance collecting enough data to draw valid conclusions against the high cost of supporting vehicles and personnel at a test site. The test designer, however, generally lacks key parameters for the efficient design of the test. Narnely, the designer lacks the detection probabilities of the vehicles ... |
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| Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center |
18 MAR 2002 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa Prokurat-Franks; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| TARDEC's Mission: To research, develop, engineer, leverage, and provide advanced systems integration of technology into ground systems and support equipment throughout the life cycle. |
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| Between Imprudent and Impossible, Survivability Implications of Threat Analysis or What Threats Should we Design Against |
13 MAR 2002 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick J. Schwarz; William Jackson; Daniel Hicks; Jack Reed; ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE COMMAND WARREN MI FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OFFICE
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| This paper examines the threat analysis implications for combat vehicle design. It attempts to specify the proper threat analysis, which ties somewhere between designing the vehicle against all threats and designing against one specific threat. In doing so the paper discusses current threat analysis for defense acquisition, its problems and strengths while illustrating some pitfalls in threat analysis and their effects. The paper also discusses the notion of platform survivability ... |
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| Cost Savings Associated with the LV 100-5 Tank Engine |
MAR 2002 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin M. Nash; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLICPOLICY
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| The LV 100-5 turbine engine is the replacement for the AGT 1500 engine in the Abrams Main Battle Tank. The AGT 1500, produced with the Abrams in 1980, has now aged to the point where the engine costs exceed 60% of the total operations and support costs for the tank itself. In looking for a new engine, the Army also looked to improve the notoriously poor fuel economy associated with ... |
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| Expanding the Trade Space: An Analysis of Requirements Tradeoffs Affecting System Design |
01-Jan-2002 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Mark W Brantley; Willie J McFadden; Mark J Davis; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY DEPT OF SYSTEM ENGINEERING
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| The Department of Defense Simulation-Based Acquisition (SBA) initiative focuses on identifying opportunities to improve materiel procurement by using information technologies to increase military utility, decrease life cycle costs, and decrease the time to develop and field the system. Implementing this initiative requires identifying the necessary analysis tools, constructing a collaborative environment, and developing a method to make timely decisions based on the results of the analysis. This paper focuses on ... |
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| See-Through Turret Visualization Program |
JAN 2002 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald A. Belt; KLarry R. Riddle; HONEYWELL INC MINNEAPOLIS MN SENSORS AND GUIDANCE PRODUCTS
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| A combat vehicle visualization system was developed to enhance situational awareness of a vehicle commander. The system has a 3600 panoramic sensor, gimbaled infrared sensor, and helmet-mounted display (HMD). The HMD- displayed sensor data can aid the commander in vehicle maneuvering and threat acquisition while the vehicle is buttoned up. The HMD-displayed Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) information can aid the commander in receiving orders and sending ... |
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| Sonic Rarefaction Wave Low Recoil Gun |
JAN 2002 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
E. Kathe; R. Dillon; ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WATERVLIET NY BENET LABS
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| A principal challenge faced by the U.S. Army TACOM-ARDEC Benet Laboratories in the design of armaments for lightweight future fighting vehicles with lethality overmatch is mitigating the deleterious effects of large caliber cannon recoil. The sonic RArefaction waVE low recoil guN (RAVEN) is a novel invention to dramatically reduce the gas momentum contribution to recoil with absolutely no reduction in me ballistic efficiency of launch. This technology is being investigated ... |
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| Power Projection: The Current and Future Relevance of the M1A1Tank to Marine Corps Capabilities |
2002 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew D. Bianca; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Since their development, tanks have been employed irrespective of the level of intensity, or terrain, of the conflict. Tanks have been employed in highly urbanized areas, forests, and jungles, as well as the more commonly thought of open plains and desert. Despite the technological changes that have occurred since World War II, tanks continue to function effectively across a broad spectrum of conflict. The modern main battle tank is the ... |
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| Swinging the Sledgehammer: The Combat Effectiveness of German Heavy Tank Battalions in World War II |
2002 |
150 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher W. Wilbeck; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This thesis is a historical analysis of the combat effectiveness of the German schwere Panzer-Abteilung or Heavy Tank Battalions during World War II. During the course of World War II, the German Army developed heavy tank battalions to fulfill the concept of breaking through enemy defenses so faster, lighter mechanized forces could exploit the rupture. These heavy tank battalions had several different tables of organization, but were always centered around ... |
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| A Strategic Plan for the Crusader Howitzer |
DEC 2001 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Lockard; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this thesis is to evaluate the current state of development of the Crusader Self Propelled Howitzer and the current threat of having its funding ended. The objective is to determine what actions are being taken by the Office of the Program Manager-Crusader (OPM-Crusader), in conjunction with the TRADOC System Manager, Cannon (TSM-Cannon) and the prime contractor, United Defense Limited Partnership (UDLP), in order to keep the program's ... |
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| Gunner Tracking Models for the BFVS-A3 Combat Vehicle Engineering Simulation |
NOV 2001 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick E. Corcoran; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| During fiscal year 2000, efforts continued to develop improved gunner tracking models for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Combat Vehicle Engineering Simulation (CVES). By the proper selection of input, CVES can be used to determine the fire control performance of either a conceptual or specific combat vehicle. CVES has been configured to model the M1A1 combat tank and the A3 version of the Bradley fighting vehicle system (BFVS-A3). CVES contains ... |
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| Contaminated Vehicle Protection Factors for the CF Grizzly |
NOV 2001 |
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| Authors:
Dean S. Haslip; DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| Measurements of dose rates at 10 locations inside a radiologically contaminated CF Grizzly Light Armoured Vehicle were made at a French army facility. This permits calculation of the radiation protection factors for the locations inside the vehicle. The contaminated vehicle protection factors varied between 3.3 and 6.9, depending on position within the vehicle, averaging 5.7. These values are consistent with previous measurements made at DREO. These results were also used ... |
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| VHF/UHF Radar Signatures of Foliage-Obscured Threat Military Vehicles |
NOV 2001 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
A. J. Gatesman; M. Testorf; C. Beaudoin; M. Fiddy; R. Giles; J. Waldman; K. Ding; J. Poirier; W. Nixon; MASSACHUSETTS UNIV LOWELL SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE TECH LAB
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| Acquisition of the Wide Area Munition |
24 OCT 2001 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Mary L. Ugone; John E. Meting; Douglas P. Neville; Barbara S. Wright; Bradley M. Helter; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The Army initiated the Wide Area Munition program in November 1986, to be a smart, autonomous, top-attack, anti-tank munition to neutralize armored combat vehicles (track and heavy wheeled) at a standoff distance. The Wide Area Munition uses acoustic and seismic sensors in its ground platform to detect, track, and classify potential targets, and then launch an infrared detecting submunition over the top of the selected tracked target. Once above the ... |
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| Tank Battalion Study |
OCT 2001 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
David Lindow; Thomas Russell; Lawrence Vowels; ARMY ARMOR CENTER AND FORT KNOX KY
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| The Tank Battalion Study is an analytical evaluation using the Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) at Ft Knox Ky. The tested alternative structures are the 4 company, 3 platoon, 3 tank per platoon and the 3 company, 3 platoon, 4 tank per platoon battalion configurations. The study centered around a tank battalion, with one company of manned tank simulators combined with Semi Automated Forces, making a deliberate attack in an ... |
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| High-Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Future Combat Systems (FCS) generation One High-Energy Gun Propellants |
SEP 2001 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G. Leadore; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| Six lots of Thiokol-manufactured Future Combat Systems (FCS) generation One experimental high-energy gun propellants were tested in uniaxial compression. The materials were taken to ^60% strain at a strain rate of 100 per second, while conditioned at 21 degrees C, 63 degrees C, and -32 degrees C. The stress at yield, strain at yield, Young's modulus, failure modulus, incremental energy density, and fracture assessment values were recorded for each test. ... |
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| FCS Future Combat System Concept |
07 AUG 2001 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Jack Parks; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| FCS is an integrated program of innovations with revolutionary requirements for: C4I - Interoperability - Lethality - Survivability - Mobility - Deployability - Manprint - Supportability. |
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| Application of Wavelet Analysis to Logistics Test Vehicle Ride Experiment Results |
AUG 2001 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew W. Harrell; Cliff Grey; William WIlloughby; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURES LAB
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| The purpose of this study was to develop and recommend a methodology for evaluating tactical support road situations which will assist in determining appropriate convoy speeds, evaluate the use of bypass routes around lost critical nodes in the infrastructure, and allow the computation of road capacities for determining the logistic vehicle requirements for various tactical scenarios. In this report, an innovative methodology using wavelet transforms is developed. These are used ... |
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| Efficacy of Radiological Decontamination |
AUG 2001 |
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| Authors:
Dean S. Haslip; Tom Cousins; B. E. Hoffarth; DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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| Trials of various decontamination methods and materials were carried out by DREO personnel at a French army facility. This was done to validate these materials and techniques for use with radioactive materials. Exterior and interior radiation detectors were used to monitor the progress of the decontamination. It was shown that the Irvin Aerospace CASCAD (CUE 2000) foam was only 59% effective in removing the radioactive contamination in the first attempt, ... |
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