DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING EFFECTS OF PERSONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT ON COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INDIVIDUAL FIELD SOLDIER

Abstract

Recent developments in conventional and exotic weapon systems are creating urgent needs for new types of protective clothing and devices. While this protection may enable the soldier to survive in an otherwise fatal environment, it imposes certain physical, physiological, and psychological stresses and limitations such that his ability to protect himself against other weapons, to move, or to take aggressive action may be severely limited. The ultimate goal of the project is a field measurement system that will provide objective data regarding the effects of personal clothing and protective equipment on the combat effectiveness of the individual infantry soldier.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0429887

Entities

People

  • Alin Gruber
  • George Denittis
  • Jack W. Dunlap

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concealment
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Field Tests
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • Motion Picture Cameras
  • Processing Equipment
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Equipment
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • United States
  • Warfare

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