A LOADING STUDY OF THE XM-138 SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER.

Abstract

Tests were conducted to evaluate the human engineering aspects of both the Watervliet and U. S. Army Tank-Automotive Center (ATAC) versions of the XM-138 Self-Propelled Howitzer. The evaluation produced two major conclusions: (1) There are differences between the two systems in terms of time to load, but the required rates of fire can be met with both. (2) Two-man team-loading is the fastest and safest loading technique. Various recommendations were made concerning safety and ease of operation of scopes. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0668651

Entities

People

  • George P. Ganem
  • James P. Torre Jr.
  • Nonnie F. Dickinson Jr.

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Engineering
  • Howitzers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Science
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • ballistics.