Operation Desert Storm: Early Performance Assessment of Bradley and Abrams

Abstract

In response to your request, we have developed information on the performance of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Abrams tank during the Persian Gulf war. Specifically, you asked that we obtain information from Bradley and Abrams crews on (1) how well their systems performed during the war and whether improvements were needed, (2) what types of problems the two systems experienced, and (3) how well combat support vehicles were able to recover or keep pace with the Bradley and the Abrams. On October 23, 1991, we briefed your staff on the results of our work. This letter summarizes the information discussed at that meeting, and appendixes I through IV present more detailed information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1992
Accession Number
AD1155707

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Personnel
  • Automatic Guns
  • Fire And Forget Weapons
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Navigation
  • Operational Readiness
  • Persian Gulf
  • Persian Gulf War
  • Range Finders
  • Reliability
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science