Mapping of Selected ARSV Test Courses at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Comparison with Other Selected Terrains

Abstract

Two test courses (FKDC and FKNC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, totaling approximately 37.4 miles of roads and trails that had been used for conducting vehicle tests with Armored Reconnaissance Scout Vehicles (ARSV's) and comparable vehicles, were mapped by techniques developed by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. The factors mapped were soil type, soil strength, topographic slope, obstacles, surface roughness, and visibility. Standing vegetation was not present on any of the trails. The study also included a limited comparison of the two test courses (FKDC and FKNC) with other Fort Knox terrains (FK1, FK2) and West Germany terrain (WGT).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001520

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  • Kentucky
  • Military Vehicles
  • Reconnaissance
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  • Roughness
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  • Systems Analysis
  • Task Forces
  • Vegetation
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  • Visibility
  • Waterways
  • West Germany

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