Task Analyses of Three Selected Weapons Systems.

Abstract

This research is part of a broader program on simulation. Training simulators reduce demands on limited resources and promise greater efficiency in both training and testing; however, no experimental evidence has compared performance resulting from simulator vs. live-fire training. The overall objective of this project was to determine the contribution of live firing of large caliber weapons to weapons proficiency. This study conducted task analyses to identify the critical performance requirements for three selected weapons systems, and to identify the commonalities and differences in tasks within the three major weapons systems and other weapons of a similar but somewhat different nature. The three weapons used were: The M60A1 Tank and its 105mm main gun; The 155mm Howitizer--Self propelled; and The 81mm Mortar. Among the topics included are: identification of mission profiles, development of task inventories, administration of the task inventories to job incumbents, and analyses of the results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA082955

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Mccluskey
  • Theodore R. Powers

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artillery
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Employment
  • Field Tests
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Mission Profiles
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Simulators
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • ballistics.