Man-Portability Considerations for an Improved Medium Antiarmor Assault Weapon (IMAAW)

Abstract

An investigation of the portability of medium antitank weapons was conducted at the request of the US Army Infantry School for the Improved Medium Antiarmor Assault Weapon (IMAAW) program. The purpose was to review and summarize the existing data base, to complete a man-portability matrix, and to provide guidance on the weight limitations for an IMAAW. The review of the data base supported the previously stated position of the US Army Human Engineering Laboratory (USAHEL) that Dragon is at or near the weight limit of portability for the infantryman. Conclusions were that the IMAAW gunner should be a dedicated gunner and should carry equipment reflecting that role. The IMAWW should weight no more than 30 pounds, if it is to be carried by one infantryman. If the weight of the IMAAW exceeds 30 pounds, the weapon should be crew-served. The man-portability matrix could not be completed because it was concluded that predictions of energy expenditure should not be used to evaluate portability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA100388

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  • Dominick J. Giordano
  • Samuel T. Brainerd

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  • Human Engineering Laboratory

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