The Selection of a Marine Artillery Battery Fire Direction Computer System.

Abstract

The artillery fire firection systems currently used by the U.S. Marine Corps are inadequate to meet the demands of today's battlefield. The lack of a modern artillery fire direction computer system degrades the Marine Corps overall combat effectiveness. This thesis presents a cost effectiveness analysis of four fire direction computer systems which can significantly enhance an artillery battery's combat effectiveness. An application of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory is used to determine a single measure of effectiveness. As a result of the analysis, the author recommends the procurement of the Magnavox Artillery Computer System (ACS). The author further recommends that the ACS be adapted for use as a battalion level fire direction system on an interim basis until the introduction of MIFASS. Additionally, a number of recommendations which are representative of the types of action needed to assist in the resolution of the Marine artillery fire direction problem are provided. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA127649

Entities

People

  • Paul Andrew Gido

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Attrition
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Howitzers
  • Maintenance
  • Military Science
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Voice Communications
  • Warfare

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  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design