Methods of Evaluating Tank Platoon Battle Run Performance. A perspective

Abstract

This report raises and discusses a number of longstanding problems and issues that have arisen during attempts to develop guidance for the design, implementation, and conduct of platoon battle runs. Chief among these issues are the content and purpose of battle runs, the role of live fire, and the degree of control that must be exercised over the test setting to generate useful performance data. Recommendations are given for a restructured gunnery program that provides for training and qualification on gunnery and tactics. These two tracks culminate in MILES-based platoon battle runs during which qualified platoons conduct simulated missions against a controlled OPFOR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA135486

Entities

People

  • G. G. Boycan
  • G. R. Wheaton

Organizations

  • American Institutes for Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Command And Control
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Gunnery
  • Guns
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Moving Targets
  • Multiple Targets
  • Reliability
  • Simulations
  • Social Sciences
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Ammunition
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation