The Development of Crew Drills for Armor Weapon Systems

Abstract

This report describes the methodology used to design and develop crew drills for armor weapon systems. In the design of the crew drills training approach emphasis was placed on incorporating the concept of dry-fire training in a low cost environment. Also included were concepts for program management, task performance and evaluation, and quality control. Applying these concepts, a set of tank gunnery crew drills was developed for the M1 General Abrams, M60A3, and M60A1 (AOS) tanks. Specific task requirements were detailed for each weapon system by crew position and phases of target engagement. Task behaviors considered critical to crew performance were identified for evaluation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA140597

Entities

People

  • Ronald E. Kraemer

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Literature Surveys
  • Loaders
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Moving Targets
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Program Management
  • Protective Masks
  • Quality Control
  • Social Sciences
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Training
  • Training Management

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  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
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