Degraded Effectiveness Studies for Major Developmental Systems and High- Density Items
Abstract
The Army Materiel System Analysis Activity was tasked by the Army Nuclear and Chemical Agency to evaluate the survivability/sustainability of major US Army developmental systems in a NBC environment. Three areas were of interest: decontaminability, hardness and compatibility. The Vulnerability Lethality Division of the Ballistic Research Laboratory was asked to evaluate compatibility of fourteen systems with operators in chemical protective clothing. This clothing, referred to as Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) may be worn to provide various levels of protection. The most protective, level IV, requires all equipment to be worn and sealed. The physiological abilities of personnel functioning in this equipment are encumbered by the restriction of the MOPP gear. Restriction manifested by a decrease in the accuracy of completing a task or a combination of changes in both rate and accuracy. For the purpose of this study, degradation is defined as the difference between the time to accomplish a task in Battle Dress Uniform and accomplishing the same task in MOPPIV. This task was divided in two parts: first, determine 12 hour mission profiles and second, calculate degraded effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA160475
Entities
People
- Charles H. Wick
- Joseph J. Baldauf
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory