Experimental Design and Analysis for the FIST (Fire Support Team) Force Development Testing and Experimentation II.
Abstract
In April and May 1984, The Field Artillery Board Ft. Sill, OK conducted a Force Development Test and Experimentation (FDT&E) of the Fire Support Team (FIST) Concept at Ft. Riley, KS. The purpose of the FDT&E was to test and evaluate the effectiveness of the FIST HQ equipped with FIST vehicles and digital communications equipment under various tactical configurations, selected modes of operation and personnel shortages. Although traditional manual data collection methods employing human observers was used to record test data, a new automatic data recording technique based on the Artillery Control Environment (ACE) technology was used for the first time in the field. Personnel from the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) assisted in the experimental design, and were responsible for designing, coding and testing the computer software used in the data collection and reduction system. Keywords: Fire Support Team Headquarters (FIST HQ), Message Collection and Reduction System, Microprocessor Based Modems (Bit Box), Cluster Analysis, Fist Digital Message Device (DMD), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Force Development Testing and Experimentation (FDT&E), Ground/Vehicle Laser Location Designator (G/VLLD).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA162960
Entities
People
- Jill H. Smith
- Jock O. Grynovicki
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory