Required Operational Capability (ROC) No. 0215.1.4 for the Combat Excavator.

Abstract

The Marine Corps has an urgent requirement for a highly mobile combat excavator (CE) which can provide Marine air ground task force (MAGTF) elements in the zone of action/sector with integral mechanized combat engineer support. The CE will provide significant improvements to survivability by rapidly excavating armored vehicle and gun pits for defensive positions and rapidly creating other protective and fighting positions for weapons, equipment, material, and personnel. It will provide effective, countermobility through the preparation of obstacles and firing of remote demolitions. It will enhance mobility by possessing the ability to breach obstacles such as antitank ditches, escarpments, and mine barriers. It will provide aviation units with capabilities for rapid runway repair and clearance of unexploded antipersonnel submunitions from runways/taxiways without crew exposure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA171043

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Marine Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • ballistics.