Army Aviation Ammunition and Gunnery Survey. Volume 1. Executive Summary
Abstract
The research was conducted to compile an empirical data base on the current training in active U.S. Army (AA) and National Guard (NG) attack helicopter units and to estimate the resource requirements for qualifying and sustaining adequate levels of aviator gunnery proficiency. Separate versions of the Ammunition and Gunnery Survey were distributed to a sample of AA and NG aviators (Form A) and unit commanders (Form B). The aviators returned 810 (41% return rate) usable Form A surveys. The unit commanders returned 127 (35% return rate) usable Form B surveys. This report presents a summary of the major results of the survey data. The primary conclusions are (a) a substantial number of attack helicopter unit are unable to meet training standards with the resources currently available to them, (b) gunnery ranges have inadequate scoring methods or are not readily available to many units, (c) flight simulators are being used only moderately by AA aviators for gunnery training, and (d) the current ammunition authorization approximates the minimum number of rounds needed to qualify and sustain the average aviator's gunnery skills. The limitations of the survey data and the need for experimental studies of training effectiveness are also discussed. Keywords: Gunnery ranges, Gunnery qualification, Training readiness condition, Combat mission simulator, Target effect scoring, Gunnery skill sustainment, Flight and weapons simulator.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA204879
Entities
People
- D. J. Deroush
- D. M. Mcanulty