Armor Operations in Mission Oriented Protective Posture Level IV (MOPPIV)

Abstract

As a result of the concern for troop degradation due to the wearing of chemical protective equipment, a series of field tests were conducted to measure the correction factors for tasks performed in mission oriented protective posture, level IV (all equipment worn and sealed). This particular series of test was performed to quantify the degradation of an armor platoon. The field environment for these tests was moderate temperatures (45-65 F) with low humidity. The tasks included pre-and post-operations preparation of the tanks, overmatch travel to a primary defense position and firing at targets while traversing a tank range. Data were analyzed using standard statistical procedures and a MOPPIV correction factor was defined as that value by which the time complete a task in BDU should be multiplied while wearing MOPPIV. Keywords: Armor operations, Degraded effectiveness, Correction factors, M60A1, and Mission Oriented Protective Posture(MOPP).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208259

Entities

People

  • Charles H. Wick
  • John A. Morrissey

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Readiness
  • Degradation
  • Environment
  • Field Tests
  • Guns
  • Low Humidity
  • Machine Guns
  • Machines
  • Maintenance
  • Military Operations
  • Night Reconnaissance
  • Protective Equipment
  • Reconnaissance
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Travel Time

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Materials Science