Training with the M1 Conduct-of-Fire Trainer (COFT): Instructor/Operator (I/O) Perspectives
Abstract
The military and civilian I-COFT Instructor/Operators (I/O) in the Armor School's Weapons Department possess a wealth of valuable training information gleaned from years of Armor training experience. This information should be shared with other I/Os and Armor trainers. This research was conducted to aid COFT trainers in the field and the schoolhouse by identifying those I/O training techniques that are particularly effective for training tank gunnery skills on the COFT. Structured interviews were conducted with the I/Os to discover how to best use the COFT to train tank gunnery skills. Given the increasing costs of live-fire training and the additional need to specify an optimal mix between simulation-based and field training, the interviews also asked the I/Os to discuss the specific value of live-fire training and its relationship to COFT training. The I/Os described a variety of techniques for training nearly all crew gunnery skills on the COFT. They identified a number of common training problems and offered tips and techniques on how to train particular skills. Various approaches for training target acquisition, tracking, and procedural skills on COFT are discussed, as well as more general COFT training enhancements to be found in the Advanced Matrix that is currently under development. The results also identify those aspects of live-fire training not trained adequately on COFT.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA233614
Entities
People
- Scott E. Graham
Organizations
- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences